Aksay Kazakh Autonomous County

Aksay Kazakh Autonomous County is an autonomous county under the prefecture-level city of Jiuquan in Gansu Province, China.[2][3] The county borders Qinghai Province to the south and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to the west.[3]

Not to be confused with Aksai Chin.
Aksay County
阿克塞县  (Chinese)
اقساي اۋدانى  (Kazakh)
County
Aksay Kazak Autonomous County
阿克塞哈萨克族自治县  (Chinese)
اقساي قازاق اۆتونوميالى اۋدانى  (Kazakh)
Location of Aksay Kazak Autonomous County (pink) within Jiuquan City (yellow), Gansu Province (light grey) and the People’s Republic of China (dark grey)
Aksai
Location of the seat in Gansu
Coordinates: 39°39′48″N 94°20′12″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGansu
Prefecture-level cityJiuquan
SeatHongliuwan
Area
 • Total31,374 km2 (12,114 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total9,360[1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
736400
Aksay Kazakh Autonomous County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese阿克塞哈萨克族自治县
Traditional Chinese阿克塞哈薩克族自治縣
Kazakh name
Kazakhاقساي قازاق اۆتونوميالى اۋدانى
Aqsaı Qazaq aýtonomııalyq aýdany
Ақсай Қазақ аутономиялық ауданы

The westernmost county-level division of Gansu, the county has an area of 32,374 km2 (12,500 sq mi),[3] and a population of 10,545 as of 2010.[4] The postal code is 736400.[3]

History

The Aksai Kazakh Autonomous Region Preparatory Committee was set up in 1953, south of Dunhuang.[4] On April 26, 1954, the Aksai Kazak Autonomous Region was established.[4] In 1955, it was renamed Aksai Kazakh Autonomous County.[4]

Geography
A view of the Altyn-Tagh mountains in Aksay

The county lies on the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau and has an average elevation of about 3,200 meters.[3]

The county is bordered by the city of Dunhuang to the north, Qinghai to the south, Subei Mongol Autonomous County to the east, and Xinjiang to the west.[3]

The Big Harteng River (Chinese: 大哈尔腾河) and the Little Harteng River (Chinese: 小哈尔腾河) both flow through the southern portion of the county.[3] The Sugan Lake, which actually comprises the Big Sugan Lake (Chinese: 大苏干湖) and the Little Sugan Lake (Chinese: 小苏干湖) is located in the county.[3]

Climate

The county experiences an average annual rainfall of 100 millimetres or 4 inches, an average annual temperature of 5.4 °C or 41.7 °F, and an annual frost-free period of 90 days.[3]

Administrative divisions

The county governs one town and three townships.[5]

Hongliuwan is the county's sole town and administrative center.[3][5]

The county's three townships are Akqi Township, Alteng Township and Aina Township.[5]

Demographics

As of 2010, the county had a permanent population of 10,545, of which, 10,079 lived in Hongliuwan.[4]

The county is the only Kazakh autonomous county in the province of Gansu.[4] As of 2005, 41.3% of the county's population were ethnic Kazakhs, up slightly from the 40.7% recorded in 1996.[4] Other ethnic groups in the county include the Han, the Hui, the Uighur, the Tibetans and 6 other ethnic minorities.[3]

Transport

China National Highway 215 passes through the county, as does Gansu Provincial Highway 314.[3]

Golmud–Dunhuang Railway also passes through the county.

References
  1. "China : Population - ceicdata.com". ceicdata. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  2. 2019年统计用区划代码 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2019. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  3. 阿克塞哈萨克族自治县概况地图. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2016-06-27. Archived from the original on 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  4. 阿克塞哈萨克族自治县历史沿革. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2016-06-27. Archived from the original on 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  5. 2019年统计用区划代码 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2020-08-17.


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