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Emin County 
Summary
Emin County, the official romanized name, also transliterated from Mongolian as Dörbiljin County, is a county situated in the north of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Tacheng Prefecture, bordering Kazakhstan's districts of Tarbagatay and Zaysan. It has an area of 9,092 km2 (3,510 sq mi) with a population of 200,000. The Postcode is 834600.
Emin County
Omin, Durbuldzin, Dörbiljin | |
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 Location of Emin County (red) within Tacheng Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang | |
  Emin Location of the seat in Xinjiang  Emin Emin (Xinjiang)  Emin Emin (China) | |
| Coordinates: 46°34′00″N 83°36′00″E / 46.5667°N 83.6°E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture | Tacheng |
| County seat | Dörbiljin (Emin) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,157.81 km2 (3,535.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 188,642 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard[a]) |
| Website | www |
| Emin County | |||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 额敏县 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 額敏縣 | ||||||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杜尔布勒津县 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 杜爾布勒津縣 | ||||||||||
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| Uyghur name | |||||||||||
| Uyghur | دۆربىلجىن ناھىيىسى | ||||||||||
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| Kazakh name | |||||||||||
| Kazakh | ءدوربىلجىن اۋدانى
Kazakh Cyrillic: Дөрбілжін ауданы Kazakh Latin alphabet: Dórbiljin aýdany | ||||||||||
Geographically, the county is located on the southern slopes of the Tarbagatai Mountains and in the Emin Valley. The main watercourse is the Emin (Emil) River.
Name edit
The place was originally named Dörbiljin. In 1918, Yang Zengxin, the governor of Xinjiang, petitioned to have a county set up in the Emin Valley.[2] The new county was named after the Emin (Emil) River.[2]
Transportation edit
The Karamay–Tacheng Railway (under construction as of 2017) will serve Emin County. [3]
Administrative divisions edit
Emin County is divided into 6 towns, 3 townships, and 2 ethnic townships.[4]
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Kazakh (Arabic script) | Kazakh (Cyrillic script) | Notes | Administrative division code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towns | ||||||||
| Dörbiljin Town (Emin Town) |
额敏镇 | Émǐn Zhèn | دۆربىلجىن بازىرى | dörbiljin baziri | ٴدوربىلجىن قالاشىعى | 654221100 | ||
| Üsh Qarasu Town | 玉什喀拉苏镇 | Yùshíkālāsū Zhèn | ئۈش قاراسۇ بازىرى | Üsh qarasu baziri | ٷشقاراسۋ قالاشىعى | 654221101 | ||
| Jël'aghash Town | 杰勒阿尕什镇 | Jiélè'āgǎshí Zhèn | جېلئاغاش بازىرى | jël'aghash baziri | جەلاعاش قالاشىعى | 654221102 | ||
| Shanghu Town | 上户镇 | Shànghú Zhèn | شاڭخۇ بازىرى | shangxu baziri | شاڭعۋ قالاشىعى | 654221103 | ||
| Maralsu Town | 玛热勒苏镇 | Mǎrèlèsū Zhèn | مارالسۇ بازىرى | maralsu baziri | مارالسۋ قالاشىعى | 654221104 | ||
| Qara'ëmil Town | 喀拉也木勒镇 | Kālāyěmùlè Zhèn | قارائېمىل بازىرى | qara'ëmil baziri | قاراەمىل قالاشىعى | 654221105 | ||
| Township | ||||||||
| Jiaoqu Township | 郊区乡 | Jiāoqū Xiāng | شەھەر ئەتراپى يېزىسى | sheher Etrapi yëzisi | قالاماڭى اۋىلى | 654221200 | ||
| Küre Township | 喇嘛昭乡 | Lǎmazhāo Xiāng | كۈرە يېزىسى | küre yëzisi | كۇرە اۋىلى | 654221207 | ||
| Gürti Township (Erdaoqiao Township) |
二道桥乡 | Èrdàoqiáo Xiāng | گۈرتى يېزىسى | gürti yëzisi | كۇرتى اۋىلى | 654221207 | ||
| Ethnic Townships | ||||||||
| Ëmalghulin Mongol Ethnic Township | 额玛勒郭楞蒙古民族乡 | Émǎlèguōléng Ménggǔ Mínzúxiāng | ئېمالغۇلىن موڭغۇل يېزىسى | Ëmalghulin mongghul yëzisi | ەمالعۇلىن موڭعۇل اۋىلى | 654221202 | ||
| Xujëriti Mongol Ethnic Township | 霍吉尔特蒙古民族乡 | Huòjí'ěrtè Ménggǔ Mínzúxiāng | خۇجېرىتى موڭغۇل يېزىسى | xujëriti mongghul yëzisi | حۇزەرتى موڭعۇل ۇلتتىق اۋىلى | (Mongolian) ᠭᠤᠤᠵᠡᠭᠡᠷᠳᠡ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠲᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠰᠤᠮᠤᠨ Гуузээрд монгол үндэстэний суман |
654221208 | |
Others
- Erzhihe Ranch (二支河牧场),,Jiaerbulake Farm (加尔布拉克农场), Kuoshibike Pedigree Ranch (阔什比克良种场), Saeryemule Ranch (萨尔也木勒牧场), Yemule Ranch (也木勒牧场), Tachengyequ Pedigree Sheep Farm (塔城地区种羊场), Wuzongbulake Ranch (吾宗布拉克牧场), Shuifeng army regiment farm (水丰兵团团结农场), Nongjiushi 农九师(红星岗兵团169团, 锡伯提兵团166团, 麦海因兵团167团, 乌什水兵团168团, 达因苏兵团165团).
Climate edit
| Climate data for Emin (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
33.8 (92.8) |
37.5 (99.5) |
38.3 (100.9) |
41.3 (106.3) |
41.1 (106.0) |
37.5 (99.5) |
32.1 (89.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
11.4 (52.5) |
41.3 (106.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −5.1 (22.8) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
24.4 (75.9) |
29.4 (84.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.3 (86.5) |
24.4 (75.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.9 (10.6) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
0.1 (32.2) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
8.4 (47.1) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
7.5 (45.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −17.0 (1.4) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
4.9 (40.8) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
9.3 (48.7) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
1.5 (34.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −37.8 (−36.0) |
−33.9 (−29.0) |
−29.8 (−21.6) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
2.5 (36.5) |
8.3 (46.9) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−31.8 (−25.2) |
−34.1 (−29.4) |
−37.8 (−36.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 18.3 (0.72) |
15.6 (0.61) |
19.6 (0.77) |
33.3 (1.31) |
34.9 (1.37) |
23.1 (0.91) |
28.9 (1.14) |
20.2 (0.80) |
18.9 (0.74) |
20.9 (0.82) |
33.3 (1.31) |
24.0 (0.94) |
291 (11.44) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 99 |
| Average snowy days | 10.9 | 10.7 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 8.5 | 12.6 | 53.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 73 | 68 | 53 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 49 | 48 | 58 | 72 | 76 | 60 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 143.4 | 164.5 | 223.1 | 256.0 | 317.0 | 325.0 | 330.5 | 317.7 | 267.4 | 208.4 | 136.7 | 119.4 | 2,809.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 50 | 55 | 59 | 62 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 63 | 50 | 45 | 62 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
Notes edit
- ^ Locals in Xinjiang frequently observe UTC+6 (Xinjiang Time), 2 hours behind Beijing.
References edit
- ^ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
- ^ a b 额敏县历史沿革 Archived 10 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 克塔铁路站后工程开工建设, 2017-9-28
- ^ 2022年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：额敏县. National Bureau of Statistics of China.
- ^ 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.