Zhaosu County

Mongolküre County (Mongolian: ᠮᡆᡊᡎᡆᠯᡘᡉᠷᡄᡃ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ; Uyghur: موڭغۇلكۈرە ناھىيىسى, romanized: Mongghulküre; Chinese: 蒙古库热县), also Zhaosu County (Chinese: 昭苏县) as the Chinese romanized name, is a county situated within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, bordering Kazakhstan's Almaty Region to the west. It contains an area of 10,455 km2 (4,037 sq mi). According to the 2012 census, it has a population of 189,102.[1]

Mongolküre County
昭苏县 · موڭغۇلكۈرە ناھىيىسى
County
Mongolküre County (red) within Ili Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Mongolküre County (red) within Ili Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Coordinates: 43°09′26″N 81°07′52″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Autonomous prefectureIli
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Zhaosu County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese昭苏县
Traditional Chinese昭蘇縣
Hanyu PinyinZhāosū Xiàn
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese蒙古库热县
Traditional Chinese蒙古庫熱縣
Hanyu PinyinMénggǔkùrè Xiàn
Uyghur name
Uyghurموڭغۇلكۈرە ناھىيىسى‎
Todo Mongolian name
Todo Mongolian
Moŋgolküree
Mongolküre

Administrative divisions

Town (镇)

  • Mongolküre Town (昭苏镇)

Township (乡)

  • Xonuqay Township (洪纳海乡) | Uzunbulaq Township (乌尊布拉克乡) | Aqdala Township (阿克达拉乡) | Sarqobu Township (萨尔阔布乡) | Qashajar Township (喀夏加尔乡) | Qarasu Township (喀拉苏乡)

Ethnic Township (民族乡)

  • Chaganuysun Mongol Ethnic Township (察汗乌苏蒙古族乡) | Shota Kirghiz Ethnic Township (夏特柯尔克孜族乡) | Husongtukaerxun Mongol Ethnic Township (胡松图喀尔逊蒙古族乡)

Other (其他)

  • Zhongyang Ranch (种羊场) | 阿合牙孜牧场 | 种马场 | 天山西部林业局昭苏林场 | 军马场 | 煤矿 | 农四师（74团 | 75团 | 76团 | 77团

Climate
Climate data for Zhaosu (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) −5.0
(23.0)		 −3.3
(26.1)		 2.4
(36.3)		 12.8
(55.0)		 17.0
(62.6)		 20.0
(68.0)		 22.1
(71.8)		 22.8
(73.0)		 19.2
(66.6)		 11.7
(53.1)		 3.3
(37.9)		 −3.0
(26.6)		 10.0
(50.0)
Average low °C (°F) −15.6
(3.9)		 −13.8
(7.2)		 −6.9
(19.6)		 0.6
(33.1)		 5.1
(41.2)		 8.1
(46.6)		 9.7
(49.5)		 9.2
(48.6)		 5.4
(41.7)		 −0.4
(31.3)		 −6.6
(20.1)		 −13.0
(8.6)		 −1.5
(29.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 6.3
(0.25)		 7.9
(0.31)		 15.5
(0.61)		 44.2
(1.74)		 84.3
(3.32)		 90.6
(3.57)		 92.4
(3.64)		 68.3
(2.69)		 44.3
(1.74)		 30.1
(1.19)		 15.3
(0.60)		 7.9
(0.31)		 507.1
(19.97)
Source: National Meteorological Center of CMA[2]

Education

The town has Shuguang Middle (Secondary) School, formerly Number 1 Middle School.[3]

Agriculture

The primary crops cultivated are potatoes and wheat.[3]

Economy

By 2020, the town had restaurants catering to Han Chinese tastes.[3] The county is served by Zhaosu Tianma Airport.

Demographics

As of 2012, the population of Zhaosu County is 189,102, among which: Kazakh 47.55%, Han 28.65%, Uyghur 9.66%. [1]

Reports suggest that additional Han people moved to the county circa 2008.[3]

References
  1. "昭苏县概况". 伊犁哈萨克自治州人民政府. 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  2. 1981年-2010年（昭苏）月平均气温和降水 (in Simplified Chinese). National Meteorological Center of CMA. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  3. Rajagopalan, Megha; Killing, Alison (2020-12-03). "Inside A Xinjiang Detention Camp". Buzzfeed News. Retrieved 2020-12-04.


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