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Zhaosu County Mongolküre County | |
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.png) Zhaosu County (red) within Ili Prefecture (yellow) in Xinjiang | |
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| Coordinates:43°09′26″N81°07′52″E / 43.1573°N 81.1310°E /43.1573; 81.1310 | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
| Autonomous prefecture | Ili |
| County seat | Mongolküre Town |
| Area | |
• Total | 10,426.93 km2 (4,025.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 146,887 |
| • Density | 14.0873/km2 (36.4859/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard[a]) |
| Website | www |
| Zhaosu County | |||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 昭苏县 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 昭蘇縣 | ||||||||||
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| Mongolküre County | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 蒙古库热县 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 蒙古庫熱縣 | ||||||||||
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| Uyghur name | |||||||||||
| Uyghur | موڭغۇلكۈرە ناھىيىسى | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Temple of the Mongols | ||||||||||
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| Kazakh name | |||||||||||
| Kazakh | موڭعۇلكۇرە اۋدانى Моңғолкүре ауданы Moñğolküre audany | ||||||||||
| Kyrgyz name | |||||||||||
| Kyrgyz | موڭعۇلكۉرۅ وودانى Монголкюре аймакчасы | ||||||||||
| Oirat name | |||||||||||
| Oirat | ᠮᡆᡊᡎᡆᠯᡘᡉᠷᡄᡃ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ | ||||||||||
Zhaosu County (Chinese:昭苏县), also known asMongolküre County (fromUyghur:موڭغۇلكۈرە,romanized: Mongghulküre,lit. 'Temple of the Mongols'), is a county in northwesternXinjiang, China. It is under the administration ofIli Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture and shares a border withKazakhstan'sAlmaty Region to the west. It covers an area of 10,455 km2 (4,037 sq mi). According to the 2012 census, it had a population of 189,102.[2]
Zhaosu County is divided into 6towns, 1township, and 3ethnic townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Kazakh (Arabic script) | Kazakh (Cyrillic script) | Administrative division code | Notes |
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| Towns | ||||||||
| Mongolküre Town | 昭苏镇 | Zhāosū Zhèn | موڭغۇلكۈرە بازىرى | mongghulküre baziri | موڭعۇلكۇرە قالاشىعى | Моңғолкүре қалашығы | 654026100 | |
| Qashajar Town | 喀夏加尔镇 | Kāxiàjiā'ěr Zhèn | قاشاجار بازىرى | qashajar baziri | قاشاجار قالاشىعى | Қашажар қалашығы | 654026101 | |
| Aqdala Town | 阿克达拉镇 | Ākèdálā Zhèn | ئاقدالا بازىرى | Aqdala baziri | اقدالا قالاشىعى | Ақдала қалашығы | 654026102 | |
| Qarasu Town | 喀拉苏镇 | Kālāsū Zhèn | قاراسۇ بازىرى | qarasu baziri | قاراسۋ قالاشىعى | Қарасу қалашығы | 654026103 | |
| Xonuqay Town | 洪纳海镇 | Hóngnàhǎi Zhèn | خونۇقاي بازىرى | xonuqay baziri | قوناقاي قالاشىعى | Қонақай қалашығы | 654026104 | |
| Uzunbulaq Town | 乌尊布拉克镇 | Wūzūnbùlākè Zhèn | ئۇزۇنبۇلاق بازىرى | Uzunbulaq baziri | ۇزىنبۇلاق قالاشىعى | Ұзынбұлақ қалашығы | 654026105 | |
| Township | ||||||||
| Sarqobu Township | 萨尔阔布乡 | Sà'ěrkuòbù Xiāng | سارقوبۇ يېزىسى | sarqobu yëzisi | سارقوبى اۋىلى | Сарқобы ауылы | 654026203 | |
| Ethnic Townships | ||||||||
| Chaganuysun Mongol Ethnic Township | 察汗乌苏蒙古族乡 | Cháhànwūsū Ménggǔzú Xiāng | چاغان ئۇسۇ موڭغۇل يېزىسى | chaghan Usu mongghul yëzisi | ساعانۋسۇن موڭعۇل ۇلتتىق اۋىلى | Сағанусұн Моңғұл Ұлттық ауылы | 654026206 | (Mongolian) ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨ᠋ᠤ᠋ᠰᠤᠨ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠲᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ Цагааносон монгол үндэстэний шиян |
