Manas County

Manas County is a county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region under the administration of the Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture. It covers an area of 9,174 square kilometres (3,542 sq mi) and as of the 2002^[update] census it had a population of 170,000.

Manas County 玛纳斯县 (Chinese) ماناس ناھىيىسى (Uyghur) Manass
County
Location of Manas County (pink) in Changji Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang (grey)
Manas Location in Xinjiang Show map of Xinjiang Manas Manas (China) Show map of China
Coordinates: 44°18′N 86°13′E
Country	China
Autonomous region	Xinjiang
Prefecture	Changji
County seat	Manas Town
Area
• Total	9,171 km2 (3,541 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	192,098
• Density	21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Website	www.mns.gov.cn

Manas County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	玛纳斯县
Traditional Chinese	瑪納斯縣
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mǎnàsī Xiàn Wade–Giles Ma-na-szŭ Hsien other Mandarin Xiao'erjing مَانَاسِ ثِیًا
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	绥来县
Traditional Chinese	綏來縣
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Suīlái Xiàn
Uyghur name
Uyghur	ماناس ناھىيىسى‎
Transcriptions Latin Yëziqi Manas nahiyisi Yengi Yeziⱪ Manas naⱨiyisi SASM/GNC Manas Nahiyisi Siril Yëziqi Манас наһийиси

The county seat is the old town of Manas, located on the Manas River just east of Shihezi.

Manass has been called: "the biggest city (after Urumchi) in the biggest oasis on the biggest river of the North Road, and the chief centre of the T'ung-kan (Т′уң-кан, Dungan) population."^[2]

Subdivisions

Manas County is made up of 7 towns, 1 township, and 3 ethnic townships.

Name	Simplified Chinese	Hanyu Pinyin	Uyghur (UEY)	Uyghur Latin (ULY)	Administrative division code	Notes
Towns
Manas Town	玛纳斯镇	Mǎnàsī Zhèn	ماناس بازىرى	manas baziri	652324100
Letuyi Town	乐土驿镇	Lètǔyì Zhèn	لوتۇيى بازىرى	lotuyi baziri	652324101
Baojiadian Town	包家店镇	Bāojiādiàn Zhèn	باۋجيادەن بازىرى	bawjyaden baziri	652324102
Liangzhouhu Town	凉州户镇	Liángzhōuhù Zhèn	لياڭجۇخۇ بازىرى	lyangjuxu baziri	652324103
Beiwucha Town	北五岔镇	Běiwǔchà Zhèn	بېيۋۇچا بازىرى	bëywucha baziri	652324104
Liuhudi Town	六户地镇	Liùhùdì Zhèn	ليۇخۇدى بازىرى	lyuxudi baziri	652324105
Lanzhouwan Town	兰州湾镇	Lánzhōuwān Zhèn	لەنجۇۋەن بازىرى	lenjuwen baziri	652324106
Township
Guangdongdi Township	广东地乡	Guǎngdōngdì Xiāng	گۇاڭدۇڭدى يېزىسى	guangdungdi yëzisi	652324201
Ethnic townships
Qingshuihezi Kazakh Ethnic Township	清水河子哈萨克民族乡	Qīngshuǐhézǐ Hāsàkè Mínzúxiāng	چىندىخوزا قازاق يېزىسى	chindixoza qazaq yëzisi	652324202	(Kazakh) شىندىقوزى قازاق اۋىلى
Taxihe Kazakh Ethnic Township	塔西河乡 (塔西河哈萨克民族乡)	Tǎxīhé Xiāng (Tǎxīhé Hāsàkè Mínzúxiāng)	تاسىرقاي قازاق يېزىسى	tasirqay qazaq yëzisi	652324203	(Kazakh) تاسىرقاي قازاق اۋىلى
Hanqiazitan Kazakh Ethnic Township	旱卡子滩乡 (旱卡子滩哈萨克民族乡)	Hànqiǎzǐtān Xiāng (Hànqiǎzǐtān Hāsàkè Mínzúxiāng)	سۇساتقان قازاق يېزىسى	susatqan qazaq yëzisi	652324204	(Kazakh) سۋساتقان قازاق اۋىلى

