Ürümqi County
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Ürümqi County
乌鲁木齐县 • ئۈرۈمچى ناھىيىسى | |
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 Ürümqi County in Ürümqi City | |
.png) Ürümqi City in Xinjiang | |
  Ürümqi County Location of the seat in Xinjiang  Ürümqi County Ürümqi County (Xinjiang)  Ürümqi County Ürümqi County (China) | |
| Coordinates: 43°28′19″N 87°24′36″E / 43.4719°N 87.4101°E / 43.4719; 87.4101 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Ürümqi |
| County seat | Banfanggou |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,242 km2 (1,638 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 73,590 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard[a]) |
| Website | www.wlmqx.gov.cn |
| Ürümqi County | |||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 乌鲁木齐县 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 烏魯木齊縣 | ||||||||
| Postal | Urumtsi | ||||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 迪化县 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 迪化縣 | ||||||||
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| Uyghur name | |||||||||
| Uyghur | ئۈرۈمچى ناھىيىسى | ||||||||
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Ürümqi County is a county of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Northwest China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Ürümqi, the capital of Xinjiang. It contains an area of 4,601 km² and according to the 2002 census has a population of 80,000.
According to Xingjiang geographic graduate school of Chinese Section College, the geographical midpoint of Asia is located within the county.[2] Urumqi Glacier No.1, the glacier closest to an urban area in the world is also in the county.[3]
Administrative divisions
Ürümqi County contains 3 towns and 3 townships:
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Administrative division code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towns | ||||||
| Shuixigou Town | 水西沟镇 | Shuǐxīgōu Zhèn | شۇيشىگۇ بازىرى | Shuyshigu baziri | 650121100 | |
| Banfanggou Town | 板房沟镇 | Bǎnfánggōu Zhèn | بەنفاڭگۇ بازىرى | Benfanggu baziri | 650121102 | |
| Yongfeng Town | 永丰镇 | Yǒngfēng Zhèn | يۇڭفېڭ بازىرى | Yungfëng baziri | 650121103 | |
| Townships | ||||||
| Sardawan Township | 萨尔达坂乡 | Sà'ěrdábǎn Xiāng | سارداۋان يېزىسى | Sardawan yëzisi | 650121207 | |
| Gangou Township | 甘沟乡 | Gāngōu Xiāng | گەنگۇ يېزىسى | Gengu yëzisi | 650121208 | |
| Toli Township | 托里乡 | Tuōlǐ Xiāng | تولى يېزىسى | Toli yëzisi | 650121213 | |
Climate
| Climate data for Ürümqi County (乌鲁木齐牧试站) (elevation 1,930 m (6,330 ft), 2003–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.1 (24.6) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
4.1 (39.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
19.7 (67.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.3 (13.5) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
4.7 (40.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
9.8 (49.6) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.3 (6.3) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
0.0 (32.0) |
4.3 (39.7) |
9.1 (48.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
10.0 (50.0) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−1.2 (29.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.4 (0.25) |
11.8 (0.46) |
20.7 (0.81) |
51.9 (2.04) |
76.8 (3.02) |
85.5 (3.37) |
83.8 (3.30) |
65.8 (2.59) |
31.7 (1.25) |
23.4 (0.92) |
19.8 (0.78) |
10.7 (0.42) |
488.3 (19.21) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.4 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 11.4 | 14.3 | 16.1 | 17.7 | 13.3 | 8.7 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 122.3 |
| Average snowy days | 6.6 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.6 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 55.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 58 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 58 | 59 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 175.0 | 180.8 | 228.2 | 219.3 | 226.3 | 216.5 | 232.1 | 228.3 | 223.1 | 208.2 | 160.6 | 157.4 | 2,455.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 60 | 60 | 61 | 54 | 49 | 47 | 50 | 54 | 61 | 62 | 56 | 57 | 56 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Tianshan Daxigou Station (Urumqi Glacier No.1 (elevation 3,539 m (11,611 ft), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) |
2.2 (36.0) |
8.5 (47.3) |
13.2 (55.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
11.2 (52.2) |
6.5 (43.7) |
3.2 (37.8) |
19.2 (66.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −10.8 (12.6) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
1.3 (34.3) |
5.0 (41.0) |
8.7 (47.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
6.9 (44.4) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
0.6 (33.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.3 (4.5) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
3.7 (38.7) |
5.9 (42.6) |
5.3 (41.5) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−4.4 (24.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −19.1 (−2.4) |
−17.6 (0.3) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
0.0 (32.0) |
2.2 (36.0) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−8.3 (17.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −39.7 (−39.5) |
−34.7 (−30.5) |
−31.2 (−24.2) |
−24.6 (−12.3) |
−18.8 (−1.8) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
−21.8 (−7.2) |
−36.4 (−33.5) |
−35.5 (−31.9) |
−39.7 (−39.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.5 (0.10) |
4.5 (0.18) |
11.8 (0.46) |
34.3 (1.35) |
59.6 (2.35) |
108.3 (4.26) |
133.8 (5.27) |
98.7 (3.89) |
40.8 (1.61) |
14.1 (0.56) |
5.8 (0.23) |
2.9 (0.11) |
517.1 (20.37) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.6 | 5.5 | 9.0 | 14.4 | 18.4 | 21.6 | 23.1 | 19.4 | 13.7 | 8.5 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 145.5 |
| Average snowy days | 5.0 | 6.5 | 9.9 | 14.9 | 19.1 | 15.2 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 13.4 | 10.0 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 123.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 48 | 50 | 52 | 59 | 63 | 70 | 71 | 67 | 61 | 54 | 50 | 48 | 58 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 144.1 | 172.5 | 231.0 | 250.5 | 250.8 | 215.9 | 212.7 | 232.7 | 225.2 | 208.4 | 153.4 | 134.2 | 2,431.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 49 | 57 | 62 | 62 | 55 | 47 | 46 | 55 | 61 | 62 | 54 | 48 | 55 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][6] | |||||||||||||
Notes
- ^ Locals in Xinjiang frequently observe UTC+6 (Xinjiang Time), 2 hours behind Beijing.
References
- ^ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
- ^ "43° 40' 52"N 87° 19' 52" E Geographic Center of Asia – The Heart of Asia (亚洲之心) – Xinjiang (新疆), China". confluence.org. Confluence. 22 June 2006. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "天山一号冰川". Urumqi County Government. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
External links
- http://www.wlmqx.gov.cn/ - Ürümqi County official website
