Qinggil County
{{distinguish|Qinghe County, Hebei}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Qinggil County
| native_name = {{lower|0.1em|{{native name|zh-Hans|青河县}}
{{native name|ug-Arab|چىڭگىل ناھىيىسى}}
{{native name|kk-Arab|شىڭگىل اۋدانى}}}}
| other_name = Chinggil, Qinghe, Ch'ing-ho
| settlement_type = County
| image_skyline =
| image_map = Location of Qinggil within Xinjiang (China).png
| map_caption = Location of Qinggil County (pink) in Altay Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
| pushpin_map = China Xinjiang Northern#Xinjiang#China
| pushpin_label = Qinggil
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the county town in Xinjiang
| coordinates = {{coord|46|37|N|90|25|E|region:CN-65|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = China
| subdivision_type1 = Autonomous region
| subdivision_name1 = Xinjiang
| subdivision_type2 = Prefecture
| subdivision_name2 = Altay
| seat_type = County seat
| seat = Qinggil
|parts_type = Township-level divisions
| area_total_km2 = 15579.5
| area_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://www.xjqh.gov.cn/zjqh/003003/20181001/48f0dc5d-043a-4e64-b02b-f1e1a6c0c008.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122110137/http://www.xjqh.gov.cn/zjqh/003003/20181001/48f0dc5d-043a-4e64-b02b-f1e1a6c0c008.html|archive-date=22 November 2020|date=2020-06-04|access-date=22 November 2020|url-status=live|script-title=zh:地理位置|language=zh-hans|website=青河县人民政府}}
| elevation_m = 1220
| population_total = 61,680
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_footnotes = [http://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/xinjiang/admin/ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties]
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type2 = Ethnic groups
| demographics2_title1 = Major ethnic groups
| demographics2_info1 = Kazakh
| timezone = China Standard{{efn|Locals in Xinjiang frequently observe UTC+6 (Xinjiang Time), 2 hours behind Beijing.}}
| utc_offset = +8
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 836200
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|xjqh.gov.cn}}
}}
{{Infobox Chinese
|s=青河县
|t=青河縣
|w=Chʻing¹-ho² Hsien⁴
|p=Qīnghé Xiàn
|uig=چىڭگىل ناھىيىسى
|uly=Chinggil nahiyisi
|uyy=Qinggil naⱨiyisi
|sgs=Qinggil Nahiyisi
|usy=Чиңгил наһийиси
|lang1=Kazakh
|lang1_content={{lang|kk-Arab|شىڭگىل اۋدانى}}
Шіңгіл ауданы
{{Lang|kk-Latn|Şıñgıl audany}}
|order=st
}}
Qinggil County{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZJsrDwAAQBAJ|script-title=zh:建筑抗震设计规范|trans-title=GB50011-2010: Code for Seismic Design of Buildings |language=en,zh-hans|author=Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development|author-link=Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development|date=2010|publisher=China Architecture & Building Press|location=Beijing|via=Google Books|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=ZJsrDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA203&lpg=PA203 203]|quote=Qinggil County}}{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/xinjianglandpeop0000unse/|title=Xinjiang: The Land and the People|author=Ping Cheng|year=1989|page=[https://archive.org/details/xinjianglandpeop0000unse/page/163/ 163]|isbn=9787800050787 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/festival-02062019140637.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207020757/https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/festival-02062019140637.html|archive-date=7 February 2019|url-status=live|author=Qiao Long|translator=Luisetta Mudie|editor=Luisetta Mudie|title=Chinese Officials Force Muslims to Drink, Eat Pork At Festival|date=6 February 2019|access-date=15 November 2020|quote=Altay's Qinggil (in Chinese, Qinghe) county}} (Uyghur), also Chinggil County,{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/nsia-by1688p1.6vmRh/|title=Annual Report on International Religious Freedom|date=2009|page=[https://archive.org/details/nsia-by1688p1.6vmRh/page/n307/ 7]}}{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/gov.gpo.fdsys.CHRG-112hhrg71186/|title=Xinjiang|date=10 October 2011 |page=[https://archive.org/details/gov.gpo.fdsys.CHRG-112hhrg71186/page/n23/ 22]|publisher=Government Publishing Office }}{{cite web|url=https://eurasianet.org/interview-kazakh-from-china-fights-to-free-his-family|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929035320/https://eurasianet.org/interview-kazakh-from-china-fights-to-free-his-family|archive-date=29 September 2020|url-status=live|title=Interview Kazakh from China fights to free his family|date=24 September 2020|access-date=21 November 2020|quote=Chinggil County, in Xinjiang’s Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture}} 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 {{convert|15,722|km2|abbr=on}} with a population of 60,000{{when|date=July 2012}}. 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. 'Qinggil' is from Mongolian and means 'beautiful and crystal clear'.
