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Zhaosu County

{{Short description|County of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang, China}}

{{More citations|date=March 2022}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Zhaosu County

| native_name = {{native name|zh-hans|昭苏县}}
{{native name|ug-Arab|موڭغۇلكۈرە ناھىيىسى}}
{{native name|kk-Arab|موڭعۇلكۇرە اۋدانى}}

| other_name = Mongolküre County

| postal_code =

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| settlement_type = County

| image_skyline = Xinjiang DSC 8179 (3813626261).jpg

| imagesize =

| image_caption =

| image_map = Location of Zhaosu within Xinjiang (China).png

| map_caption = Zhaosu County (red) within Ili Prefecture (yellow) in Xinjiang

|pushpin_map = China Xinjiang Northern#Xinjiang#China

|pushpin_label = Zhaosu

|pushpin_label_position =

|pushpin_map_caption = Location of the seat in Xinjiang

| coordinates = {{coord|43.1573|N|81.1310|E|type:adm3rd_region:CN-65_source:Gaode|format=dms|display=it}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = China

| subdivision_type1 = Autonomous region

| subdivision_name1 = Xinjiang

| subdivision_type2 = Autonomous prefecture

| subdivision_name2 = Ili

| seat_type = County seat

| seat = Mongolküre Town

| area_code =

| area_land_km2 =

| area_total_km2 = 10,426.93

| area_water_km2 =

| population_as_of = 2020

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_total = 146,887

| population_footnotes = [http://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/xinjiang/admin/ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties]

| leader_name =

| leader_title =

| elevation_ft =

| elevation_m =

| elevation_max_m =

| elevation_min_m =

| timezone = China Standard{{efn|Locals in Xinjiang frequently observe UTC+6 (Xinjiang Time), 2 hours behind Beijing.}}

| utc_offset = +8

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

}}

{{Infobox Chinese

| s = 昭苏县

| t = 昭蘇縣

| p = Zhāosū Xiàn

| s2 = 蒙古库热县

| t2 = 蒙古庫熱縣

| p2 = Ménggǔkùrè Xiàn

| uig = موڭغۇلكۈرە ناھىيىسى

| uly = Mongghulküre Nahiyisi

| uyy = Mongƣulkürə Naⱨiyisi

| sgs = Monggulküra Nahiyisi

| usy = Моңғулкүрә Наһийиси

| lu = Temple of the Mongols

| altname = Mongolküre County

| order = st

|lang1 = kk

|lang1_content = {{lang|kk-Arab|موڭعۇلكۇرە اۋدانى}}
{{lang|kk|Моңғолкүре ауданы}}
{{transliteration|kk|Moñğolküre audany}}

| lang2 = ky

| lang2_content = {{lang|ky-Arab|موڭعۇلكۉرۅ وودانى}}
{{lang|ky|Монголкюре аймакчасы}}

| lang3 = xal

| lang3_content = {{MongolUnicode|lang=xal|ᠮᡆᡊᡎᡆᠯᡘᡉᠷᡄᡃ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ | style=max-height:3.5em;text-align:left;word-wrap:normal}}

}}

Zhaosu County ({{lang-zh|s=昭苏县}}), also known as Mongolküre County (from {{langx|ug|موڭغۇلكۈرە|translit=Mongghulküre|lit=Temple of the Mongols}}), is a county in northwestern Xinjiang, China. It is under the administration of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture and shares a border with Kazakhstan's Almaty Region to the west. It covers an area of {{convert|10455|km2|abbr=on}}. According to the 2012 census, it had a population of 189,102.

Administrative divisions

Zhaosu County is divided into 6 towns, 1 township, and 3 ethnic townships.

class="wikitable" align="center" style="width:50%; border="1"
Name

! Simplified Chinese

! Hanyu Pinyin

! Uyghur (UEY)

! Uyghur Latin (ULY)

! Kazakh (Arabic script)

! Kazakh (Cyrillic script)

! Administrative division code

! Notes

colspan="9" style="text-align:center; background:#d3d3d3;"|Towns
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| Mongolküre Town

