Emin County Omin, Durbuldzin, Dörbiljin | |
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Location of Emin County (red) within Tacheng Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang | |
| Coordinates:46°34′00″N83°36′00″E / 46.5667°N 83.6°E /46.5667; 83.6 | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture | Tacheng |
| County seat | Dörbiljin (Emin) Town |
| Area | |
• Total | 9,157.81 km2 (3,535.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 188,642 |
| • Density | 20.5990/km2 (53.3512/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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| Mongolian name | |||||||||||
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Дөрвөлжин шянь | ||||||||||
| Mongolian script | ᠳᠥᠷᠪᠡᠯᠵᠢᠨ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ | ||||||||||
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| Uyghur name | |||||||||||
| Uyghur | دۆربىلجىن ناھىيىسى | ||||||||||
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| Kazakh name | |||||||||||
| Kazakh | ءدوربىلجىن اۋدانى Дөрбілжін ауданы Dórbiljin aýdany | ||||||||||
Emin County (Chinese:额敏县) also known asDörbiljin County (Uyghur:دۆربىلجىن ناھىيىسى;Kazakh:ءدوربىلجىن اۋدانى), is acounty situated in the north of theXinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of theTacheng Prefecture, borderingKazakhstan's districts ofTarbagatay andZaysan. It has an area of 9,092 km2 (3,510 sq mi) with a population of 200,000. The local postal code is 834600.
Geographically, the county is located on the southern slopes of theTarbagatai Mountains and in theEmin Valley. The main watercourse is theEmin (Emil) River.
The place was originally named Dörbiljin. In 1918,Yang Zengxin, the governor ofXinjiang, petitioned to have a county set up in theEmin Valley.[2] The new county was named after theEmin (Emil) River. Nevertheless, the officialKazakh andUyghur name of the county is still "Dörbiljin".[2]
TheKaramay–Tacheng Railway (under construction as of 2017) will serve Emin County.[3]
| Nationality | Percentage | |||
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| Han People | 51.6% | |||
| Kazakhs | 36.3% | |||
| Uyghurs | 3.9% | |||
| Hui People | 3.7% | |||
| Mongols | 2.9% | |||
| Russian | 0.2% | |||
| Kyrgyz | 0.1% | |||
| Manchu people | 0.1% | |||
| Uzbek people | 0.1% | |||
| Others | 1.3% | |||
| Source of the population statistics :[4] | ||||
Emin County is divided into 6towns, 3townships, and 2ethnic townships.[5]
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Kazakh (Arabic script) | Kazakh (Cyrillic script) | Notes | Administrative division code |
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| Towns | ||||||||
| Dörbiljin Town (Emin Town) | 额敏镇 | Émǐn Zhèn | دۆربىلجىن بازىرى | dörbiljin baziri | ءدوربىلجىن قالاشىعى | Дөрбілжін қалашығы | 654221100 | |
| Üsh Qarasu Town | 玉什喀拉苏镇 | Yùshíkālāsū Zhèn | ئۈچ قاراسۇ بازىرى | Üch qarasu baziri | ءۇشقاراسۋ قالاشىعى | Үшқарасу қалашығы | 654221101 | |
| Jël'aghash Town | 杰勒阿尕什镇 | Jiélè'āgǎshí Zhèn | جېلئاغاش بازىرى | jël'aghash baziri | جەلاعاش قالاشىعى | Желағаш қалашығы | 654221102 | |
| Shanghu Town | 上户镇 | Shànghú Zhèn | شاڭخۇ بازىرى | shangxu baziri | شاڭحۋ قالاشىعى | Шaңхy қалашығы | 654221103 | |
| Maralsu Town | 玛热勒苏镇 | Mǎrèlèsū Zhèn | مارالسۇ بازىرى | maralsu baziri | مارالسۋ قالاشىعى | Маралсу қалашығы | 654221104 | |
| Qara'ëmil Town | 喀拉也木勒镇 | Kālāyěmùlè Zhèn | قارا ئېمىل بازىرى | qara'ëmil baziri | قاراەمىل قالاشىعى | Қараеміл қалашығы | 654221105 | |
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| Jiaoqu Township (City Outskrits Township) | 郊区乡 | Jiāoqū Xiāng | شەھەر ئەتراپى يېزىسى | sheher Etrapi yëzisi | قالا ماڭى اۋىلى | Қала маңы ауылы | 654221200 | |
| Küre Township | 喇嘛昭乡 | Lǎmazhāo Xiāng | كۈرە يېزىسى | küre yëzisi | كۇرە اۋىلى | Күре ауылы | 654221207 | |
| Gürti Township (Erdaoqiao Township) | 二道桥乡 | Èrdàoqiáo Xiāng | گۈرتى يېزىسى | gürti yëzisi | كۇرتى اۋىلى (ارداۋچياۋ) | Күрті ауылы (Ардаучиау) | 654221207 | |
| Ethnic Townships | ||||||||
| Emalgulin Mongol Ethnic Township | 额玛勒郭楞蒙古民族乡 | Émǎlèguōléng Ménggǔ Mínzúxiāng | ئېمالغۇلىن موڭغۇل يېزىسى | Ëmalghulin mongghul yëzisi | ەمالعولىن موڭعۇل ۇلتتىق اۋىلى | Емалғұлин Моңғұл Ұлттық ауылы | (Mongolian) ᠡᠮᠢᠯᠢ ᠭᠣᠣᠯ ᠤᠨ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠲᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ Эмиль Голын монгол үндэстэний шиян | 654221202 |
| Hujeriti Mongol Ethnic Township | 霍吉尔特蒙古民族乡 | Huòjí'ěrtè Ménggǔ Mínzúxiāng | خۇجېرىتى موڭغۇل يېزىسى | xujëriti mongghul yëzisi | قوجىرتى موڭعۇل ۇلتتىق اۋىلى | Құжырты Моңғұл Ұлттық ауылы | (Mongolian) ᠭᠤᠤᠵᠡᠭᠡᠷᠳᠡ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠲᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ Гуузээрд монгол үндэстэний шиян | 654221208 |
Others
| Climate data for Emin, elevation 522 m (1,713 ft), (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) |
| Averageprecipitation 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 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 75 | 73 | 68 | 53 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 49 | 48 | 58 | 72 | 76 | 60 |
| Mean monthlysunshine 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 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 50 | 55 | 59 | 62 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 63 | 50 | 45 | 62 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[6][7] | |||||||||||||