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[lower-alpha 1])
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

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.

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]

Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Uyghur (UEY) Uyghur Latin (ULY) Kazakh (Arabic script) Kazakh (Cyrillic script) Notes Administrative division code
Towns
Dörbiljin Town
(Emin Town)
额敏镇 Émǐn Zhèn دۆربىلجىن بازىرى dörbiljin baziri ٴدوربىلجىن قالاشىعى 654221100
Üsh Qarasu Town 玉什喀拉苏镇 Yùshíkālāsū Zhèn ئۈش قاراسۇ بازىرى Üsh qarasu baziri ٷشقاراسۋ قالاشىعى 654221101
Jël'aghash Town 杰勒阿尕什镇 Jiélè'āgǎshí Zhèn جېلئاغاش بازىرى jël'aghash baziri جەلاعاش قالاشىعى 654221102
Shanghu Town 上户镇 Shànghú Zhèn شاڭخۇ بازىرى shangxu baziri شاڭعۋ قالاشىعى 654221103
Maralsu Town 玛热勒苏镇 Mǎrèlèsū Zhèn مارالسۇ بازىرى maralsu baziri مارالسۋ قالاشىعى 654221104
Qara'ëmil Town 喀拉也木勒镇 Kālāyěmùlè Zhèn قارائېمىل بازىرى qara'ëmil baziri قاراەمىل قالاشىعى 654221105
Township
Jiaoqu Township 郊区乡 Jiāoqū Xiāng شەھەر ئەتراپى يېزىسى sheher Etrapi yëzisi قالاماڭى اۋىلى 654221200
Küre Township 喇嘛昭乡 Lǎmazhāo Xiāng كۈرە يېزىسى küre yëzisi كۇرە اۋىلى 654221207
Gürti Township
(Erdaoqiao Township)
二道桥乡 Èrdàoqiáo Xiāng گۈرتى يېزىسى gürti yëzisi كۇرتى اۋىلى 654221207
Ethnic Townships
Ëmalghulin Mongol Ethnic Township 额玛勒郭楞蒙古民族乡 Émǎlèguōléng Ménggǔ Mínzúxiāng ئېمالغۇلىن موڭغۇل يېزىسى Ëmalghulin mongghul yëzisi ەمالعۇلىن موڭعۇل اۋىلى 654221202
Xujëriti Mongol Ethnic Township 霍吉尔特蒙古民族乡 Huòjí'ěrtè Ménggǔ Mínzúxiāng خۇجېرىتى موڭغۇل يېزىسى xujëriti mongghul yëzisi حۇزەرتى 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)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
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) 8.8 8.5 8.3 8.6 8.5 8.2 8.5 6.2 5.6 7.4 9.9 10.5 99
Average snowy days 10.9 10.7 6.9 1.6 0.1 0 0 0 0 1.9 8.5 12.6 53.2
Average relative humidity (%) 75 73 68 53 47 49 52 49 48 58 72 76 60
Mean monthly sunshine hours 143.4 164.5 223.1 256.0 317.0 325.0 330.5 317.7 267.4 208.4 136.7 119.4 2,809.1
Percent possible sunshine 50 55 59 62 68 69 70 74 73 63 50 45 62
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. 1 2 额敏县历史沿革 Archived 10 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 克塔铁路站后工程开工建设, 2017-9-28
  4. 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.
  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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