Wenquan County Explained

Wenquan County
Native Name:

Other Name:Arixang, Rasiyan
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:County
Pushpin Map:China Xinjiang Northern#Xinjiang#China
Pushpin Label:Wenquan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the seat in Xinjiang
Coor Pinpoint:Wenquan County government
Coordinates:44.9689°N 81.0248°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous region
Subdivision Name1:Xinjiang
Subdivision Type2:Autonomous prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Bortala
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Bogdar
Area Total Km2:5,885.52
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Total:49,696
Population Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
S:温泉县
T:溫泉縣
P:Wēnquán Xiàn
L:hot springs
S2:阿日相县
T2:阿日相縣
P2:Ārìxiāng Xiàn
Mon:Рашаан шянь
Monr:Rasiyan siyan
Uig:ئارىشاڭ ناھىيىسى
Uly:Arishang Nahiyisi
Uyy:Arixang Nah̡iyisi
Sgs:Arixang Nahiyisi
Usy:Аришаң Наһийиси
Order:st
Lang1:kk
Lang1 Content:Kazakh: اراسان اۋدانى----Kazakh: Арасан ауданы----Kazakh: Arasan audany

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 5900km2. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 49,696.[2]

Subdivisions

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

NameSimplified ChineseHanyu PinyinUyghur (UEY)Uyghur Latin (ULY)Mongolian (traditional)Mongolian (Cyrillic)Administrative division code
Towns
Bogdar TownChinese: 博格达尔镇Uighur; Uyghur: بۆگدۆر بازىرىMongolian: Богтонор балгас652723100
Har Buh TownChinese: 哈日布呼镇Uighur; Uyghur: خاربۇخ بازىرىMongolian: Харваху балгас652723101
Anggilig TownChinese: 安格里格镇Uighur; Uyghur: ئاڭگىلىگ بازىرىMongolian: Ангилаг балгас652723102
Townships
Qagan Tungge TownshipChinese: 查干屯格乡Uighur; Uyghur: چاغانتۈڭگى يېزىسىMongolian: Цагаантэнгүү шиян652723201
Zalmut TownshipChinese: 扎勒木特乡Uighur; Uyghur: زالمۇت يېزىسىMongolian: Заламт шиян652723202
Taxu TownshipChinese: 塔秀乡Uighur; Uyghur: تاشۇ يېزىسىMongolian: Ташуу шиян652723203

Notes and References

  1. http://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/xinjiang/admin/ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  2. Web site: 中國: 新疆维吾尔自治区 (地级行政、县级行政区) - 人口统计,图表和地图 (China: Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (prefecture-level administrative region, county-level administrative region) - Population statistics, charts and maps). 2023-12-25. www.citypopulation.de.