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Nilka County
نىلقا ناھىيسى · 尼勒克县
County
Nilka County (red) within Ili Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Nilka County (red) within Ili Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Nilka is located in Dzungaria
Nilka
Nilka
Location of the seat in Xinjiang
Coordinates: 43°48′01″N 82°30′42″E / 43.8002°N 82.5118°E / 43.8002; 82.5118
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Autonomous prefectureIli
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Nilka County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese尼勒克县
Traditional Chinese尼勒克縣
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese巩哈县
Traditional Chinese鞏哈縣
Uyghur name
Uyghurنىلقا ناھىيسى‎

Nilka County 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 10,121 km2 (3,908 sq mi). According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 150,000.

Administrative division

Nilka County is divided into 5 towns, 5 townships, and 1 ethnic township.

Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Uyghur (UEY) Uyghur Latin (ULY) Kazakh (Arabic script) Kazakh (Cyrillic script) Population

(thousand)

Area

km2

Number of communities
Towns
Nilqa Town 尼勒克镇 Nílèkè Zhèn نىلقا بازىرى nilqa baziri نىلقى قالاشىعى 10 31.9 84.67
Ulastay Town 乌拉斯台镇 Wūlāsītái Zhèn ئۇلاستاي بازىرى Ulastay baziri ىلاستاي قالاشىعى 7 9.8 80
Özen Town 乌赞镇 Wūzàn Zhèn ئۆزەن بازىرى Özen baziri وزەن قالاشىعى 7 16.3 458
Mis Town 木斯镇 Mùsī Zhèn مىس بازىرى mis baziri مىس قالاشىعى 9 13 394
Këleng Town 克令镇 Kèlìng Zhèn كېلەڭ بازىرى këleng baziri كىلەڭ قالاشىعى 7 11.2 372
Townships
Suptay Township 苏布台乡 Sūbùtái Xiāng سۇپتاي يېزىسى suptay yëzisi سۇپتاي اۋىلى 4 6.9 229
Qarasu Township 喀拉苏乡 Kālāsū Xiāng قاراسۇ يېزىسى qarasu yëzisi قاراسۋ اۋىلى 8 13.5 575.2
Yaqaulastay Township 加哈乌拉斯台乡 Jiāhāwūlāsītái Xiāng ياقا ئۇلاستاي يېزىسى yaqa Ulastay yëzisi جاعالاستاي اۋىلى 6 8.5 479.33
Qaratöpe Township 喀拉托别乡 Kālātuōbié Xiāng قاراتۆپە يېزىسى qaratöpe yëzisi قاراتوبە اۋىلى 4 9.1 1075.2
Qujurtay Township 胡吉尔台乡 Hújí'ěrtái Xiāng قۇجۇرتاي يېزىسى qujurtay yëzisi قۇجىرتاي اۋىلى 9 10.3 471.87
Ethic Township
Kökxotqor Mongol Ethic Township 科克浩特浩尔蒙古民族乡 Kēkèhàotèhào'ěr Ménggǔ Mínzúxiāng كۆكخوتقور موڭغۇل يېزىسى kökxotqor mongghul yëzisi كوكعوتقىر موڭعۇل اۋىلى 10 14.6 668

Climate

Climate data for Nilka (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) −1.4
(29.5) 		1.1
(34.0) 		8.4
(47.1) 		17.9
(64.2) 		22.2
(72.0) 		25.8
(78.4) 		28.1
(82.6) 		28.3
(82.9) 		24.1
(75.4) 		16.6
(61.9) 		8.2
(46.8) 		1.0
(33.8) 		15.0
(59.0)
Average low °C (°F) −16.2
(2.8) 		−13.2
(8.2) 		−4.1
(24.6) 		2.8
(37.0) 		7.4
(45.3) 		10.9
(51.6) 		12.5
(54.5) 		10.9
(51.6) 		6.3
(43.3) 		0.6
(33.1) 		−4.4
(24.1) 		−12.0
(10.4) 		0.1
(32.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 16.0
(0.63) 		16.3
(0.64) 		23.9
(0.94) 		40.2
(1.58) 		52.4
(2.06) 		59.2
(2.33) 		59.6
(2.35) 		34.6
(1.36) 		21.8
(0.86) 		30.4
(1.20) 		30.0
(1.18) 		22.3
(0.88) 		406.7
(16.01)
Source: National Meteorological Center of CMA[1]

References

  1. ^ 1981年-2010年（尼勒克）月平均气温和降水 (in Simplified Chinese). National Meteorological Center of CMA. Retrieved 26 November 2022.


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