| {{lang|zh-hans|昭苏镇}}

| {{transl|zh|Zhāosū Zhèn}}

| {{lang|ug|موڭغۇلكۈرە بازىرى}}

| {{transl|ug|mongghulküre baziri}}

| {{lang|kk-Arab|موڭعۇلكۇرە قالاشىعى}}

| {{lang|kk|Моңғолкүре қалашығы}}

| 654026100

|

Qashajar Town

| {{lang|zh-hans|喀夏加尔镇}}

| {{transl|zh|Kāxiàjiā'ěr Zhèn}}

| {{lang|ug|قاشاجار بازىرى}}

| {{transl|ug|qashajar baziri}}

| {{lang|kk-Arab|قاشاجار قالاشىعى}}

| {{lang|kk|Қашажар қалашығы}}

| 654026101

|

Aqdala Town

| {{lang|zh-hans|阿克达拉镇}}

| {{transl|zh|Ākèdálā Zhèn}}

| {{lang|ug|ئاقدالا بازىرى}}

| {{transl|ug|Aqdala baziri}}

| {{lang|kk-Arab|اقدالا قالاشىعى}}

| {{lang|kk|Ақдала қалашығы}}

| 654026102

|

Qarasu Town

| {{lang|zh-hans|喀拉苏镇}}

| {{transl|zh|Kālāsū Zhèn}}

| {{lang|ug|قاراسۇ بازىرى}}

| {{transl|ug|qarasu baziri}}

| {{lang|kk-Arab|قاراسۋ قالاشىعى}}

| {{lang|kk|Қарасу қалашығы}}

| 654026103

|

Xonuqay Town

| {{lang|zh-hans|洪纳海镇}}

| {{transl|zh|Hóngnàhǎi Zhèn}}

| {{lang|ug|خونۇقاي بازىرى}}

| {{transl|ug|xonuqay baziri}}

| {{lang|kk-Arab|قوناقاي قالاشىعى}}

| {{lang|kk|Қонақай қалашығы}}

| 654026104

|

Uzunbulaq Town

| {{lang|zh-hans|乌尊布拉克镇}}

| {{transl|zh|Wūzūnbùlākè Zhèn}}

| {{lang|ug|ئۇزۇنبۇلاق بازىرى}}

| {{transl|ug|Uzunbulaq baziri}}

| {{lang|kk-Arab|ۇزىنبۇلاق قالاشىعى}}

| {{lang|kk|Ұзынбұлақ қалашығы}}

| 654026105

|

colspan="9" style="text-align:center; background:#d3d3d3;"|Township
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| Sarqobu Township

| {{lang|zh-hans|萨尔阔布乡}}

| {{transl|zh|Sà'ěrkuòbù Xiāng}}

| {{lang|ug|سارقوبۇ يېزىسى}}

| {{transl|ug|sarqobu yëzisi}}

| {{lang|kk-Arab|سارقوبى اۋىلى}}

| {{lang|kk|Сарқобы ауылы}}

| 654026203

|

colspan="9" style="text-align:center; background:#d3d3d3;"|Ethnic Townships
---------

| Chaganuysun Mongol Ethnic Township

| {{lang|zh-hans|察汗乌苏蒙古族乡}}

| {{transl|zh|Cháhànwūsū Ménggǔzú Xiāng}}

| {{lang|ug|چاغان ئۇسۇ موڭغۇل يېزىسى}}

| {{transl|ug|chaghan Usu mongghul yëzisi}}

| {{lang|kk-Arab|ساعانۋسۇن موڭعۇل ۇلتتىق اۋىلى}}

| {{lang|kk|Сағанусұн Моңғұл Ұлттық ауылы}}

| 654026206

| (Mongolian)
{{MongolUnicode|ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨ᠋ᠤ᠋ᠰᠤᠨ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠲᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ|style=max-height:3.5em;text-align:left;word-wrap:normal}}
{{lang|mn|Цагааносон монгол үндэстэний шиян}}

Shota Kyrgyz Ethnic Township

| {{lang|zh-hans|夏特柯尔克孜族乡}}

| {{transl|zh|Xiàtè Kē'ěrkèzīzú Xiāng}}

| {{lang|ug|شات قىرغىز يېزىسى}}

| {{transl|ug|shat qirghiz yëzisi}}

| {{lang|kk-Arab|شاتى قىرعىز ۇلتتىق اۋىلى}}

| {{lang|kk|Шаты Қырғыз Ұлттық ауылы}}

| 654026207

| (Kyrgyz)
{{lang|ky-Arab|شاتى قىرعىز ۇلۇتتۇق ايىلى}}
{{lang|ky|Шаты Кыргыз улуттук айылы}}

Husongtukaerxun Mongol Ethnic Township

| {{lang|zh-hans|胡松图喀尔逊蒙古族乡}}

| {{transl|zh|Húsōngtúkā'ěrxùn Ménggǔzú Xiāng}}

| {{lang|ug|خۇسۇمتۇ خارسۇن موڭغۇل يېزىسى}}

| {{transl|ug|xusumtu xarsun mongghul yëzisi}}

| {{lang|kk-Arab|حۇسۇمتۋ حارسۇن موڭعۇل ۇلتتىق اۋىلى}}

| {{lang|kk|Хұсұмтұ Харсұн Моңғұл Ұлттық ауылы}}

| 654026208

| (Mongolian)
{{MongolUnicode|ᠬᠤᠰᠤᠮᠲᠤ ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠤ᠋ᠰᠤᠨ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠲᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ|style=max-height:3.5em;text-align:left;word-wrap:normal}}
{{lang|mn|Хусамт хар-усан монгол үндэстэний шиян}}

Others:

  • 74th Regiment of the XPCC ({{lang|zh-hans|兵团七十四团}}) (74-تۇەن مەيدانى) (74-تۋان الاڭىنداعى)
  • 75th Regiment of the XPCC ({{lang|zh-hans|兵团七十五团}}) (75-تۇەن مەيدانى) (75-تۋان الاڭىنداعى)
  • 76th Regiment of the XPCC ({{lang|zh-hans|兵团七十六团}}) (76-تۇەن مەيدانى) (76-تۋان الاڭىنداعى)
  • 77th Regiment of the XPCC ({{lang|zh-hans|兵团七十七团}}) (77-تۇەن مەيدانى) (77-تۋان الاڭىنداعى)

