Qinggil County should not be confused with Qinghe County, Hebei.
| Qinggil County | |
| Other Name: | Chinggil, Qinghe, Ch'ing-ho |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Pushpin Map: | China Xinjiang Northern#Xinjiang#China |
| Pushpin Label: | Qinggil |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the county town in Xinjiang |
| Coordinates: | 46.6167°N 115°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Xinjiang |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Altay |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Qinggil |
| Parts: | 5 towns 3 townships |
| Parts Type: | Township-level divisions |
| Area Total Km2: | 15579.5 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 1220 |
| Population Total: | 61,680 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type2: | Ethnic groups |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Major ethnic groups |
| Demographics2 Info1: | Kazakh |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 836200 |
| S: | 青河县 |
| T: | 青河縣 |
| W: | Chʻing¹-ho² Hsien⁴ |
| P: | Qīnghé Xiàn |
| Uig: | چىڭگىل ناھىيىسى |
| Uly: | Chinggil nahiyisi |
| Uyy: | Qinggil naⱨiyisi |
| Sgs: | Qinggil Nahiyisi |
| Usy: | Чиңгил наһийиси |
| Lang1: | Kazakh |
| Lang1 Content: | Kazakh: شىڭگىل اۋدانى Шіңгіл ауданы |
| Order: | st |
Qinggil County[3] [4] [5] (Uyghur), also Chinggil County,[6] [7] [8] Qinghe County, is a county of Altay Prefecture in northeastern Xinjiang, China, bordering Bayan-Ölgii Province and Khovd Province in Mongolia to the east. It has an area of 15722km2 with a population of 60,000. Qinghe was the site of a meteorite impact in 1898 and a Mongolian - Chinese border clash in the spring of 1944.
Qinggil County is named for the Qinggil River (青格里河), a tributary of the Ulungur River. 'Qinggil' is from Mongolian and means 'beautiful and crystal clear'.
In 1941/4, Qinggil County was established.
In 2012, Araltobe Township was made a town.
Qinggil County is divided into 5 towns, 3 townships.[9] [10] [11]
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Kazakh (Arabic script) | Kazakh (Cyrillic script) | Administrative division code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towns | ||||||||
| Qinggil Town | Chinese: 青河镇 | Uighur; Uyghur: چىڭگىل بازىرى | Kazakh: شىڭگىل قالاشىعى | Kazakh: Шіңгіл қалашығы | 654325100 | |||
| Taykeshken Town | Chinese: 塔克什肯镇 | Uighur; Uyghur: تاشقىن بازىرى | Kazakh: تايكەشكەن قالاشىعى | Kazakh: Тайкешкен қалашығы | 654325101 | |||
| Araltobe Town | Chinese: 阿热勒托别镇 | Uighur; Uyghur: ئارالتۆپە بازىرى | Kazakh: ارالتوبە قالاشىعى | Kazakh: Аралтөбе қалашығы | 654325102 | |||
| Aqdala Town | Chinese: 阿格达拉镇 | Uighur; Uyghur: ئاقدالا بازىرى | Kazakh: اقدالا قالاشىعى | Kazakh: Ақдала қалашығы | 654325103 | |||
| Aral Town | Chinese: 阿热勒镇 | Uighur; Uyghur: ئارال بازىرى | Kazakh: ارال قالاشىعى | Kazakh: Арал қалашығы | 654325104 | |||
| Townships | ||||||||
| Sartoqay Township | Chinese: 萨尔托海乡 | Uighur; Uyghur: سارتوقاي يېزىسى | Kazakh: سارىتوعاي اۋىلى | Kazakh: Сарытоғай ауылы | 654325202 | |||
| Qagan Gol Township | Chinese: 查干郭勒乡 | Uighur; Uyghur: چاغانغول يېزىسى | Kazakh: شاعانعول اۋىلى | Kazakh: Шағанғол ауылы | 654325203 | |||
| Agax Obo Township | Chinese: 阿尕什敖包乡 | Uighur; Uyghur: ئاغاش ئوبا يېزىسى | Kazakh: اعاشوبا اۋىلى | Kazakh: Ағашоба ауылы | 654325204 | |||
Qinggil County has forests as well as coal and mica. Industries include mining, livestock product processing, wool-spinning, leather-making and others. Animal husbandry is common.[12]
, 76.47% of the residents of the county were Kazakh, 18.27% were Han Chinese, and 5.26% were from other ethnic groups.[13]
As of 2015, 50,091 of the 65,290 residents of the county were Kazakh, 11,892 were Han Chinese and 3,307 were from other ethnic groups.[14]
As of 1997, 75.2% of the population of Qinggil County was Kazakh.[11]
The Sino-Mongolian beaver, Castor fiber birulai, is found only in the basin of the Ulungur River. The population is considered endangered. The Bulgan Beaver Nature Reserve (; 46.2°N 90.75°W) has been established on the Bulgan River (a tributary of the Ulungur River) in Qinggil (Qinghe) County in 1980 to protect the creatures.[15] [16]