Emin_County

Emin County

Emin County

County in Xinjiang, China


Emin County, the official romanized name, also transliterated from Mongolian as Dörbiljin County, is a county situated in the north of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Tacheng Prefecture, bordering Kazakhstan's districts of Tarbagatay and Zaysan. It has an area of 9,092 km2 (3,510 sq mi) with a population of 200,000. The Postcode is 834600.

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Geographically, the county is located on the southern slopes of the Tarbagatai Mountains and in the Emin Valley. The main watercourse is the Emin (Emil) River.

Name

The place was originally named Dörbiljin. In 1918, Yang Zengxin, the governor of Xinjiang, petitioned to have a county set up in the Emin Valley.[2] The new county was named after the Emin (Emil) River.[2]

Transportation

The Karamay–Tacheng Railway (under construction as of 2017) will serve Emin County. [3]

Administrative divisions

Emin County is divided into 6 towns, 3 townships, and 2 ethnic townships.[4]

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Others

  • Erzhihe Ranch (二支河牧场),,Jiaerbulake Farm (加尔布拉克农场), Kuoshibike Pedigree Ranch (阔什比克良种场), Saeryemule Ranch (萨尔也木勒牧场), Yemule Ranch (也木勒牧场), Tachengyequ Pedigree Sheep Farm (塔城地区种羊场), Wuzongbulake Ranch (吾宗布拉克牧场), Shuifeng army regiment farm (水丰兵团团结农场), Nongjiushi 农九师(红星岗兵团169团, 锡伯提兵团166团, 麦海因兵团167团, 乌什水兵团168团, 达因苏兵团165团).

Climate

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Notes

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

References

  1. 2022年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:额敏县. National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  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.

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