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Jinghe County

Coordinates: 44°36′N 82°54′E / 44.600°N 82.900°E / 44.600; 82.900
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Jinghe County
精河县 (Chinese)
جىڭ ناھىيىسى (Uyghur)
ᠵᠢᠩ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ (Mongolian)
Jing
Jinghe County (red) within Bortala Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Jinghe County (red) within Bortala Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Jinghe is located in Dzungaria
Jinghe
Jinghe
Location in Xinjiang
Jinghe is located in Xinjiang
Jinghe
Jinghe
Jinghe (Xinjiang)
Jinghe is located in China
Jinghe
Jinghe
Jinghe (China)
Coordinates: 44°36′N 82°54′E / 44.600°N 82.900°E / 44.600; 82.900
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Autonomous prefectureBortala
County seatJinghe Town
Area
 • Total11,181 km2 (4,317 sq mi)
Elevation
321 m (1,053 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total125,968
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Websitewww.xjjh.gov.cn
Jinghe County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese精河县
Traditional Chinese精河縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīnghé Xiàn
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese精县
Traditional Chinese精縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīng Xiàn
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicЖин шянь
Mongolian scriptᠵᠢᠩ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ
Transcriptions
SASM/GNCǰiŋ siyan
Uyghur name
Uyghurجىڭ ناھىيىسى
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiJing nahiyisi
Yengi YeziⱪJing nah̡iyisi
SASM/GNCJing Nahiyisi
Siril YëziqiҖиң наһийиси
Kazakh name
Kazakhجىڭ اۋدانى

Жың ауданы


Jyñ audany

Jinghe County (Chinese: 精河县) as the official romanized name, also transliterated from Uyghur as Jing County (Uyghur: جىڭ ناھىيىسى), is a county of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Börtala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture. It contains an area of 11,181 square kilometres (4,317 sq mi). According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 120,000.

Geography and climate

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Jinghe has a desert climate (Köppen BWk), with a mean total of only 102 millimetres (4.02 in) of precipitation per annum and great seasonal differences in temperature, with long, very cold winters, and hot, dry summers. As spring and autumn are short, winter and summer are the main seasons. Temperatures can easily fall below −20 °C (−4 °F) in winter or rise above 35 °C (95 °F) in summer. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −14.9 °C (5.2 °F) in January to 25.7 °C (78.3 °F) in July; the annual mean is 8.22 °C (46.8 °F). With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 35% in December to 70% in August and September, the county receives 2,554 hours of bright sunshine annually.

Climate data for Jinghe County, elevation 329 m (1,079 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −10.6
(12.9)
−5.0
(23.0)
7.3
(45.1)
20.5
(68.9)
27.3
(81.1)
32.3
(90.1)
33.6
(92.5)
31.8
(89.2)
25.5
(77.9)
16.0
(60.8)
4.2
(39.6)
−6.4
(20.5)
14.7
(58.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −15.5
(4.1)
−10.1
(13.8)
1.8
(35.2)
13.5
(56.3)
20.2
(68.4)
25.1
(77.2)
26.3
(79.3)
24.3
(75.7)
18.2
(64.8)
9.4
(48.9)
−0.3
(31.5)
−10.4
(13.3)
8.5
(47.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −19.5
(−3.1)
−14.5
(5.9)
−2.8
(27.0)
7.4
(45.3)
13.8
(56.8)
18.6
(65.5)
19.8
(67.6)
17.8
(64.0)
11.7
(53.1)
4.0
(39.2)
−3.8
(25.2)
−13.5
(7.7)
3.3
(37.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3.9
(0.15)
4.4
(0.17)
4.4
(0.17)
12.5
(0.49)
16.2
(0.64)
14.0
(0.55)
16.6
(0.65)
14.0
(0.55)
8.9
(0.35)
8.7
(0.34)
5.6
(0.22)
6.7
(0.26)
115.9
(4.54)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 9.4 7.7 4.4 5.1 6.0 7.6 8.0 6.4 4.2 3.5 4.7 11.7 78.7
Average snowy days 21.6 15.6 6.3 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 7.0 21.1 72.3
Average relative humidity (%) 79 77 68 48 41 43 48 50 51 62 75 81 60
Mean monthly sunshine hours 110.9 128.4 172.5 241.5 293.3 293.4 308.1 297.8 260.4 205.4 108.7 87.3 2,507.7
Percent possible sunshine 38 43 46 59 63 63 66 70 71 62 39 32 54
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3][4]