History
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Administrative divisions
Qinggil County is divided into 5 towns, 3 townships.{{cite web |url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2020/65/43/654325.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116022333/http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2020/65/43/654325.html|archive-date=16 November 2020|url-status=live |script-title=zh:2020年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：青河县 |language=zh-hans |publisher=National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China |date=2020 |access-date=15 November 2020 |quote=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}}{{cite web|url=http://www.xjqh.gov.cn/zjqh/003002/20181001/dff191c9-0fd2-4fc0-913b-c0bf9c97c9c9.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116023742/http://www.xjqh.gov.cn/zjqh/003002/20181001/dff191c9-0fd2-4fc0-913b-c0bf9c97c9c9.html|archive-date=16 November 2020|url-status=live|script-title=zh:行政规划|date=4 August 2020|access-date=15 November 2020|website=青河县人民政府}}{{cite web |url=http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/xj/21226.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509102716/http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/xj/21226.html|archive-date=9 May 2016|url-status=live|script-title=zh:青河县历史沿革 |publisher=XZQH.org |date=14 November 2014 |language=zh-hans |access-date=15 November 2020 }}
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| Name
! Simplified Chinese ! Hanyu Pinyin ! Uyghur Latin (ULY) ! Kazakh (Arabic script) ! Kazakh (Cyrillic script) |
|---|
| colspan="9" style="text-align:center; background:#d3d3d3;"|Towns |
| ---------
| {{lang|zh-hans|青河镇}} | {{Transliteration|zh|Qīnghé Zhèn}} | {{lang|ug|چىڭگىل بازىرى}} | {{Transliteration|ug|chinggil baziri}} | {{lang|kk|شىڭگىل قالاشىعى}} | {{lang|kk|Шіңгіл қалашығы}} | 654325100 |
| Taykeshken Town
| {{lang|zh-hans|塔克什肯镇}} | {{Transliteration|zh|Tǎkèshíkěn Zhèn}} | {{lang|ug|تاشقىن بازىرى}} | {{Transliteration|ug|tashqin baziri}} | {{lang|kk|تايكەشكەن قالاشىعى}} | {{lang|kk|Тайкешкен қалашығы}} | 654325101 |
| Araltobe Town
| {{lang|zh-hans|阿热勒托别镇}} | {{Transliteration|zh|Ārèlètuōbié Zhèn}} | {{lang|ug|ئارالتۆپە بازىرى}} | {{Transliteration|ug|Araltöpe baziri}} | {{lang|kk|ارالتوبە قالاشىعى}} | {{lang|kk|Аралтөбе қалашығы}} | 654325102 |
| Aqdala Town
| {{lang|zh-hans|阿格达拉镇}} | {{Transliteration|zh|Āgédálā Zhèn}} | {{lang|ug|ئاقدالا بازىرى}} | {{Transliteration|ug|Aqdala baziri}} | {{lang|kk|اقدالا قالاشىعى}} | {{lang|kk|Ақдала қалашығы}} | 654325103 |
| Aral Town
| {{lang|zh-hans|阿热勒镇}} | {{Transliteration|zh|Ārèlè Zhèn}} | {{lang|ug|ئارال بازىرى}} | {{Transliteration|ug|Aral baziri}} | {{lang|kk|ارال قالاشىعى}} | {{lang|kk|Арал қалашығы}} | 654325104 |
| colspan="9" style="text-align:center; background:#d3d3d3;"|Townships |
| ---------
| {{lang|zh-hans|萨尔托海乡}} | {{Transliteration|zh|Sà'ěrtuōhǎi Xiāng}} | {{lang|ug|سارتوقاي يېزىسى}} | {{Transliteration|ug|sartoqay yëzisi}} | {{lang|kk|سارىتوعاي اۋىلى}} | {{lang|kk|Сарытоғай ауылы}} | 654325202 |
| Qagan Gol Township
| {{lang|zh-hans|查干郭勒乡}} | {{Transliteration|zh|Chágànguōlè Xiāng}} | {{lang|ug|چاغانغول يېزىسى}} | {{Transliteration|ug|chaghanghol yëzisi}} | {{lang|kk|شاعانعول اۋىلى}} | {{lang|kk|Шағанғол ауылы}} | 654325203 |
