Bole, Xinjiang

Bole (Bortala) 博乐市 • بورتالا شەھىرى • ᠪᠣᠷᠣᠲᠠᠯ᠎ᠠ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ
County-level city
Bole railway station
Country	China
Province	Xinjiang
Prefecture	Bortala (Mongol)
Area
• Total	7,801.68 km2 (3,012.25 sq mi)
Elevation	662 m (2,172 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	106,400
• Density	14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Postal code	833400
Area code	909
Vehicle registration	新 E
Website	http://www.xjboz.gov.cn/

Bole (Bortala) (simplified Chinese: 博乐; traditional Chinese: 博樂; Mongolian: ᠪᠣᠷᠣᠲᠠᠯ᠎ᠠ, Bortal; Uyghur: بۆرتالا, Бөртала, romanized: Börtala, lit. 'Bɵrtala') is a county-level city in Xinjiang Province, China. The city covers an area of 7,517 square kilometres (2,902 sq mi) and as of 2003 had a total population of 403,700 (2003). Bortala means "brown grasslands/steppe" in Mongolian. Bortala is the seat of Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, which borders Kazakhstan. The Northern Xinjiang Railway runs through the city along with highways to Urumqi.

See also

• Makan Map