Demographics

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The proportion of nationalities in Jinghe County
Nationality Percentage
Han People
55.8%
Kazakhs
20.0%
Mongols
13.7%
Uyghurs
4.9%
Hui People
4.4%
Others
1.2%
Source of the population statistics :[5]

Subdivisions

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Jinghe County is made up of 4 towns and 1 township.

Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Uyghur (UEY) Uyghur Latin (ULY) Mongolian (traditional) Mongolian (Cyrillic) Administrative division code
Towns
Jinghe Town
(Jing Town)
精河镇 Jīnghé Zhèn جىڭ بازىرى jing baziri ᠵᠢᠩ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Жин балгас 652722100
Daheyanzi Town 大河沿子镇 Dàhéyánzǐ Zhèn داخېيەنزە بازىرى daxëyenze baziri ᠳ᠋ᠠᠠᠾᠧᠶᠠᠩᠽᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Тангеанз балгас 652722101
Toli Town 托里镇 Tuōlǐ Zhèn تولى بازىرى toli baziri ᠲᠣᠯᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Доли балгас 652722102
Todok Town
(Todog)
托托镇 Tuōtuō Zhèn تودوگ بازىرى todog baziri ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠳᠠᠭ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Тоодог балгас 652722103
Township
Mangdam Township 茫丁乡 Mángdīng Xiāng ماندان يېزىسى
(ماندانبۇلاق يېزىسى)
mandan yëzisi
(mandanbulaq yëzisi)
ᠮᠠᠨᠳᠠᠨᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ Мантанбулаг шиян 652722200

Others:

  • Akqi Farm (阿合其农场, ئاقچى دېھقانچىلىق مەيدانى, ᠠᠬᠠᠴᠢ
    ᠲᠠᠷᠢᠶᠠᠯᠠᠩ ᠤᠨ
    ᠲᠠᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ
    )
  • Bajiahu Farm (八家户农场, باجاخۇ چارۋىچىلىق مەيدانى, ᠪᠠᠵᠠᠬᠤ
    ᠲᠠᠷᠢᠶᠠᠯᠠᠩ ᠤᠨ
    ᠲᠠᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ
    )
  • Jinghe Industrial Park (精河工业园区)
  • XPCC 82nd Regiment Farm (兵团八十二团) (82-تۇەن مەيدانى) (82 ᠳᠤᠭᠠᠷ ᠲᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠲᠠᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ)
  • XPCC 83rd Regiment Farm (兵团八十三团) (83-تۇەن مەيدانى) (83 ᠳᠤᠭᠠᠷ ᠲᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠲᠠᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ)
  • XPCC 91st Regiment Farm (兵团九十一团) (91-تۇەن مەيدانى) (91 ᠳᠤᠭᠠᠷ ᠲᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠲᠠᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ)

Transport

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Jinghe is served by China National Highway 312. It is a railway junction for the Northern Xinjiang, Second Ürümqi-Jinghe and Jinghe-Yining-Horgos Railways.

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Notes

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  1. ^ Locals in Xinjiang frequently observe UTC+6 (Xinjiang Time), 2 hours behind Beijing.

References

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  1. ^ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  4. ^ 中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集(1971-2000年). China Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
  5. ^ 3-7 各地、州、市、县(市)分民族人口数 [3-7 Population by Nationality by Prefecture, State, City and County (City)]. tjj.xinjiang.gov.cn (in Chinese). Statistical Bureau of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. 2020-06-10. Archived from the original on 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2021-06-11.