Emin County

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.

Emin County
额敏县 (Chinese)
دۆربىلجىن ناھىيىسى (Uyghur)
ءدوربىلجىن اۋدانى (Kazakh)
Omin, Durbuldzin, Dörbiljin
Location of Emin County (red) within Tacheng Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Location of Emin County (red) within Tacheng Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Emin is located in Dzungaria
Emin
Emin
Location of the seat in Xinjiang
Emin is located in Xinjiang
Emin
Emin
Emin (Xinjiang)
Emin is located in China
Emin
Emin
Emin (China)
Coordinates: 46°34′00″N 83°36′00″E / 46.5667°N 83.6°E / 46.5667; 83.6
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
PrefectureTacheng
County seatDörbiljin (Emin)
Area
 • Total9,157.81 km2 (3,535.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total188,642
 • Density21/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Websitewww.xjem.gov.cn
Emin County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese额敏县
Traditional Chinese額敏縣
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese杜尔布勒津县
Traditional Chinese杜爾布勒津縣
Uyghur name
Uyghurدۆربىلجىن ناھىيىسى
Kazakh name
Kazakhءدوربىلجىن اۋدانى

Kazakh Cyrillic: Дөрбілжін ауданы


Kazakh Latin alphabet: Dórbiljin aýdany

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]

NameSimplified ChineseHanyu PinyinUyghur (UEY)Uyghur Latin (ULY)Kazakh (Arabic script)Kazakh (Cyrillic script)NotesAdministrative division code
Towns
Dörbiljin Town
(Emin Town)
额敏镇Émǐn Zhènدۆربىلجىن بازىرىdörbiljin baziriٴدوربىلجىن قالاشىعى654221100
Üsh Qarasu Town玉什喀拉苏镇Yùshíkālāsū Zhènئۈش قاراسۇ بازىرىÜsh qarasu baziriٷشقاراسۋ قالاشىعى654221101
Jël'aghash Town杰勒阿尕什镇Jiélè'āgǎshí Zhènجېلئاغاش بازىرىjël'aghash baziriجەلاعاش قالاشىعى654221102
Shanghu Town上户镇Shànghú Zhènشاڭخۇ بازىرىshangxu baziriشاڭعۋ قالاشىعى654221103
Maralsu Town玛热勒苏镇Mǎrèlèsū Zhènمارالسۇ بازىرىmaralsu baziriمارالسۋ قالاشىعى654221104
Qara'ëmil Town喀拉也木勒镇Kālāyěmùlè Zhènقارائېمىل بازىرىqara'ëmil baziriقاراەمىل قالاشىعى654221105
Township
Jiaoqu Township郊区乡Jiāoqū Xiāngشەھەر ئەتراپى يېزىسىsheher Etrapi yëzisiقالاماڭى اۋىلى654221200
Küre Township喇嘛昭乡Lǎmazhāo Xiāngكۈرە يېزىسىküre yëzisiكۇرە اۋىلى654221207
Gürti Township
(Erdaoqiao Township)
二道桥乡Èrdàoqiáo Xiāngگۈرتى يېزىسىgürti yëzisiكۇرتى اۋىلى654221207
Ethnic Townships
Ëmalghulin Mongol Ethnic Township额玛勒郭楞蒙古民族乡Émǎlèguōléng Ménggǔ Mínzúxiāngئېمالغۇلىن موڭغۇل يېزىسىËmalghulin mongghul yëzisiەمالعۇلىن موڭعۇل اۋىلى654221202
Xujëriti Mongol Ethnic Township霍吉尔特蒙古民族乡Huòjí'ěrtè Ménggǔ Mínzúxiāngخۇجېرىتى موڭغۇل يېزىسىxujëriti mongghul yëzisiحۇزەرتى موڭعۇل ۇلتتىق اۋىلى(Mongolian)
ᠭᠤᠤᠵᠡᠭᠡᠷᠳᠡ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠲᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠰᠤᠮᠤᠨ
Гуузээрд монгол үндэстэний суман
654221208

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

Climate data for Emin (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)6.3
(43.3)
8.3
(46.9)
25.5
(77.9)
33.8
(92.8)
37.5
(99.5)
38.3
(100.9)
41.3
(106.3)
41.1
(106.0)
37.5
(99.5)
32.1
(89.8)
21.2
(70.2)
11.4
(52.5)
41.3
(106.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)−5.1
(22.8)
−1.5
(29.3)
6.5
(43.7)
18.4
(65.1)
24.4
(75.9)
29.4
(84.9)
31.2
(88.2)
30.3
(86.5)
24.4
(75.9)
16.2
(61.2)
5.3
(41.5)
−3.1
(26.4)
14.7
(58.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)−11.9
(10.6)
−8.5
(16.7)
0.1
(32.2)
11.0
(51.8)
16.9
(62.4)
21.8
(71.2)
23.5
(74.3)
22.2
(72.0)
16.3
(61.3)
8.4
(47.1)
−0.8
(30.6)
−9.1
(15.6)
7.5
(45.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−17.0
(1.4)
−14.1
(6.6)
−5.1
(22.8)
4.9
(40.8)
10.2
(50.4)
14.9
(58.8)
16.6
(61.9)
15.1
(59.2)
9.3
(48.7)
2.5
(36.5)
−5.1
(22.8)
−13.6
(7.5)
1.5
(34.8)
Record low °C (°F)−37.8
(−36.0)
−33.9
(−29.0)
−29.8
(−21.6)
−11.2
(11.8)
−3.0
(26.6)
2.5
(36.5)
8.3
(46.9)
3.9
(39.0)
−2.6
(27.3)
−14.1
(6.6)
−31.8
(−25.2)
−34.1
(−29.4)
−37.8
(−36.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)18.3
(0.72)
15.6
(0.61)
19.6
(0.77)
33.3
(1.31)
34.9
(1.37)
23.1
(0.91)
28.9
(1.14)
20.2
(0.80)
18.9
(0.74)
20.9
(0.82)
33.3
(1.31)
24.0
(0.94)
291
(11.44)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)8.88.58.38.68.58.28.56.25.67.49.910.599
Average snowy days10.910.76.91.60.100001.98.512.653.2
Average relative humidity (%)75736853474952494858727660
Mean monthly sunshine hours143.4164.5223.1256.0317.0325.0330.5317.7267.4208.4136.7119.42,809.1
Percent possible sunshine50555962686970747363504562
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]

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