Dörbiljin_County

Emin County

Emin County

County in Xinjiang, China

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.

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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. Nevertheless, the official Kazakh and Uyghur name of the county is still "Dörbiljin".[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]

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Others

  • Erzhihe Ranch (Quyghansu) (二支河牧场) (قۇيغانسۇ چارۋىچىلىق مەيدانى) (قۇيعانسۋ مال شارۋاشىلىعى الاڭىنداعى)
  • Jarbulaq Farm (加尔布拉克农场) (جاربۇلاق دېھقانچىلىق مەيدانى) (جاربۇلاق اۋىل شارۋاشىلىعى الاڭىنداعى)
  • Kuoshibike Pedigree Ranch (阔什比克良种场) (كۆشبىك ئۇرۇق مەيدانى) (كوشبيكە سورتتى تۇقىم الاڭىنداعى)
  • Saryemil Ranch (萨尔也木勒牧场) (سار ئېمىل چارۋىچىلىق مەيدانى) (سارىەمىل مال شارۋاشىلىعى الاڭىنداعى)
  • Emil Ranch (也木勒牧场) (ئېمىل چارۋىچىلىق مەيدانى) (ەمىل مال شارۋاشىلىعى الاڭىنداعى)
  • Tacheng Prefectural Pedigree Sheep Farm (塔城地区种羊场) (تارباغاتاي ۋىلايەتلىك نەسىللىك قوي فېرمىسى) (تارباعاتاي ايماقتىق اسىل تۇقىمدى قوي فەرماسى)
  • Uzunbulaq Ranch (吾宗布拉克牧场) (ئۇزۇنبۇلاق چارۋىچىلىق مەيدانى) (ۇزىنبۇلاق مال شارۋاشىلىعى الاڭىنداعى)
  • Unity Farm of 9th Division, XPCC (兵团农九师团结农场) (ئىتتىپاق دېھقانچىلىق مەيدانى) (بىرلىك اۋىل شارۋاشىلىعى الاڭىنداعى)
  • 165th Regiment of the XPCC (兵团一百六十五团) (165-تۇەن مەيدانى) (165-تۋان الاڭىنداعى)
  • 166th Regiment of the XPCC (兵团一百六十六团) (166-تۇەن مەيدانى) (166-تۋان الاڭىنداعى)
  • 167th Regiment of the XPCC (兵团一百六十七团) (167-تۇەن مەيدانى) (167-تۋان الاڭىنداعى)
  • 168th Regiment of the XPCC (兵团一百六十八团) (168-تۇەن مەيدانى) (168-تۋان الاڭىنداعى)
  • 169th Regiment of the XPCC (兵团一百六十九团) (169-تۇەن مەيدانى) (169-تۋان الاڭىنداعى)
  • 170th Regiment of the XPCC (兵团一百七十团) (170-تۇەن مەيدانى) (170-تۋان الاڭىنداعى)

Climate

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Notes

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

References

  1. [1]
    Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  2. [2]
    额敏县历史沿革 Archived 10 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  3. [3]
    克塔铁路站后工程开工建设, 2017-9-28
  4. [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. [5]
    中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  6. [6]
    中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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