Climate

Climate data for Manas, elevation 471 m (1,545 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)	5.8 (42.4)	5.9 (42.6)	23.6 (74.5)	34.8 (94.6)	38.4 (101.1)	40.0 (104.0)	41.9 (107.4)	41.1 (106.0)	39.4 (102.9)	33.2 (91.8)	18.4 (65.1)	8.5 (47.3)	41.9 (107.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−10.6 (12.9)	−5.7 (21.7)	6.2 (43.2)	20.4 (68.7)	26.5 (79.7)	31.2 (88.2)	32.4 (90.3)	31.1 (88.0)	25.4 (77.7)	16.2 (61.2)	3.8 (38.8)	−7.3 (18.9)	14.1 (57.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−16.4 (2.5)	−11.2 (11.8)	0.9 (33.6)	13.0 (55.4)	19.2 (66.6)	24.2 (75.6)	25.3 (77.5)	23.2 (73.8)	16.9 (62.4)	8.5 (47.3)	−1.3 (29.7)	−12.1 (10.2)	7.5 (45.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−21.5 (−6.7)	−16.4 (2.5)	−4.1 (24.6)	6.3 (43.3)	12.0 (53.6)	17.1 (62.8)	18.5 (65.3)	16.3 (61.3)	10.0 (50.0)	2.9 (37.2)	−5.4 (22.3)	−16.4 (2.5)	1.6 (34.9)
Record low °C (°F)	−35.7 (−32.3)	−37.7 (−35.9)	−31.5 (−24.7)	−8.2 (17.2)	−1.8 (28.8)	5.0 (41.0)	10.0 (50.0)	4.4 (39.9)	−4.1 (24.6)	−8.8 (16.2)	−29.4 (−20.9)	−37.4 (−35.3)	−37.7 (−35.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	8.0 (0.31)	9.4 (0.37)	13.1 (0.52)	28.1 (1.11)	29.2 (1.15)	21.1 (0.83)	24.4 (0.96)	20.5 (0.81)	14.0 (0.55)	16.9 (0.67)	17.6 (0.69)	12.5 (0.49)	214.8 (8.46)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	6.7	6.0	4.7	6.4	6.9	6.7	7.4	6.2	4.5	5.0	6.0	7.8	74.3
Average snowy days	14.8	11.2	4.8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0.9	6.6	15.0	54.5
Average relative humidity (%)	81	81	73	52	47	47	53	55	58	66	79	83	65
Mean monthly sunshine hours	119.6	139.1	213.6	264.4	307.7	301.4	309.9	301.0	271.0	229.1	136.8	91.5	2,685.1
Percentage possible sunshine	41	46	57	65	67	65	67	71	74	69	48	33	59
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

Climate data for Mosuowan, Manas County, elevation 346 m (1,135 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−13.5 (7.7)	−7.7 (18.1)	6.5 (43.7)	21.2 (70.2)	27.8 (82.0)	32.6 (90.7)	33.5 (92.3)	32.2 (90.0)	26.4 (79.5)	16.7 (62.1)	3.6 (38.5)	−9.3 (15.3)	14.2 (57.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−18.4 (−1.1)	−13.4 (7.9)	0.5 (32.9)	13.6 (56.5)	20.3 (68.5)	25.1 (77.2)	26.0 (78.8)	24.1 (75.4)	18.0 (64.4)	9.0 (48.2)	−1.6 (29.1)	−13.3 (8.1)	7.5 (45.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−22.5 (−8.5)	−18.3 (−0.9)	−4.9 (23.2)	6.6 (43.9)	13.2 (55.8)	17.9 (64.2)	18.9 (66.0)	16.8 (62.2)	10.4 (50.7)	2.6 (36.7)	−5.7 (21.7)	−16.9 (1.6)	1.5 (34.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	5.2 (0.20)	5.2 (0.20)	7.0 (0.28)	15.3 (0.60)	17.7 (0.70)	17.0 (0.67)	19.8 (0.78)	16.8 (0.66)	9.8 (0.39)	13.3 (0.52)	9.5 (0.37)	7.4 (0.29)	144 (5.66)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	5.1	4.4	3.3	5.1	6.2	6.8	7.8	6.4	4.5	5.0	4.3	6.1	65
Average snowy days	10.6	7.7	3.1	0.6	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	4.5	9.8	36.7
Average relative humidity (%)	81	82	69	44	38	43	51	51	49	60	76	83	61
Mean monthly sunshine hours	127.2	150.0	225.7	268.3	318.9	321.1	329.8	319.9	282.2	237.6	143.5	99.0	2,823.2
Percentage possible sunshine	44	50	60	65	69	69	71	75	77	72	51	36	62
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

Transport

Manas is served by China National Highway 312, the Northern Xinjiang and the Second Ürümqi-Jinghe Railways.

Notable persons

• Shewket Imin

See also

• 1906 Manasi earthquake

Notes

1. Locals in Xinjiang frequently observe UTC+6 (Xinjiang Time), 2 hours behind Beijing.