Aksay Kazakh Autonomous County

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Aksay Kazakh Autonomous County

| translit_lang1 = Name

| translit_lang1_type = {{nobold|Chinese}}

| translit_lang1_info = {{lang|zh-Hans-CN|阿克塞哈萨克族自治县}}

| translit_lang1_type1 = {{nobold|Kazakh}}

| translit_lang1_info1 = {{lang|kk-Arab|اقساي قازاق اۆتونوميالىق اۋدانى}}

| postal_code = 736400

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| settlement_type = County

| image_skyline = Aksai.jpg

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| image_map = Location_of_Aksay_within_Gansu_(China).png

| map_caption = Location of Aksay Kazak Autonomous County (pink) within Jiuquan City (yellow), Gansu Province (light grey) and the People's Republic of China (dark grey)

| pushpin_map = Gansu#China

| pushpin_label = Aksai

| pushpin_label_position = bottom

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the seat in Gansu

| coordinates = {{coord|39|39|48|N|94|20|12|E|type:adm3rd_region:CN-62_source:jawiki|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = China

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Gansu

| subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city

| subdivision_name2 = Jiuquan

| seat_type = County seat

| seat = Jengghelde (Hongliuwan)

| area_code =

| area_land_km2 =

| area_total_km2 = 31374

| area_water_km2 =

| population =

| population_as_of = 2020

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_total = 10970

| population_footnotes = {{cite web|url =http://www.jiuquan.gov.cn//jiuquan/c100027/202106/1450cc786f0c4fbe8fdf3e44bf44a092.shtml|title =酒泉市第七次全国人口普查公报|publisher = Government of Jiuquan|language = zh|date = 2021-06-01}}

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| timezone = China Standard

| utc_offset = +8

| website = {{URL|http://www.akesai.gov.cn/}}

}}

{{Infobox Chinese

| s = {{linktext|阿克塞哈萨克族自治县}}

| t = {{linktext|阿克塞哈薩克族自治縣}}

| p = Ākèsài Hāsàkèzú Zìzhìxiàn

| j = aa³hak¹coi³ haa¹saat³hak¹zuk⁶ zi⁶zi⁶jyun²

| lang1 = Kazakh

| lang1_content = {{lang|kk-Arab|اقسای قازاق اۆتونوميالىق اۋدانى}}
{{lang|kk|Ақсай Қазақ аутономиялық ауданы}}
{{transliteration|kk|Aqsai Qazaq autonomialyq audany}}

| order = st

}}

Aksay Kazakh Autonomous County is an autonomous county under the prefecture-level city of Jiuquan in Gansu Province, China.{{Cite web|date=2019|script-title=zh:2019年统计用区划代码|url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2019/62/6209.html|access-date=2020-08-17|publisher=National Bureau of Statistics of China|language=zh}}{{Cite web|date=2016-06-27|script-title=zh:阿克塞哈萨克族自治县概况地图|url=http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/gs/20575.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817164214/http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/gs/20575.html|archive-date=2020-08-17|access-date=2020-08-17|website=xzqh.org|language=zh}} The county borders Qinghai Province to the south and Xinjiang to the west.

The westernmost county-level division of Gansu, the county has an area of {{convert|32374|km2|abbr=on|}} and a population of 10,545 as of 2010.{{Cite web|date=2016-06-27|script-title=zh:阿克塞哈萨克族自治县历史沿革|url=http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/gs/30366.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817165629/http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/gs/30366.html|archive-date=2020-08-17|access-date=2020-08-17|website=xzqh.org|language=zh}} The postal code is 736400.

History

The Aksai Kazakh Autonomous Region Preparatory Committee was set up in 1953, south of Dunhuang. On April 26, 1954, the Aksai Kazak Autonomous Region was established. In 1955, it was renamed Aksai Kazakh Autonomous County.

Geography

File:Altyn-Tagh Aksai Jiuquan Gansu China 甘粛省阿克塞哈萨克族自治县阿尔金山脉 - panoramio.jpg mountains in Aksay]]

The county lies on the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau and has an average elevation of about 3,200 meters.

The county is bordered by the city of Dunhuang to the north, Qinghai to the south, Subei Mongol Autonomous County to the east, and Xinjiang to the west.

The Big Harteng River ({{Lang-zh|c=大哈尔腾河|s=|t=|p=}}) and the Little Harteng River ({{Lang-zh|c=小哈尔腾河|s=|t=|p=}}) both flow through the southern portion of the county. The {{Interlanguage link|Sugan Lake|lt=|de|Sugan-See|WD=}}, which actually comprises the Big Sugan Lake ({{Lang-zh|c=大苏干湖|s=|t=|p=}}) and the Little Sugan Lake ({{Lang-zh|c=小苏干湖|s=|t=|p=}}) is located in the county.

= Climate =

The county experiences an average annual rainfall of {{convert|100|mm|in|0|disp=or}}, an average annual temperature of {{convert|5.4|°C|°F|1|disp=or}} and an annual frost-free period of 90 days.