| Agax Obo Township
| {{lang|zh-hans|阿尕什敖包乡}} | {{Transliteration|zh|Āgǎshí'áobāo Xiāng}} | {{lang|ug|ئاغاش ئوبا يېزىسى}} | {{Transliteration|ug|Aghash Oba yëzisi}} | {{lang|kk|اعاشوبا اۋىلى}} | {{lang|kk|Ағашоба ауылы}} | 654325204 |
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Qinggil, elevation {{convert|1218|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals)
|Jan high C = -12.5
|Feb high C = -7.1
|Mar high C = 2.2
|Apr high C = 13.6
|May high C = 20.1
|Jun high C = 25.5
|Jul high C = 27.3
|Aug high C = 26.0
|Sep high C = 20.1
|Oct high C = 11.4
|Nov high C = -0.8
|Dec high C = -10.4
|Jan mean C = -21.4
|Feb mean C = -16.3
|Mar mean C = -5.5
|Apr mean C = 6.6
|May mean C = 13.0
|Jun mean C = 18.5
|Jul mean C = 20.2
|Aug mean C = 18.2
|Sep mean C = 11.7
|Oct mean C = 3.4
|Nov mean C = -8.5
|Dec mean C = -18.4
|Jan low C = -27.4
|Feb low C = -23.3
|Mar low C = -12.2
|Apr low C = 0.1
|May low C = 5.7
|Jun low C = 11.0
|Jul low C = 12.9
|Aug low C = 10.5
|Sep low C = 4.3
|Oct low C = -2.9
|Nov low C = -13.8
|Dec low C = -23.9
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 10.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 7.1
|Mar precipitation mm = 9.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 13.1
|May precipitation mm = 15.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 26.6
|Jul precipitation mm = 29.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 20.1
|Sep precipitation mm = 13.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 13.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 22.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 13.7
|Jan humidity = 74
|Feb humidity = 73
|Mar humidity = 65
|Apr humidity = 49
|May humidity = 44
|Jun humidity = 47
|Jul humidity = 51
|Aug humidity = 50
|Sep humidity = 50
|Oct humidity = 59
|Nov humidity = 72
|Dec humidity = 75
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 5.7
|Feb precipitation days = 4.6
|Mar precipitation days = 4.2
|Apr precipitation days = 4.9
|May precipitation days = 6.3
|Jun precipitation days = 6.9
|Jul precipitation days = 7.7
|Aug precipitation days = 6.4
|Sep precipitation days = 5.3
|Oct precipitation days = 5.4
|Nov precipitation days = 7.2
|Dec precipitation days = 6.9
|year precipitation days =
|Jan sun = 182.5
|Feb sun = 205.7
|Mar sun = 266.1
|Apr sun = 280.0
|May sun = 316.7
|Jun sun = 317.9
|Jul sun = 316.5
|Aug sun = 304.2
|Sep sun = 275.7
|Oct sun = 233.3
|Nov sun = 173.4
|Dec sun = 157.1
|year sun =
| Jan percentsun = 65
| Feb percentsun = 69
| Mar percentsun = 71
| Apr percentsun = 68
| May percentsun = 68
| Jun percentsun = 67
| Jul percentsun = 67
| Aug percentsun = 71
| Sep percentsun = 75
| Oct percentsun = 71
| Nov percentsun = 63
| Dec percentsun = 59
| year percentsun =
|Jan snow days = 7.3
|Feb snow days = 6.7
|Mar snow days = 5.8
|Apr snow days = 3.0
|May snow days = 0.7
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0.4
|Oct snow days = 3.3
|Nov snow days = 8.6
|Dec snow days = 8.8
|year snow days =
|source 1 = China Meteorological Administration{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans |access-date=10 October 2023}}
