Gongliu County

Not to be confused with Gongliu of Zhou.
Gongliu County
巩留县 (Chinese)
توققۇزتارا ناھىيىسى (Uyghur)
توعىزتاراۋ اۋدانى (Kazakh)
Tokkuztara County
County
Gongliu is located in Dzungaria
Gongliu
Gongliu
Location of the seat in Xinjiang
Gongliu is located in Xinjiang
Gongliu
Gongliu
Gongliu (Xinjiang)
Gongliu is located in China
Gongliu
Gongliu
Gongliu (China)
Coordinates: 43°28′00″N 82°08′56″E / 43.46667°N 82.14889°E / 43.46667; 82.14889
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Autonomous prefectureIli
County seatToqquztara Town
Area
 • Total
4,116 km2 (1,589 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
175,766
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Websitewww.xjgl.gov.cn
Gongliu
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese巩留县
Traditional Chinese鞏留縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGǒngliú Xiàn
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese特克斯塔留
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTèkèsītǎliú
Uyghur name
Uyghurتوققۇزتارا ناھىيىسى‎
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiToqquztara Nahiyisi
Yengi YeziⱪTok̡k̡uztara Nah̡iyisi
SASM/GNCTokkuztara Naĥiyə
Siril YëziqiТоққузтара наһийиси
Kazakh name
Kazakhتوعىزتاراۋ اۋدانى

Kazakh Cyrillic: Тоғызтарау ауданы

Kazakh Latin alphabet: Toǵyztaraý aýdany

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.

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.


Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Uyghur (UEY) Uyghur Latin (ULY) Kazakh (Arabic script) Kazakh (Cyrillic script) Number of communities Population (thousand) Land area (km2)
Towns
Toqquztara Town 巩留镇 Gǒngliú Zhèn توققۇزتارا بازىرى toqquztara baziri توعىزتاراۋ قالاشىعى 7 24.7 29
Aqtobek Town 阿克吐别克镇 Ākètǔbiékè Zhèn ئاقتۆبەك بازىرى Aqtöbek baziri اقتۇبەك قالاشىعى 6 9.7 613.3
Kongdeneng Town 库尔德宁镇 Kù'ěrdéníng Zhèn كۆلدەنەڭ بازىرى köldeneng baziri كولدەنەڭ قالاشىعى 7 9.8 568
Dongmehelle Town 东买里镇 Dōngmǎilǐ Zhèn دۆڭمەھەللە بازىرى döngmehelle baziri دوڭمالى قالاشىعى 8 27 317
Agharsin Town 阿尕尔森镇 Āgǎ'ěrsēn Zhèn ئاغارسىن بازىرى Agharsin baziri اعارسىن قالاشىعى 9 21.5 714
Tikeriq Town 提克阿热克镇 Tíkè'ārèkè Zhèn تىكئېرىق بازىرى tik'ëriq baziri تىكارىق قالاشىعى 8 13.7 426.7
Townships
Jirghilang Township 吉尔格郎乡 Jí'ěrgéláng Xiāng جىرغالاڭ يېزىسى jirghalang yëzisi جىرعالاڭ اۋىلى 6 6.6 420
Tashtope Township 塔斯托别乡 Tǎsītuōbié Xiāng تاشتۆپە يېزىسى tashtöpe yëzisi تاستوبە اۋىلى 8 23.3 414

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

Climate data for Gongliu (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −1.0
(30.2) 		2.3
(36.1) 		11.5
(52.7) 		20.4
(68.7) 		24.7
(76.5) 		28.2
(82.8) 		30.2
(86.4) 		29.4
(84.9) 		25.3
(77.5) 		18.2
(64.8) 		8.9
(48.0) 		1.1
(34.0) 		16.6
(61.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) −8.8
(16.2) 		−4.6
(23.7) 		4.5
(40.1) 		12.4
(54.3) 		17.0
(62.6) 		20.7
(69.3) 		22.2
(72.0) 		20.9
(69.6) 		16.1
(61.0) 		9.1
(48.4) 		1.9
(35.4) 		−5.5
(22.1) 		8.8
(47.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −14.7
(5.5) 		−10.3
(13.5) 		−1.3
(29.7) 		5.6
(42.1) 		10.2
(50.4) 		14.0
(57.2) 		15.2
(59.4) 		13.5
(56.3) 		8.6
(47.5) 		2.5
(36.5) 		−2.9
(26.8) 		−10.4
(13.3) 		2.5
(36.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 13.0
(0.51) 		16.0
(0.63) 		17.3
(0.68) 		34.1
(1.34) 		37.4
(1.47) 		44.4
(1.75) 		34.3
(1.35) 		28.9
(1.14) 		17.8
(0.70) 		21.5
(0.85) 		23.5
(0.93) 		16.8
(0.66) 		305
(12.01)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 7.2 7.7 7.7 9.0 10.0 11.2 9.9 8.7 6.2 6.5 7.5 8.2 99.8
Average snowy days 8.3 8.8 4.3 1.2 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.7 5.1 9.5 38
Average relative humidity (%) 76 75 69 60 59 62 64 65 66 71 76 78 68
Mean monthly sunshine hours 163.3 168.6 217.2 240.1 284.3 282.1 304.9 295.7 260.1 222.7 152.9 141.3 2,733.2
Percent possible sunshine 56 56 58 59 62 61 66 70 71 67 54 51 61
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]

Notes

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

References

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


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