Aksay Kazakh Autonomous County
County in Gansu, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aksay Kazakh Autonomous County is an autonomous county under the prefecture-level city of Jiuquan in Gansu Province, China.[2][3] The county borders Qinghai Province to the south and Xinjiang to the west.[3]
Aksay Kazakh Autonomous County | |
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| Name transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 阿克塞哈萨克族自治县 |
| • Kazakh | اقساي قازاق اۆتونوميالىق اۋدانى |
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.png) Location of Aksay Kazak Autonomous County (pink) within Jiuquan City (yellow), Gansu Province (light grey) and the People's Republic of China (dark grey) | |
  Aksai Location of the seat in Gansu  Aksai Aksai (China) | |
| Coordinates: 39°39′48″N 94°20′12″E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Jiuquan |
| County seat | Jengghelde (Hongliuwan) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31,374 km2 (12,114 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 10,970 |
| • Density | 0.35/km2 (0.91/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 736400 |
| Website | www |
| Aksay Kazakh Autonomous County | |||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 阿克塞哈萨克族自治县 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 阿克塞哈薩克族自治縣 | ||||||||||
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| Kazakh name | |||||||||||
| Kazakh | اقسای قازاق اۆتونوميالىق اۋدانى Ақсай Қазақ аутономиялық ауданы Aqsai Qazaq autonomialyq audany | ||||||||||
The westernmost county-level division of Gansu, the county has an area of 32,374 km2 (12,500 sq mi)[3] and a population of 10,545 as of 2010.[4] The postal code is 736400.[3]
The Aksai Kazakh Autonomous Region Preparatory Committee was set up in 1953, south of Dunhuang.[4] On April 26, 1954, the Aksai Kazak Autonomous Region was established.[4] In 1955, it was renamed Aksai Kazakh Autonomous County.[4]
The county lies on the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau and has an average elevation of about 3,200 meters.[3]
The county is bordered by the city of Dunhuang to the north, Qinghai to the south, Subei Mongol Autonomous County to the east, and Xinjiang to the west.[3]
The Big Harteng River (Chinese: 大哈尔腾河) and the Little Harteng River (Chinese: 小哈尔腾河) both flow through the southern portion of the county.[3] The Sugan Lake, which actually comprises the Big Sugan Lake (Chinese: 大苏干湖) and the Little Sugan Lake (Chinese: 小苏干湖) is located in the county.[3]
Climate
The county experiences an average annual rainfall of 100 millimetres or 4 inches, an average annual temperature of 5.4 °C or 41.7 °F and an annual frost-free period of 90 days.[3]
The county governs one town, three townships, and one other township-level division.[5]
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Kazakh (Arabic script)[citation needed] | Kazakh (Cyrillic script)[citation needed] | Administrative division code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town | |||||
| Hongliuwan | 红柳湾镇 | Hóngliǔwān Zhèn | جىڭعىلدى قويناۋ قالاشىعى | 620924100 | |
| Townships | |||||
| Akqi Township | 阿克旗乡 | Ākèqí Xiāng | اقشي اۋىلى | 620924200 | |
| Alteng Township | 阿勒腾乡 | Ālèténg Xiāng | التىن اۋىلى | 620924203 | |
| Aina Township | 阿伊纳乡 | Āyīnà Xiāng | اينا اۋىلى | 620924204 | |
| Other Township-level division | |||||
| Aksay County Industrial Park | 阿克塞县工业园区 | Ākèsāi Xiàn Gōngyè Yuánqū | 620924400 | ||
As of 2010, the county had a permanent population of 10,545, of which, 10,079 lived in Hongliuwan.[4]
The county is the only Kazakh autonomous county in the province of Gansu.[4] As of 2005, 41.3% of the county's population were ethnic Kazakhs, up slightly from the 40.7% recorded in 1996.[4] Other ethnic groups in the county include the Han, the Hui, the Uighur, the Tibetans and 6 other ethnic minorities.[3]
China National Highway 215 passes through the county, as does Gansu Provincial Highway 314.[3]
Golmud–Dunhuang Railway also passes through the county.[citation needed]
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