Qinggil County

Name

Qinggil County is named for the Qinggil River (青格里河), a tributary of the Ulungur River. 'Qinggil' is from Mongolian and means 'beautiful and crystal clear'.

History

In 1941/4, Qinggil County was established.

In 2012, Araltobe Township was made a town.

Administrative divisions

Qinggil County is divided into 5 towns, 3 townships.

Climate

|Jan record high C = 1.4 |Feb record high C = 6.3 |Mar record high C = 19.6 |Apr record high C = 29.5 |May record high C = 31.5 |Jun record high C = 35.7 |Jul record high C = 38.4 |Aug record high C = 34.5 |Sep record high C = 32.0 |Oct record high C = 24.4 |Nov record high C = 16.2 |Dec record high C = 4.0 |Jan record low C = -45.0 |Feb record low C = -38.4 |Mar record low C = -38.6 |Apr record low C = -24.6 |May record low C = -5.4 |Jun record low C = 0.7 |Jul record low C = 5.0 |Aug record low C = -1.5 |Sep record low C = -7.7 |Oct record low C = -21.5 |Nov record low C = -36.5 |Dec record low C = -42.1

Economy

Qinggil County has forests as well as coal and mica. Industries include mining, livestock product processing, wool-spinning, leather-making and others. Animal husbandry is common.

Demographics

|2000|53843 |2010|58858 |}} , 76.47% of the residents of the county were Kazakh, 18.27% were Han Chinese, and 5.26% were from other ethnic groups.

As of 2015, 50,091 of the 65,290 residents of the county were Kazakh, 11,892 were Han Chinese and 3,307 were from other ethnic groups.

As of 1997, 75.2% of the population of Qinggil County was Kazakh.

Wildlife

The Sino-Mongolian beaver, Castor fiber birulai, is found only in the basin of the Ulungur River. The population is considered endangered. The Bulgan Beaver Nature Reserve (布尔根河河狸自然保护区; ) has been established on the Bulgan River (a tributary of the Ulungur River) in Qinggil (Qinghe) County in 1980 to protect the creatures.

Notes

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