Administrative divisions

The county governs one town, three townships, and one other township-level division.{{Cite web |date=2022 |title= |script-title=zh:2022年统计用区划代码（阿克塞哈萨克族自治县） |trans-title=2022 Statistical Divisions (Aksay Kazakh Autonomous County) |url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2022/62/09/620924.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321175637/http://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2022/62/09/620924.html |archive-date=2023-03-21 |access-date=2023-09-01 |publisher=National Bureau of Statistics of China |language=zh}}

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Name ! Simplified Chinese ! Hanyu Pinyin ! Kazakh (Arabic script){{Citation needed\|date=September 2023}} ! Kazakh (Cyrillic script){{Citation needed\|date=September 2023}} ! Administrative division code
colspan="6" style="text-align:center; background:#d3d3d3;"\|Town
--------- \| {{Interlanguage link\|Hongliuwan\|lt=\|zh\|红柳湾镇\|WD=}} \| {{lang\|zh-hans\|红柳湾镇}} \| {{Transliteration\|zh\|Hóngliǔwān Zhèn}} \| {{lang\|kk\|جىڭعىلدى قويناۋ قالاشىعى}} \| \| 620924100 \|- \| colspan="6" style="text-align:center; background:#d3d3d3;"\|Townships \|---------- \| {{Interlanguage link\|Akqi Township\|lt=\|zh\|阿克旗乡\|WD=}} \| {{lang\|zh-hans\|阿克旗乡}} \| {{Transliteration\|zh\|Ākèqí Xiāng}} \| {{lang\|kk\|اقشي اۋىلى}} \| \| 620924200 \|- \| {{Interlanguage link\|Alteng Township\|lt=\|zh\|阿勒腾乡\|WD=}} \| {{lang\|zh-hans\|阿勒腾乡}} \| {{Transliteration\|zh\|Ālèténg Xiāng}} \| {{lang\|kk\|التىن اۋىلى}} \| \| 620924203 \|- \| {{Interlanguage link\|Aina Township\|zh\|阿伊纳乡}} \| {{lang\|zh-hans\|阿伊纳乡}} \| {{Transliteration\|zh\|Āyīnà Xiāng}} \| {{lang\|kk\|اينا اۋىلى}} \| \| 620924204 \|- \| colspan="6" style="text-align:center; background:#d3d3d3;"\|Other Township-level division \|- \|Aksay County Industrial Park \|{{Lang-zh\|c=阿克塞县工业园区\|labels=no}} \|{{Lang-zh\|p=Ākèsāi Xiàn Gōngyè Yuánqū\|labels=no}} \| \| \| 620924400 \|- \|} Demographics As of 2010, the county had a permanent population of 10,545, of which, 10,079 lived in Hongliuwan. The county is the only Kazakh autonomous county in the province of Gansu. As of 2005, 41.3% of the county's population were ethnic Kazakhs, up slightly from the 40.7% recorded in 1996. Other ethnic groups in the county include the Han, the Hui, the Uighur, the Tibetans and 6 other ethnic minorities. Transport China National Highway 215 passes through the county, as does Gansu Provincial Highway 314. Golmud–Dunhuang Railway also passes through the county.{{Citation needed\|date=August 2020}} References {{Reflist}} External links [https://web.archive.org/web/20120105002917/http://www.gs.xinhuanet.com/dfpd/akesai/shouye.htm XinhuaNet -- Aksay Kazak Autonomous County(in Chinese)] {{County-level divisions of Gansu}} {{Other ethnic minorities autonomy in the People's Republic of China}} {{authority control}} Category:Kazak autonomous counties Category:County-level divisions of Gansu Category:Jiuquan {{Gansu-geo-stub}} About Help Updates Contact Privacy Terms GitHub © 2025 Friendly Wiki. All rights reserved.

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Name

! Simplified Chinese

! Hanyu Pinyin

! Kazakh (Arabic script){{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}

! Kazakh (Cyrillic script){{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}

! Administrative division code

colspan="6" style="text-align:center; background:#d3d3d3;"|Town

---------

| {{Interlanguage link|Hongliuwan|lt=|zh|红柳湾镇|WD=}}

| {{lang|zh-hans|红柳湾镇}}

| {{Transliteration|zh|Hóngliǔwān Zhèn}}

| {{lang|kk|جىڭعىلدى قويناۋ قالاشىعى}}

| 620924100

| colspan="6" style="text-align:center; background:#d3d3d3;"|Townships

|----------

| {{Interlanguage link|Akqi Township|lt=|zh|阿克旗乡|WD=}}

| {{lang|zh-hans|阿克旗乡}}

| {{Transliteration|zh|Ākèqí Xiāng}}

| {{lang|kk|اقشي اۋىلى}}

| 620924200

| {{Interlanguage link|Alteng Township|lt=|zh|阿勒腾乡|WD=}}

| {{lang|zh-hans|阿勒腾乡}}

| {{Transliteration|zh|Ālèténg Xiāng}}

| {{lang|kk|التىن اۋىلى}}

| 620924203

| {{Interlanguage link|Aina Township|zh|阿伊纳乡}}

| {{lang|zh-hans|阿伊纳乡}}

| {{Transliteration|zh|Āyīnà Xiāng}}

| {{lang|kk|اينا اۋىلى}}

| 620924204

| colspan="6" style="text-align:center; background:#d3d3d3;"|Other Township-level division

|Aksay County Industrial Park

|{{Lang-zh|c=阿克塞县工业园区|labels=no}}

|{{Lang-zh|p=Ākèsāi Xiàn Gōngyè Yuánqū|labels=no}}

| 620924400

Demographics

As of 2010, the county had a permanent population of 10,545, of which, 10,079 lived in Hongliuwan.

The county is the only Kazakh autonomous county in the province of Gansu. As of 2005, 41.3% of the county's population were ethnic Kazakhs, up slightly from the 40.7% recorded in 1996. Other ethnic groups in the county include the Han, the Hui, the Uighur, the Tibetans and 6 other ethnic minorities.

Transport

China National Highway 215 passes through the county, as does Gansu Provincial Highway 314.

Golmud–Dunhuang Railway also passes through the county.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20120105002917/http://www.gs.xinhuanet.com/dfpd/akesai/shouye.htm XinhuaNet -- Aksay Kazak Autonomous County(in Chinese)]

{{Other ethnic minorities autonomy in the People's Republic of China}}

Category:Kazak autonomous counties

Category:County-level divisions of Gansu

Category:Jiuquan