Yumin County
裕民县 (Chinese)
چاغانتوقاي ناھىيىسى (Uyghur)
شاعانتوعاي اۋدانى (Kazakh)
Qagantokay
County
Location of Yumin County (red) within Tacheng Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Location of Yumin County (red) within Tacheng Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Yumin is located in Dzungaria
Yumin
Yumin
Location of the seat in Xinjiang
Yumin is located in Xinjiang
Yumin
Yumin
Yumin (Xinjiang)
Yumin is located in China
Yumin
Yumin
Yumin (China)
Coordinates: 46°12′04″N 82°58′59″E / 46.201°N 82.983°E / 46.201; 82.983
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
PrefectureTacheng
County seatQarabura
Area
 • Total6,101.98 km2 (2,355.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total50,819
 • Density8.3/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Websitewww.xjym.gov.cn
Yumin County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese裕民县
Traditional Chinese裕民縣
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese察罕托海县
Traditional Chinese察罕託海縣
Uyghur name
Uyghurچاغانتوقاي ناھىيىسى‎
Kazakh name
Kazakhشاعانتوعاي اۋدانى

Yumin County as the official romanized name, also transliterated from Mongolian as Qagantokay County, is a county situated in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Tacheng Prefecture, bordering Kazakhstan's regions of East Kazakhstan and Almaty. It has an area of 6,090 km2 (2,350 sq mi) with a population of 50,000.[when?] The Postcode is 834800.

Administrative divisions

Yumin County is divided into 2 towns, 4 townships.[2]

Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Uyghur (UEY) Uyghur Latin (ULY) Kazakh (Arabic script) Kazakh (Cyrillic script) Administrative division code
Towns
Qarabura Town 哈拉布拉镇 Hālābùlā Zhèn قارابۇرا بازىرى qarabura baziri قارابۋرا قالاشىعى 654225100
Jiyek Town 吉也克镇 Jíyěkè Zhèn جىيەك بازىرى jiyek baziri جيەك قالاشىعى 654225101
Townships
Qarabura Township 哈拉布拉乡 Hālābùlā Xiāng قارابۇرا يېزىسى qarabura yëzisi قارابۋرا اۋىلى 654225200
Yëngiyer Township 新地乡 Xīndì Xiāng يېڭىيەر يېزىسى yëngiyer yëzisi جاڭا جەر اۋىلى 654225201
Altun'ëmil Township 阿勒腾也木勒乡 Ālèténgyěmùlè Xiāng ئالتۇنئېمىل يېزىسى Altun'ëmil yëzisi التىنەمىل اۋىلى 654225202
Jëngis Township 江格斯乡 Jiānggésī Xiāng جېڭىس يېزىسى jëngis yëzisi جاڭگىس اۋىلى 654225203

Other: XPCC 161st Regiment (兵团农九师一六一团, 161-تۇەن مەيدانى)

Climate

Climate data for Yumin (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 12.4
(54.3) 		12.0
(53.6) 		25.9
(78.6) 		33.5
(92.3) 		36.4
(97.5) 		37.1
(98.8) 		40.5
(104.9) 		40.3
(104.5) 		38.4
(101.1) 		30.0
(86.0) 		18.6
(65.5) 		13.1
(55.6) 		40.5
(104.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −3.5
(25.7) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		6.2
(43.2) 		17.3
(63.1) 		23.1
(73.6) 		28.2
(82.8) 		30.4
(86.7) 		29.4
(84.9) 		23.6
(74.5) 		15.0
(59.0) 		4.7
(40.5) 		−1.9
(28.6) 		14.3
(57.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −9.7
(14.5) 		−7.1
(19.2) 		0.3
(32.5) 		10.6
(51.1) 		16.5
(61.7) 		21.7
(71.1) 		23.7
(74.7) 		22.3
(72.1) 		16.3
(61.3) 		8.0
(46.4) 		−0.8
(30.6) 		−7.5
(18.5) 		7.9
(46.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −14.2
(6.4) 		−11.7
(10.9) 		−4.3
(24.3) 		5.0
(41.0) 		10.4
(50.7) 		15.5
(59.9) 		17.5
(63.5) 		15.9
(60.6) 		10.0
(50.0) 		2.9
(37.2) 		−4.7
(23.5) 		−11.5
(11.3) 		2.6
(36.6)
Record low °C (°F) −29.3
(−20.7) 		−31.2
(−24.2) 		−25.0
(−13.0) 		−11.7
(10.9) 		−4.2
(24.4) 		4.1
(39.4) 		7.3
(45.1) 		4.5
(40.1) 		−2.7
(27.1) 		−12.8
(9.0) 		−31.4
(−24.5) 		−30.5
(−22.9) 		−31.4
(−24.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 22.3
(0.88) 		17.4
(0.69) 		22.0
(0.87) 		31.6
(1.24) 		30.3
(1.19) 		25.1
(0.99) 		26.1
(1.03) 		24.5
(0.96) 		21.2
(0.83) 		27.6
(1.09) 		39.5
(1.56) 		27.9
(1.10) 		315.5
(12.43)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.5 1.4 3.0 4.0 2.6 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.5 15
Average snowy days 2.2 0.6 0.8 0.3 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.9 1.9 6.9
Average relative humidity (%) 70 70 66 51 45 44 44 42 45 59 72 72 57
Mean monthly sunshine hours 205.2 224.3 279.8 300.3 342.6 329.8 320.3 323.5 300.8 277.4 214.4 190.5 3,308.9
Percent possible sunshine 70 74 75 74 75 72 70 76 82 83 75 69 75
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  2. ^ 2022年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：裕民县. National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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