Aksay Kazakh Autonomous County

Aksay Kazakh Autonomous County is an autonomous county under the prefecture-level city of Jiuquan in Gansu Province, China.[2][3] The county borders Qinghai Province to the south and Xinjiang to the west.[3]

Aksay Kazakh Autonomous County
Name transcription(s)
 • Chinese阿克塞哈萨克族自治县
 • Kazakhاقساي قازاق اۆتونوميالىق اۋدانى
Location of Aksay Kazak Autonomous County (pink) within Jiuquan City (yellow), Gansu Province (light grey) and the People's Republic of China (dark grey)
Location of Aksay Kazak Autonomous County (pink) within Jiuquan City (yellow), Gansu Province (light grey) and the People's Republic of China (dark grey)
Aksai is located in Gansu
Aksai
Aksai
Location of the seat in Gansu
Aksai is located in China
Aksai
Aksai
Aksai (China)
Coordinates: 39°39′48″N 94°20′12″E / 39.66333°N 94.33667°E / 39.66333; 94.33667
CountryChina
ProvinceGansu
Prefecture-level cityJiuquan
County seatJengghelde (Hongliuwan)
Area
 • Total31,374 km2 (12,114 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total10,970
 • Density0.35/km2 (0.91/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
736400
Websitewww.akesai.gov.cn
Aksay Kazakh Autonomous County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese阿克塞哈萨克族自治县
Traditional Chinese阿克塞哈薩克族自治縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinĀkèsài Hāsàkèzú Zìzhìxiàn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingaa3hak1coi3 haa1saat3hak1zuk6 zi6zi6jyun2
Kazakh name
Kazakhاقسای قازاق اۆتونوميالىق اۋدانى
Ақсай Қазақ аутономиялық ауданы
Aqsai Qazaq autonomialyq audany

The westernmost county-level division of Gansu, the county has an area of 32,374 km2 (12,500 sq mi)[3] and a population of 10,545 as of 2010.[4] The postal code is 736400.[3]

History

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The Aksai Kazakh Autonomous Region Preparatory Committee was set up in 1953, south of Dunhuang.[4] On April 26, 1954, the Aksai Kazak Autonomous Region was established.[4] In 1955, it was renamed Aksai Kazakh Autonomous County.[4]

Geography

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A view of the Altyn-Tagh mountains in Aksay

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

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.[3]

The Big Harteng River (Chinese: 大哈尔腾河) and the Little Harteng River (Chinese: 小哈尔腾河) both flow through the southern portion of the county.[3] The Sugan Lake [de], which actually comprises the Big Sugan Lake (Chinese: 大苏干湖) and the Little Sugan Lake (Chinese: 小苏干湖) is located in the county.[3]

Climate

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The county experiences an average annual rainfall of 100 millimetres or 4 inches, an average annual temperature of 5.4 °C or 41.7 °F and an annual frost-free period of 90 days.[3]

Administrative divisions

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The county governs one town, three townships, and one other township-level division.[5]

Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Kazakh (Arabic script)[citation needed] Kazakh (Cyrillic script)[citation needed] Administrative division code
Town
Hongliuwan [zh] 红柳湾镇 Hóngliǔwān Zhèn جىڭعىلدى قويناۋ قالاشىعى 620924100
Townships
Akqi Township [zh] 阿克旗乡 Ākèqí Xiāng اقشي اۋىلى 620924200
Alteng Township [zh] 阿勒腾乡 Ālèténg Xiāng التىن اۋىلى 620924203
Aina Township [zh] 阿伊纳乡 Āyīnà Xiāng اينا اۋىلى 620924204
Other Township-level division
Aksay County Industrial Park 阿克塞县工业园区 Ākèsāi Xiàn Gōngyè Yuánqū 620924400

Demographics

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As of 2010, the county had a permanent population of 10,545, of which, 10,079 lived in Hongliuwan.[4]

The county is the only Kazakh autonomous county in the province of Gansu.[4] As of 2005, 41.3% of the county's population were ethnic Kazakhs, up slightly from the 40.7% recorded in 1996.[4] Other ethnic groups in the county include the Han, the Hui, the Uighur, the Tibetans and 6 other ethnic minorities.[3]

Transport

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China National Highway 215 passes through the county, as does Gansu Provincial Highway 314.[3]

Golmud–Dunhuang Railway also passes through the county.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "酒泉市第七次全国人口普查公报" (in Chinese). Government of Jiuquan. 2021-06-01.
  2. ^ 2019年统计用区划代码 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2019. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 阿克塞哈萨克族自治县概况地图. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2016-06-27. Archived from the original on 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g 阿克塞哈萨克族自治县历史沿革. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2016-06-27. Archived from the original on 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  5. ^ 2022年统计用区划代码(阿克塞哈萨克族自治县) [2022 Statistical Divisions (Aksay Kazakh Autonomous County)] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
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