Qinggil County
Qinggil County
青河县 چىڭگىل ناھىيىسى شىڭگىل اۋدانى Chinggil, Qinghe, Ch'ing-ho | |
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![]() Location of Qinggil County (pink) in Altay Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang | |
![]() ![]() Qinggil Location of the county town in Xinjiang | |
Coordinates: 46°37′N 90°25′E / 46.617°N 90.417°ECoordinates: 46°37′N 90°25′E / 46.617°N 90.417°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Region | Xinjiang |
Prefecture | Altay |
County seat | (青河镇) |
Township-level divisions | 5 towns 3 townships[1][2] |
Area | |
• Total | 15,579.5 km2 (6,015.3 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,220 m (4,000 ft) |
Population (2010)[4] | |
• Total | 58,858 |
• Density | 3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | |
• Major ethnic groups | Kazakh |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 836200 |
Website | xjqh |
Qinggil County | |||
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Chinese name | |||
Simplified Chinese | 青河县 | ||
Traditional Chinese | 青河縣 | ||
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Uyghur name | |||
Uyghur | چىڭگىل ناھىيىسى | ||
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Kazakh name | |||
Kazakh | شىڭگىل اۋدانى Шіңгіл ауданы Shińgil aýdany |
Qinggil County[5][6][7] (Uyghur), also Chinggil County,[8][9][10] Qinghe County, is a county of Altay Prefecture in northeastern Xinjiang, China, bordering Bayan-Ölgii Province and Khovd Province in Mongolia to the east. It has an area of 15,722 km2 (6,070 sq mi) with a population of 60,000[when?]. Qinghe was the site of a meteorite impact in 1898 and a Mongolian–Chinese border clash in the spring of 1944.
Name[]
Qinggil County is named for the Qinggil River (青格里河), a tributary of the Ulungur River.[11] 'Qinggil' is from Mongolian and means 'beautiful and crystal clear'.[4]
History[]
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In 1941/4, Qinggil County was established.[4][11]
In 2012, Araltobe Township was made a town.[4]
Administrative divisions[]
Town (镇 / بازارلىق / قالاشىع)
- (青河镇 Qinghe / چىڭگىل بازىرى / شىڭگىل قالاشىعى ), (塔克什肯镇 Takeshiken / تاشقىن بازىرى / Тайкешкен تايكەشكەن قالاشىعى ), ( 阿热勒托别镇 Areletuobie / ئارالتۆپە بازىرى / Аралтөбе ارالتوبە قالاشىعى), (阿格达拉镇 / ئاقدالا بازىرى / اقدالا قالاشىعى), (阿热勒镇 Arele / ئارال بازىرى / Арал ارال قالاشىعى )
Township (乡 / يېزا / اۋىل)
- ( 萨尔托海乡 Sa'ertuohai / سارتوقاي يېزىسى / Сарытоғай болысы سارىتوعاي اۋىلى ), (болысы 查干郭勒乡, Chaganguole /چاغانغۇل يېزىسى / Шағанғол شاعانعول اۋىلى), (阿尕什敖包乡 Agashi'aobao / ئاغاش ئوبا يېزىسى / Ағашоба болысы اعاشوبا اۋىلى)
Military Base (兵团单位)
- (青河农场)
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.[11]
Demographics[]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2000 | 53,843 | — |
2010 | 58,858 | +0.89% |
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As of 2019, 76.47% of the residents of the county were Kazakh, 18.27% were Han Chinese, and 5.26% were from other ethnic groups.[12]
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.[13]
As of 1997, 75.2% of the population of Qinggil County was Kazakh.[4]
See also[]
- 45×90 points#45°N, 90°E
- qingheiite, a mineral named for Qinggil County
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b 2020年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:青河县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
统计用区划代码 名称654325100000 青河镇654325101000 塔克什肯镇654325102000 阿热勒托别镇654325103000 阿格达拉镇654325104000 阿热勒镇654325202000 萨尔托海乡654325203000 查干郭勒乡654325204000 阿尕什敖包乡
- ^ Jump up to: a b 行政规划. 青河县人民政府. 4 August 2020. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ 地理位置. 青河县人民政府 (in Chinese). 2020-06-04. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h 青河县历史沿革 (in Chinese). XZQH.org. 14 November 2014. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (2010). 建筑抗震设计规范 [GB50011-2010: Code for Seismic Design of Buildings] (in English and Chinese). Beijing: China Architecture & Building Press. p. 203 – via Google Books.
Qinggil County
- ^ Ping Cheng (1989). Xinjiang: The Land and the People. p. 163.
- ^ Qiao Long (6 February 2019). Luisetta Mudie (ed.). "Chinese Officials Force Muslims to Drink, Eat Pork At Festival". Translated by Luisetta Mudie. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
Altay's Qinggil (in Chinese, Qinghe) county
- ^ "Annual Report on International Religious Freedom". 2009. p. 7.
- ^ "Xinjiang". p. 22.
- ^ "Interview Kazakh from China fights to free his family". 24 September 2020. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
Chinggil County, in Xinjiang’s Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
- ^ Jump up to: a b c 夏征农; 陈至立, eds. (September 2009). 辞海:第六版彩图本 [Cihai (Sixth Edition in Color)] (in Chinese). 上海. Shanghai: 上海辞书出版社. Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House. p. 1823. ISBN 9787532628599.
- ^ 青河简介. 青河县人民政府. 2019-06-13. Archived from the original on 26 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ 3-7 各地、州、市、县(市)分民族人口数 (in Chinese). شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونى 新疆维吾尔自治区统计局 Statistic Bureau of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Archived from the original on 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
- ^ 3-7 各地、州、市、县(市)分民族人口数 [3-7 Population by Nationality by Prefecture, State, City and County (City)]. tjj.xinjiang.gov.cn (in Chinese). Statistical Bureau of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. 2020-06-10. Archived from the original on 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
External links[]
- (in Chinese) Official website of Qinggil County government
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