Climate

{{Weather box|width=auto

|metric first=y

|single line=y

|location = Zhaosu, elevation {{convert|1851|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals)

|Jan high C = -5.1

|Feb high C = -3.1

|Mar high C = 3.4

|Apr high C = 13.5

|May high C = 17.4

|Jun high C = 20.3

|Jul high C = 22.4

|Aug high C = 22.8

|Sep high C = 19.3

|Oct high C = 12.0

|Nov high C = 3.0

|Dec high C = -3.3

|Jan mean C = -10.6

|Feb mean C = -8.3

|Mar mean C = -1.7

|Apr mean C = 6.7

|May mean C = 10.8

|Jun mean C = 14.0

|Jul mean C = 15.8

|Aug mean C = 15.6

|Sep mean C = 11.9

|Oct mean C = 5.3

|Nov mean C = -2.4

|Dec mean C = -8.5

|Jan low C = -15.3

|Feb low C = -13.0

|Mar low C = -6.0

|Apr low C = 1.5

|May low C = 5.6

|Jun low C = 8.8

|Jul low C = 10.3

|Aug low C = 9.8

|Sep low C = 6.0

|Oct low C = 0.3

|Nov low C = -6.5

|Dec low C = -12.8

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 6.7

|Feb precipitation mm = 9.5

|Mar precipitation mm = 16.5

|Apr precipitation mm = 50.1

|May precipitation mm = 81.7

|Jun precipitation mm = 90.2

|Jul precipitation mm = 91.0

|Aug precipitation mm = 77.1

|Sep precipitation mm = 44.2

|Oct precipitation mm = 28.3

|Nov precipitation mm = 18.8

|Dec precipitation mm = 9.3

|Jan humidity = 71

|Feb humidity = 73

|Mar humidity = 74

|Apr humidity = 63

|May humidity = 63

|Jun humidity = 67

|Jul humidity = 67

|Aug humidity = 61

|Sep humidity = 58

|Oct humidity = 64

|Nov humidity = 72

|Dec humidity = 73

|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 6.1

|Feb precipitation days = 7.4

|Mar precipitation days = 9.0

|Apr precipitation days = 11.9

|May precipitation days = 17.3

|Jun precipitation days = 18.7

|Jul precipitation days = 18.4

|Aug precipitation days = 16.3

|Sep precipitation days = 11.2

|Oct precipitation days = 8.6

|Nov precipitation days = 8.1

|Dec precipitation days = 7.5

|year precipitation days =

|Jan sun = 175.3

|Feb sun = 178.9

|Mar sun = 214.9

|Apr sun = 222.7

|May sun = 249.6

|Jun sun = 248.6

|Jul sun = 272.0

|Aug sun = 267.1

|Sep sun = 242.3

|Oct sun = 215.3

|Nov sun = 158.0

|Dec sun = 152.9

|year sun =

| Jan percentsun = 60

| Feb percentsun = 59

| Mar percentsun = 57

| Apr percentsun = 55

| May percentsun = 55

| Jun percentsun = 54

| Jul percentsun = 59

| Aug percentsun = 63

| Sep percentsun = 66

| Oct percentsun = 65

| Nov percentsun = 55

| Dec percentsun = 55

| year percentsun =

|Jan snow days = 9.8

|Feb snow days = 10.3

|Mar snow days = 11.0

|Apr snow days = 6.0

|May snow days = 2.1

|Jun snow days = 0.2

|Jul snow days = 0.2

|Aug snow days = 0.2

|Sep snow days = 0.6

|Oct snow days = 5.5

|Nov snow days = 9.5

|Dec snow days = 10.3

|year snow days =

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Demographics

As of 2012, the population of Zhaosu County is 189,102, among which 47.55 per cent are Kazakh, 28.65 per cent are Han Chinese, and 9.66 per cent are Uyghur.{{Cite web |date=15 March 2016 |title=昭苏县概况 |url=https://www.xjyl.gov.cn/xjylz/c112407/201603/5414252112c348e3a8fbb9df2d135394.shtml |access-date=26 April 2023 |website=伊犁哈萨克自治州人民政府}}

Reports suggest that an influx of Han migrants to the county began circa 2008.

Economy

By 2020, several Han Chinese restaurants had been opened in the county to accommodate an influx of Han migrants. The county is served by Zhaosu Tianma Airport.

Agriculture

Potatoes and wheat are the crops primarily cultivated in Zhaosu.

Education

Shuguang Middle School, formerly Number 1 Middle School, is located in Zhaosu.{{cite web|last1=Rajagopalan|first1=Megha|last2=Killing|first2=Alison|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/meghara/inside-xinjiang-detention-camp?__twitter_impression=true|title=Inside A Xinjiang Detention Camp|newspaper=Buzzfeed News|date=3 December 2020|access-date=4 December 2020}}

Notes

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References

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{{Xinjiang Administrative Divisions}}

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Category:County-level divisions of Xinjiang

Category:Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture

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