| Shota Kyrgyz Ethnic Township | 夏特柯尔克孜族乡 | Xiàtè Kē'ěrkèzīzú Xiāng | شات قىرغىز يېزىسى | shat qirghiz yëzisi | شاتى قىرعىز ۇلتتىق اۋىلى | Шаты Қырғыз Ұлттық ауылы | 654026207 | (Kyrgyz) شاتى قىرعىز ۇلۇتتۇق ايىلى Шаты Кыргыз улуттук айылы |
| Husongtukaerxun Mongol Ethnic Township | 胡松图喀尔逊蒙古族乡 | Húsōngtúkā'ěrxùn Ménggǔzú Xiāng | خۇسۇمتۇ خارسۇن موڭغۇل يېزىسى | xusumtu xarsun mongghul yëzisi | حۇسۇمتۋ حارسۇن موڭعۇل ۇلتتىق اۋىلى | Хұсұмтұ Харсұн Моңғұл Ұлттық ауылы | 654026208 | (Mongolian) ᠬᠤᠰᠤᠮᠲᠤ ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠤ᠋ᠰᠤᠨ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠲᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ Хусамт хар-усан монгол үндэстэний шиян |
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| Climate data for Zhaosu, elevation 1,851 m (6,073 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) | 10.1 (50.2) | 21.7 (71.1) | 27.7 (81.9) | 27.4 (81.3) | 28.7 (83.7) | 32.2 (90.0) | 32.7 (90.9) | 30.6 (87.1) | 25.8 (78.4) | 19.1 (66.4) | 8.9 (48.0) | 32.7 (90.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −5.1 (22.8) | −3.1 (26.4) | 3.4 (38.1) | 13.5 (56.3) | 17.4 (63.3) | 20.3 (68.5) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.8 (73.0) | 19.3 (66.7) | 12.0 (53.6) | 3.0 (37.4) | −3.3 (26.1) | 10.2 (50.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.6 (12.9) | −8.3 (17.1) | −1.7 (28.9) | 6.7 (44.1) | 10.8 (51.4) | 14.0 (57.2) | 15.8 (60.4) | 15.6 (60.1) | 11.9 (53.4) | 5.3 (41.5) | −2.4 (27.7) | −8.5 (16.7) | 4.1 (39.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −15.3 (4.5) | −13.0 (8.6) | −6.0 (21.2) | 1.5 (34.7) | 5.6 (42.1) | 8.8 (47.8) | 10.3 (50.5) | 9.8 (49.6) | 6.0 (42.8) | 0.3 (32.5) | −6.5 (20.3) | −12.8 (9.0) | −0.9 (30.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −29.3 (−20.7) | −31.2 (−24.2) | −22.9 (−9.2) | −17.8 (0.0) | −5.7 (21.7) | 0.2 (32.4) | 3.1 (37.6) | −2.9 (26.8) | −5.8 (21.6) | −14.4 (6.1) | −24.2 (−11.6) | −31.6 (−24.9) | −31.6 (−24.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 6.7 (0.26) | 9.5 (0.37) | 16.5 (0.65) | 50.1 (1.97) | 81.7 (3.22) | 90.2 (3.55) | 91.0 (3.58) | 77.1 (3.04) | 44.2 (1.74) | 28.3 (1.11) | 18.8 (0.74) | 9.3 (0.37) | 523.4 (20.6) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.1 | 7.4 | 9.0 | 11.9 | 17.3 | 18.7 | 18.4 | 16.3 | 11.2 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 140.5 |
| Average snowy days | 9.8 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 5.5 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 65.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 71 | 73 | 74 | 63 | 63 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 58 | 64 | 72 | 73 | 67 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 175.3 | 178.9 | 214.9 | 222.7 | 249.6 | 248.6 | 272.0 | 267.1 | 242.3 | 215.3 | 158.0 | 152.9 | 2,597.6 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 60 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 59 | 63 | 66 | 65 | 55 | 55 | 59 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
As of 2012, the population of Zhaosu County is 189,102, among which 47.55 per cent areKazakh, 28.65 per cent areHan Chinese, and 9.66 per cent areUyghur.[2]
Reports suggest that an influx of Han migrants to the county began circa 2008.[5]
By 2020, several Han Chinese restaurants had been opened in the county to accommodate an influx of Han migrants.[5] The county is served byZhaosu Tianma Airport.
Potatoes and wheat are the crops primarily cultivated in Zhaosu.[5]
Shuguang Middle School, formerly Number 1 Middle School, is located in Zhaosu.[5]