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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.{{cite book|editor1=夏征农|editor2=陈至立|script-title=zh:辞海：第六版彩图本 |trans-title=Cihai (Sixth Edition in Color) |date=September 2009|location=上海. Shanghai|publisher=上海辞书出版社. Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House.|isbn=9787532628599| language=zh|page=1823}}
Demographics
{{Historical populations
|type=China
|percentages = pagr
|2000|53843
|2010|58858
|}}
{{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.{{cite web|url=http://www.xjqh.gov.cn/zjqh/003001/20181003/60ad72ab-48ec-46c1-86a4-479dbfd2ac97.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191126035807/http://www.xjqh.gov.cn:80/zjqh/003001/20181003/60ad72ab-48ec-46c1-86a4-479dbfd2ac97.html|archive-date=26 November 2019|url-status=live|script-title=zh:青河简介|date=2019-06-13|access-date=22 November 2020|website=青河县人民政府}}
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.{{cite web |url= http://www.xjtj.gov.cn/sjcx/tjnj_3415/2016xjtjnj/rkjy/201707/t20170714_539450.html |script-title= zh:3-7 各地、州、市、县(市)分民族人口数 |language=zh-hans|publisher={{lang|ug|شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونى}} {{lang|zh-hans|新疆维吾尔自治区统计局}} Statistic Bureau of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region |access-date= 2017-09-03 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171011101904/http://www.xjtj.gov.cn/sjcx/tjnj_3415/2016xjtjnj/rkjy/201707/t20170714_539450.html |archive-date= 2017-10-11 |url-status=live }}
As of 1997, 75.2% of the population of Qinggil County was Kazakh.
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|left1=Nationality
|right1=Percentage
|float=
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{{bar percent|Kazakhs|green|76.8}}
{{bar percent|Han People|red|18.1}}
{{bar percent|Hui People|gold|2.1}}
{{bar percent|Mongols|yellow|1.4}}
{{bar percent|Uyghurs|blue|0.9}}
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{{clear|left}}
Wildlife
The Sino-Mongolian beaver, Castor fiber birulai, is found only in the basin of the Ulungur River. The population is considered endangered. The Bulgan Beaver Nature Reserve ({{lang-zh|布尔根河河狸自然保护区}}; {{coord|46|12|00|N|90|45|00|E|display=inline|region:CN-62_type:landmark}}) has been established on the Bulgan River (a tributary of the Ulungur River) in Qinggil (Qinghe) County in 1980 to protect the creatures.Hongjun Chua and Zhigang Jianga, [http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=5487776 Distribution and conservation of the Sino-Mongolian beaver Castor fiber birulai in China]. Oryx / Volume 43 / Issue 02 / April 2009, pp 197-202{{cite web|last1=Riley|first1=Alex|title=Extinct giant beavers made corkscrews instead of dams|url=http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160727-extinct-giant-beavers-made-stone-corkscrews-instead-of-dams|website=BBC Earth|access-date=29 July 2016|date=28 July 2016}}
See also
- 45×90 points#45°N, 90°E
- {{linktext|qingheiite}}, a mineral named for Qinggil County
Notes
{{Notelist}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{in lang|zh}} [http://www.xjqh.gov.cn/ Official website of Qinggil County government]
{{Wiktionary|Qinggil|Ch'ing-ho}}
{{Xinjiang Administrative Divisions}}
{{Authority control}}