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Bohu County

Bohu County

County in Xinjiang, China


Bohu County (Chinese: 博湖县) as the official romanized name, also transliterated from Uyghur as Bagrax County (Uyghur: باغراش ناھىيىسى; Chinese: 博斯腾县), is a county in the central part of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture. It contains an area of 3,603 km2 (1,391 sq mi). According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 60,000.

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Etymology

The area was first populated by Khoshut Mongolians who settled by Bosten Lake (Chinese: ; pinyin: Bósīténg Hú). A county was not officially set up until 1971 and was named Bohu (; Bóhú), an abbreviation of "Bosten Lake".[2]

Subdivisions

Bohu County is made up of 2 towns and 5 townships.

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Other:

  • XPCC 25th Regiment Farm (兵团二十五团, 25-تۇەن مەيدانى)

Demographics

More information The proportion of nationalities in Bohu (Bagrax) County, 2018 ...

Notes

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

References

  1. 博湖县党政信息网-历史沿革. Bohu County People's Government. 2008-05-05. Archived from the original on 2018-12-14. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  2. 3-7 各地、州、市、县(市)分民族人口数 [3-7 Population by Nationality by Prefecture, State, City and County (City)]. tjj.xinjiang.gov.cn (in Chinese). Statistical Bureau of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. 2020-06-10. Archived from the original on 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2021-06-11.

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