Wenquan County
温泉县 (Chinese)
ئارىشاڭ ناھىيىسى (Uyghur)
ᠷᠠᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ (Mongolian)
Arixang, Rasiyan
County
Wenquan County (red) within Bortala Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Wenquan County (red) within Bortala Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Wenquan is located in Dzungaria
Wenquan
Wenquan
Location of the seat in Xinjiang
Wenquan is located in Xinjiang
Wenquan
Wenquan
Wenquan (Xinjiang)
Wenquan is located in China
Wenquan
Wenquan
Wenquan (China)
Coordinates (Wenquan County government): 44°58′08″N 81°01′29″E / 44.9689°N 81.0248°E / 44.9689; 81.0248
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Autonomous prefectureBortala
County seatBogdar
Area
 • Total5,885.52 km2 (2,272.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total49,696
 • Density8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Websitewww.xjwq.gov.cn
Wenquan County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese温泉县
Traditional Chinese溫泉縣
Literal meaninghot springs
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese阿日相县
Traditional Chinese阿日相縣
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicРашаан шиан
Mongolian scriptᠷᠠᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ
Uyghur name
Uyghurئارىشاڭ ناھىيىسى‎

Wenquan County as the official romanized name, also transliterated from Mongolian as Arixang County, is a county in the northwest of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Börtala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, bordering Kazakhstan's Almaty Region to the north and west. It contains an area of 5,900 km2 (2,300 sq mi). According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 70,000.

Subdivisions

Wenquan County is made up of 3 towns and 3 townships.

Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Uyghur (UEY) Uyghur Latin (ULY) Mongolian (traditional) Mongolian (Cyrillic) Administrative division code
Towns
Bogdar Town 博格达尔镇 Bógédá'ěr Zhèn بۆگدۆر بازىرى bögdör baziri ᠪᠣᠭᠳᠠ᠋ᠠᠷᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Богтонор балгас 652723100
Har Buh Town 哈日布呼镇 Hārìbùhū Zhèn خاربۇخ بازىرى xarbux baziri ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠪᠤᠬᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Харваху балгас 652723101
Anggilig Town 安格里格镇 Āngélǐgé Zhèn ئاڭگىلىگ بازىرى Anggilig baziri ᠠᠩᠭᠢᠯᠠᠭ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ Ангилаг балгас 652723102
Townships
Qagan Tungge Township 查干屯格乡 Chágàntúngé Xiāng چاغانتۈڭگى يېزىسى chaghantünggi yëzisi ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨᠲᠦᠩᠬᠦ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ Цагаантэнгүү сум 652723201
Zalmut Township 扎勒木特乡 Zhālèmùtè Xiāng زالمۇت يېزىسى zalmut yëzisi ᠵᠠᠯᠮᠠᠲᠤ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ Заламт сум 652723202
Taxu Township 塔秀乡 Tǎxiù Xiāng تاشۇ يېزىسى tashu yëzisi ᠲᠠᠰᠢᠭᠤ ᠰᠤᠮᠤ Ташуу сум 652723203

Climate

Climate data for Wenquan (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −6.1
(21.0) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		2.7
(36.9) 		13.6
(56.5) 		19.7
(67.5) 		24.1
(75.4) 		25.9
(78.6) 		24.7
(76.5) 		18.9
(66.0) 		10.6
(51.1) 		1.9
(35.4) 		−4.3
(24.3) 		10.7
(51.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −13.4
(7.9) 		−10.4
(13.3) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		7.5
(45.5) 		13.2
(55.8) 		17.7
(63.9) 		19.4
(66.9) 		18.1
(64.6) 		12.6
(54.7) 		4.9
(40.8) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		−11.0
(12.2) 		4.4
(39.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −18.1
(−0.6) 		−15.3
(4.5) 		−6.9
(19.6) 		2.3
(36.1) 		7.6
(45.7) 		12.0
(53.6) 		13.6
(56.5) 		12.2
(54.0) 		7.0
(44.6) 		0.3
(32.5) 		−7.4
(18.7) 		−15.2
(4.6) 		−0.7
(30.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4.5
(0.18) 		6.7
(0.26) 		11.5
(0.45) 		25.9
(1.02) 		36.8
(1.45) 		41.6
(1.64) 		52.0
(2.05) 		35.9
(1.41) 		23.3
(0.92) 		15.6
(0.61) 		8.3
(0.33) 		8.7
(0.34) 		270.8
(10.66)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 5.6 6.1 8.4 8.8 9.9 12.5 14.3 11.3 7.1 5.7 6.6 7.2 103.5
Average snowy days 11.2 12.0 12.9 3.2 0.4 0 0 0 0.2 3.7 10.3 13.6 67.5
Average relative humidity (%) 70 71 73 59 53 53 54 55 58 66 73 73 63
Mean monthly sunshine hours 175.4 184.7 193.4 231.5 291.2 282.1 302.0 292.9 245.6 201.9 145.1 144.5 2,690.3
Percent possible sunshine 61 61 51 56 63 61 65 69 67 61 52 53 60
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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