Nilka County
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Nilka County
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.png) Nilka County (red) within Ili Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang | |
  Nilka Location of the seat in Xinjiang  Nilka Nilka (Xinjiang)  Nilka Nilka (China) | |
| Coordinates: 43°48′01″N 82°30′42″E / 43.8002°N 82.5118°E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
| Autonomous prefecture | Ili |
| County seat | Nilqa Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10,122.62 km2 (3,908.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 155,737 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard[a]) |
| Website | www |
| Nilka County | |||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 尼勒克县 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 尼勒克縣 | ||||||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 巩哈县 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鞏哈縣 | ||||||||||
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| Mongolian name | |||||||||||
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Нялх шиан | ||||||||||
| Mongolian script | ᠨᠢᠯᠬᠠ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ | ||||||||||
| Uyghur name | |||||||||||
| Uyghur | نىلقا ناھىيسى | ||||||||||
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| Kazakh name | |||||||||||
| Kazakh | نىلقى اۋدانى | ||||||||||
Nilka County is a county situated within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. It contains an area of 10,121 km2 (3,908 sq mi). According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 150,000.
Administrative division
Nilka County is divided into 5 towns, 5 townships, and 1 ethnic township.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Kazakh (Arabic script) | Kazakh (Cyrillic script) | Notes | Population
(thousand) |
Area
km2 |
Number of communities |
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| Towns | ||||||||||
| Nilqa Town | 尼勒克镇 | Nílèkè Zhèn | نىلقا بازىرى | nilqa baziri | نىلقى قالاشىعى | 10 | 31.9 | 84.67 | ||
| Ulastay Town | 乌拉斯台镇 | Wūlāsītái Zhèn | ئۇلاستاي بازىرى | Ulastay baziri | ىلاستاي قالاشىعى | 7 | 9.8 | 80 | ||
| Özen Town | 乌赞镇 | Wūzàn Zhèn | ئۆزەن بازىرى | Özen baziri | وزەن قالاشىعى | 7 | 16.3 | 458 | ||
| Mis Town | 木斯镇 | Mùsī Zhèn | مىس بازىرى | mis baziri | مىس قالاشىعى | 9 | 13 | 394 | ||
| Këleng Town | 克令镇 | Kèlìng Zhèn | كېلەڭ بازىرى | këleng baziri | كىلەڭ قالاشىعى | 7 | 11.2 | 372 | ||
| Townships | ||||||||||
| Suptay Township | 苏布台乡 | Sūbùtái Xiāng | سۇپتاي يېزىسى | suptay yëzisi | سۇپتاي اۋىلى | 4 | 6.9 | 229 | ||
| Qarasu Township | 喀拉苏乡 | Kālāsū Xiāng | قاراسۇ يېزىسى | qarasu yëzisi | قاراسۋ اۋىلى | 8 | 13.5 | 575.2 | ||
| Yaqaulastay Township | 加哈乌拉斯台乡 | Jiāhāwūlāsītái Xiāng | ياقا ئۇلاستاي يېزىسى | yaqa Ulastay yëzisi | جاعالاستاي اۋىلى | 6 | 8.5 | 479.33 | ||
| Qaratöpe Township | 喀拉托别乡 | Kālātuōbié Xiāng | قاراتۆپە يېزىسى | qaratöpe yëzisi | قاراتوبە اۋىلى | 4 | 9.1 | 1075.2 | ||
| Qujurtay Township | 胡吉尔台乡 | Hújí'ěrtái Xiāng | قۇجۇرتاي يېزىسى | qujurtay yëzisi | قۇجىرتاي اۋىلى | 9 | 10.3 | 471.87 | ||
| Ethic Township | ||||||||||
| Kökxotqor Mongol Ethic Township | 科克浩特浩尔蒙古民族乡 | Kēkèhàotèhào'ěr Ménggǔ Mínzúxiāng | كۆكخوتقور موڭغۇل يېزىسى | kökxotqor mongghul yëzisi | كوكعوتقىر موڭعۇل اۋىلى | (Mongolian) ᠬᠥᠬᠡᠬᠣᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠲᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠰᠤᠮᠤᠨ Хөххотгор монгол үндэстэний суман |
10 | 14.6 | 668 | |
Climate
| Climate data for Nilka (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.2 (29.8) |
1.9 (35.4) |
9.8 (49.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
26.3 (79.3) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.5 (83.3) |
24.2 (75.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
8.1 (46.6) |
0.9 (33.6) |
15.5 (59.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.9 (14.2) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
2.4 (36.3) |
10.3 (50.5) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.5 (65.3) |
20.3 (68.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
7.6 (45.7) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
7.2 (44.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.2 (2.8) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
3.6 (38.5) |
7.8 (46.0) |
11.6 (52.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
11.6 (52.9) |
6.8 (44.2) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
0.6 (33.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17.7 (0.70) |
17.6 (0.69) |
23.6 (0.93) |
44.7 (1.76) |
54.2 (2.13) |
58.6 (2.31) |
57.0 (2.24) |
40.6 (1.60) |
21.4 (0.84) |
29.7 (1.17) |
32.1 (1.26) |
23.6 (0.93) |
420.8 (16.56) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.7 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 10.3 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 111.7 |
| Average snowy days | 9.6 | 10.7 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 8.2 | 11.1 | 51.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 74 | 69 | 60 | 61 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 62 | 68 | 74 | 76 | 67 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 159.9 | 167.9 | 214.1 | 235.3 | 278.7 | 281.4 | 303.9 | 294.5 | 257.3 | 218.0 | 154.6 | 140.6 | 2,706.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 66 | 69 | 70 | 66 | 55 | 51 | 60 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Notes
- ^ Locals in Xinjiang frequently observe UTC+6 (Xinjiang Time), 2 hours behind Beijing.
References
- ^ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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