Bole, Xinjiang
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| Bole بۆرتالا 博乐 Бортала хот |
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| — County-level city — | |
| Bole railway station | |
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| Coordinates: 44°54′13.6″N 82°04′14.93″E / 44.903778°N 82.0708139°ECoordinates: 44°54′13.6″N 82°04′14.93″E / 44.903778°N 82.0708139°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture | Bortala (Mongol) |
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| • Total | 7,802 km2 (3,012.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 250,000 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) |
Bole (simplified Chinese: 博乐; traditional Chinese: 博樂; pinyin: Bólè) or Bortala (Mongolian: Бортала хот; Uyghur: بۆرتالا, ULY: Börtala, UPNY: Bɵrtala?) is a county-level city in Xinjiang. The area is 7517 km² and the total population is 403,700 (2003). Bortala means "brown grasslands/steppe" in Mongolian. Bortala is the seat of Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, which borders to Kazakhstan. Bortala has a railway and highway connections to Urumqi.
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