Wenquan County
Wenquan County
Arixang, Rasiyan | |
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.png) Wenquan County (red) within Bortala Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang | |
  Wenquan Location of the seat in Xinjiang  Wenquan Wenquan (Xinjiang)  Wenquan Wenquan (China) | |
| Coordinates (Wenquan County government): 44°58′08″N 81°01′29″E / 44.9689°N 81.0248°E / 44.9689; 81.0248 | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
| Autonomous prefecture | Bortala |
| County seat | Bogdar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,885.52 km2 (2,272.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 49,696 |
| • Density | 8.4/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard[a]) |
| Website | www.xjwq.gov.cn |
| Wenquan County | |||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 温泉县 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 溫泉縣 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | hot springs | ||||||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 阿日相县 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 阿日相縣 | ||||||||||
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| Mongolian name | |||||||||||
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Рашаан шиан | ||||||||||
| Mongolian script | ᠷᠠᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ | ||||||||||
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| Uyghur name | |||||||||||
| Uyghur | ئارىشاڭ ناھىيىسى | ||||||||||
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Wenquan County as the official romanized name, also transliterated from Mongolian as Arixang County, is a county in the northwest of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Börtala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, bordering Kazakhstan's Almaty Region to the north and west. It contains an area of 5,900 km2 (2,300 sq mi). According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 70,000.
Subdivisions
Wenquan County is made up of 3 towns and 3 townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Mongolian (traditional) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code | |
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| Towns | ||||||||
| Bogdar Town | 博格达尔镇 | Bógédá'ěr Zhèn | بۆگدۆر بازىرى | bögdör baziri | ᠪᠣᠭᠳᠠ᠋ᠠᠷᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Богтонор балгас | 652723100 | |
| Har Buh Town | 哈日布呼镇 | Hārìbùhū Zhèn | خاربۇخ بازىرى | xarbux baziri | ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠪᠤᠬᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Харваху балгас | 652723101 | |
| Anggilig Town | 安格里格镇 | Āngélǐgé Zhèn | ئاڭگىلىگ بازىرى | Anggilig baziri | ᠠᠩᠭᠢᠯᠠᠭ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Ангилаг балгас | 652723102 | |
| Townships | ||||||||
| Qagan Tungge Township | 查干屯格乡 | Chágàntúngé Xiāng | چاغانتۈڭگى يېزىسى | chaghantünggi yëzisi | ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨᠲᠦᠩᠬᠦ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Цагаантэнгүү сум | 652723201 | |
| Zalmut Township | 扎勒木特乡 | Zhālèmùtè Xiāng | زالمۇت يېزىسى | zalmut yëzisi | ᠵᠠᠯᠮᠠᠲᠤ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Заламт сум | 652723202 | |
| Taxu Township | 塔秀乡 | Tǎxiù Xiāng | تاشۇ يېزىسى | tashu yëzisi | ᠲᠠᠰᠢᠭᠤ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ | Ташуу сум | 652723203 | |
- Hoh Tohoi Breeding Stock Farm (呼和托哈种畜场, كۆكتوخا نەسىللىك چارۋا فېرمىسى, ᠬᠥᠬᠡᠲᠣᠬᠣᠢ
ᠡᠭᠦᠯᠳᠡᠷ
ᠮᠠᠯ ᠤᠨ
ᠲᠠᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ) - Hondlon Pasture (昆得仑牧场, كۆندېلېن چارۋىچىلىق فېرمىسى, ᠬᠥᠨᠳᠡᠯᠡᠨ
ᠮᠠᠯᠵᠢᠬᠤ
ᠲᠠᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ) - XPCC 87th Regiment Farm (兵团八十七团)
- XPCC 88th Regiment Farm (兵团八十八团)
Climate
| Climate data for Wenquan (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −6.1 (21.0) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
2.7 (36.9) |
13.6 (56.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
24.1 (75.4) |
25.9 (78.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
18.9 (66.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
10.7 (51.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −13.4 (7.9) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
17.7 (63.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
18.1 (64.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
4.4 (39.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −18.1 (−0.6) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
2.3 (36.1) |
7.6 (45.7) |
12.0 (53.6) |
13.6 (56.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−15.2 (4.6) |
−0.7 (30.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.5 (0.18) |
6.7 (0.26) |
11.5 (0.45) |
25.9 (1.02) |
36.8 (1.45) |
41.6 (1.64) |
52.0 (2.05) |
35.9 (1.41) |
23.3 (0.92) |
15.6 (0.61) |
8.3 (0.33) |
8.7 (0.34) |
270.8 (10.66) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.6 | 6.1 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 9.9 | 12.5 | 14.3 | 11.3 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 103.5 |
| Average snowy days | 11.2 | 12.0 | 12.9 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 10.3 | 13.6 | 67.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 71 | 73 | 59 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 73 | 63 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 175.4 | 184.7 | 193.4 | 231.5 | 291.2 | 282.1 | 302.0 | 292.9 | 245.6 | 201.9 | 145.1 | 144.5 | 2,690.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 61 | 61 | 51 | 56 | 63 | 61 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 52 | 53 | 60 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Notes
- ^ Locals in Xinjiang frequently observe UTC+6 (Xinjiang Time), 2 hours behind Beijing.
References
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Look up Wenquan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
- ^ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
