Burqin County
Administrative divisions
Burqin County is divided into 4 towns, 2 townships, and 1 ethnic township.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Kazakh (Arabic script) | Kazakh (Cyrillic script) | Administrative division code | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towns | ||||||||
| Burqin Town | 布尔津镇 | Bù'ěrjīn Zhèn | بۇرچىن بازىرى | burchin baziri | بۋىرشىن قالاشىعى | Буыршын қалашығы | 654321100 | |
| Chunkur Town (Chonghur) |
冲乎尔镇 | Chōnghū'ěr Zhèn | چوڭقۇر بازىرى | chongqur baziri | شۇڭقىر قالاشىعى | Шұңқыр қалашығы | 654321101 | |
| Oymak Town | 窝依莫克镇 | Wōyīmòkè Zhèn | ئويماق بازىرى | Oymaq baziri | ويماقى قالاشىعى | Оймақы қалашығы | 654321102 | |
| Kostik Town | 阔斯特克镇 | Kuòsītèkè Zhèn | قوستىق بازىرى | qostiq baziri | قوستىق قالاشىعى | Қостық қалашығы | 654321103 | |
| Townships | ||||||||
| Dolayti Township | 杜来提乡 | Dùláití Xiāng | دۇۋلايتى يېزىسى | duwlayti yëzisi | دۋلايتى اۋىلى | Дулайты ауылы | 654321201 | |
| Egiztobe Township | 也格孜托别乡 | Yěgézītuōbié Xiāng | ئېگىزتۆپە يېزىسى | Ëgiztöpe yëzisi | ەگىزتوبە اۋىلى | Егізтөбе ауылы | 654321204 | |
| Ethnic township | ||||||||
| Kom-Kanas Mongolian Ethnic Township | 禾木哈纳斯蒙古族乡 | Hémùhānàsī Ménggǔzú Xiāng | قۇمقاناس موڭغۇل يېزىسى | qumqanas mongghul yëzisi | قومقاناس موڭعۇل ۇلتتىق اۋىلى | Қомқанас Моңғұл Ұлттық ауылы | 654321205 | (Mongolian) ᠬᠣᠮ ᠬᠠᠨᠠᠰ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠲᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ Хом ханаас монгол үндэстэний шиян |
Demographics
Geography
Burqin County is located in the northernmost part of Xinjiang. Its county seat, which is called Burqin Town (布尔津镇) is situated at the confluence of the Irtysh and its right tributary, the Burqin River. Most of the county is within the Burqin River basin, which reaches into the Altai Mountains on Xinjiang's border with Mongolia and Russia. The major mountain massif on Burqin county's border with these two countries is Tavan Bogd.
The Kanas Lake is located in the northern part of the county, on the border with the Habahe County.
The Burqin Shankou Dam is a hydroelectric dam located on the Burqin River at 47°54′13″N 87°12′15″E / 47.90361°N 87.20417°E. It has a 94m high concrete arch dam; the dam's hydroelectric plant generates 220 Megawatt of power. The construction work started in July 2009, with an expected completion date of June 2013; construction was completed in 2014 and the dam started generating power in November 2015.
Farther upstream on the Burqin, the Burqin Chonghu'er Dam operates in the town of Chunkur, at 48°11′00″N 87°09′08″E / 48.18333°N 87.15222°E .
Climate
| Climate data for Burqin, elevation 474 m (1,555 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
31.2 (88.2) |
35.6 (96.1) |
36.9 (98.4) |
39.2 (102.6) |
39.4 (102.9) |
34.2 (93.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
4.9 (40.8) |
39.4 (102.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11.9 (10.6) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
3.2 (37.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
23.5 (74.3) |
28.5 (83.3) |
29.8 (85.6) |
28.3 (82.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
13.3 (55.9) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
11.6 (52.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.4 (2.5) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
14.2 (57.6) |
6.5 (43.7) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
5.4 (41.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −20.3 (−4.5) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
3.0 (37.4) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
13.7 (56.7) |
7.6 (45.7) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−15.9 (3.4) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −41.1 (−42.0) |
−34.5 (−30.1) |
−30.7 (−23.3) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
4.5 (40.1) |
8.3 (46.9) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
−35.0 (−31.0) |
−37.5 (−35.5) |
−41.1 (−42.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.2 (0.40) |
7.4 (0.29) |
9.7 (0.38) |
12.6 (0.50) |
14.6 (0.57) |
16.8 (0.66) |
21.3 (0.84) |
16.7 (0.66) |
11.4 (0.45) |
13.2 (0.52) |
18.0 (0.71) |
12.5 (0.49) |
164.4 (6.47) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.5 | 7.4 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 84.3 |
| Average snowy days | 9.9 | 10.7 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10.4 | 13.5 | 55.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 75 | 70 | 50 | 46 | 50 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 63 | 74 | 77 | 63 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 134.9 | 159.0 | 229.0 | 268.2 | 321.7 | 322.3 | 321.9 | 311.0 | 260.9 | 202.3 | 123.8 | 104.4 | 2,759.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 48 | 54 | 61 | 65 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 62 | 46 | 40 | 60 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||