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Gongliu County

Gongliu County

County in Xinjiang, China

Not to be confused with Gongliu of Zhou.

Gongliu County (Chinese: 巩留县) as the official romanized name, also transliterated from Uyghur as Tokkuztara County (Uyghur: توققۇزتارا ناھىيىسى; Chinese: 特克斯塔留县), 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 4,119 km2 (1,590 sq mi). According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 160,000.

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Name

The place was originally named Tokkuztara, meaning "nine streams" because branches of the Ili River merged in the area. When a county was set up in 1932, Gongliu was chosen as the official name, which is an abbreviation of Gonggu Changliu ("巩固长留"), literally Stability and Long-lasting.[2]

Administrative divisions

Gongliu County is divided into 6 towns and 2 townships.


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Note:

  • 1. On October 21, 2014, with the approval of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People's Government, the original Dongmahalla Township was renamed Dongmahalla Town.[3]
  • 2. In 2013, with the approval of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People's Government, the original Agarsin Township was renamed Agarsin Town.
  • 3. On July 13, 2016, with the approval of the People's Government of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the original Tikirik Township was renamed Tikirik Town.[4]
  • 4. On January 24, 2013, with the approval of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People's Government, it was renamed the original "Muhur Township" Koldeneng Town.

Climate

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Notes

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

References

  1. [1]
    Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
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    "巩留县人民政府 - 巩留概况". Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
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    "ش ئۇ ئا ر خەلق ھۆكۈمىتىنىڭ تەستىقنامىسى(دۆڭمەھەللە بازىرى)". Archived from the original on 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
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    "ش ئۇ ئا ر خەلق ھۆكۈمىتىنىڭ تەستىقنامىسى(ئاغارسىن بازىرى)". Archived from the original on 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
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    中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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    中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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