| Zhaosu County | |
| Native Name: | |
| Other Name: | Mongolküre County |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Pushpin Map: | China Xinjiang Northern#Xinjiang#China |
| Pushpin Label: | Zhaosu |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in Xinjiang |
| Coordinates: | 43.1573°N 81.131°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Xinjiang |
| Subdivision Type2: | Autonomous prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ili |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Mongolküre Town |
| Area Total Km2: | 10,426.93 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Total: | 146,887 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| S: | 昭苏县 |
| T: | 昭蘇縣 |
| P: | Zhāosū Xiàn |
| S2: | 蒙古库热县 |
| T2: | 蒙古庫熱縣 |
| P2: | Ménggǔkùrè Xiàn |
| Uig: | موڭغۇلكۈرە ناھىيىسى |
| Uly: | Mongghulküre Nahiyisi |
| Uyy: | Mongƣulkürə Nah̡iyisi |
| Sgs: | Monggulküra Nahiyisi |
| Usy: | Моңғулкүрә Наһийиси |
| Lu: | Temple of the Mongols |
| Also Known As: | Mongolküre County |
| Order: | st |
| Lang1: | kk |
| Lang1 Content: | Kazakh: موڭعۇلكۇرە اۋدانى Kazakh: Моңғолкүре ауданы |
| Lang2: | ky |
| Lang2 Content: | Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: موڭعۇلكۉرۅ وودانى Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Монголкюре аймакчасы |
| Lang3: | xal |
Zhaosu County (Chinese: s=昭苏县), also known as Mongolküre County (from Uighur; Uyghur: موڭغۇلكۈرە|translit=Mongghulküre|lit=Temple of the Mongols), is a county in northwestern Xinjiang, China. It is under the administration of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture and shares a border with Kazakhstan's Almaty Region to the west. It covers an area of 10455km2. According to the 2012 census, it had a population of 189,102.
Zhaosu County is divided into 6 towns, 1 township, and 3 ethnic townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Kazakh (Arabic script) | Kazakh (Cyrillic script) | Administrative division code | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towns | ||||||||
| Mongolküre Town | Chinese: 昭苏镇 | Uighur; Uyghur: موڭغۇلكۈرە بازىرى | Kazakh: موڭعۇلكۇرە قالاشىعى | 654026100 | ||||
| Qashajar Town | Chinese: 喀夏加尔镇 | Uighur; Uyghur: قاشاجار بازىرى | Kazakh: قاشاجار قالاشىعى | 654026101 | ||||
| Aqdala Town | Chinese: 阿克达拉镇 | Uighur; Uyghur: ئاقدالا بازىرى | Kazakh: اقدالا قالاشىعى | 654026102 | ||||
| Qarasu Town | Chinese: 喀拉苏镇 | Uighur; Uyghur: قاراسۇ بازىرى | Kazakh: قاراسۋ قالاشىعى | 654026103 | ||||
| Xonuqay Town | Chinese: 洪纳海镇 | Uighur; Uyghur: خونۇقاي بازىرى | Kazakh: قوناقاي قالاشىعى | 654026104 | ||||
| Uzunbulaq Town | Chinese: 乌尊布拉克镇 | Uighur; Uyghur: ئۇزۇنبۇلاق بازىرى | Kazakh: ۇزىنبۇلاق قالاشىعى | 654026105 | ||||
| Township | ||||||||
| Sarqobu Township | Chinese: 萨尔阔布乡 | Uighur; Uyghur: سارقوبۇ يېزىسى | Kazakh: سارقوبى اۋىلى | 654026203 | ||||
| Ethnic Townships | ||||||||
| Chaganuysun Mongol Ethnic Township | Chinese: 察汗乌苏蒙古族乡 | Uighur; Uyghur: چاغان ئۇسۇ موڭغۇل يېزىسى | Kazakh: ساعانۋسۇن موڭعۇل ۇلتتىق اۋىلى | 654026206 | (Mongolian) Mongolian: Цагааносон монгол үндэстэний шиян | |||
| Chinese: 夏特柯尔克孜族乡 | Uighur; Uyghur: شات قىرغىز يېزىسى | Kazakh: شاتى قىرعىز ۇلتتىق اۋىلى | 654026207 | (Kyrgyz) Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: شاتى قىرعىز ۇلۇتتۇق ايىلى Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Шаты Кыргыз улуттук айылы | ||||
| Husongtukaerxun Mongol Ethnic Township | Chinese: 胡松图喀尔逊蒙古族乡 | Uighur; Uyghur: خۇسۇمتۇ خارسۇن موڭغۇل يېزىسى | Kazakh: حۇسۇمتۋ حارسۇن موڭعۇل ۇلتتىق اۋىلى | 654026208 | (Mongolian) Mongolian: Хусамт хар-усан монгол үндэстэний шиян | |||
Others:
As of 2012, the population of Zhaosu County is 189,102, among which 47.55 per cent are Kazakh, 28.65 per cent are Han Chinese, and 9.66 per cent are Uyghur.[2]
Reports suggest that an influx of Han migrants to the county began circa 2008.
By 2020, several Han Chinese restaurants had been opened in the county to accommodate an influx of Han migrants. The county is served by Zhaosu Tianma Airport.
Potatoes and wheat are the crops primarily cultivated in Zhaosu.
Shuguang Middle School, formerly Number 1 Middle School, is located in Zhaosu.[3]