Aksay Kazakh Autonomous County
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Aksay Kazakh Autonomous County is an autonomous county under the prefecture-level city of Jiuquan in Gansu Province, China.[1][2] The county borders Qinghai Province to the south and Xinjiang to the west.[2]
The westernmost county-level division of Gansu, the county has an area of Script error: No such module "convert".[2] and a population of 10,545 as of 2010.[3] The postal code is 736400.[2]
History
The Aksai Kazakh Autonomous Region Preparatory Committee was set up in 1953, south of Dunhuang.[3] On April 26, 1954, the Aksai Kazak Autonomous Region was established.[3] In 1955, it was renamed Aksai Kazakh Autonomous County.[3]
Geography
The county lies on the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau and has an average elevation of about 3,200 meters.[2]
The county is bordered by the city of Dunhuang to the north, Qinghai to the south, Subei Mongol Autonomous County to the east, and Xinjiang to the west.[2]
The Big Harteng River (Script error: No such module "Lang-zh".) and the Little Harteng River (Script error: No such module "Lang-zh".) both flow through the southern portion of the county.[2] The Template:Interlanguage link, which actually comprises the Big Sugan Lake (Script error: No such module "Lang-zh".) and the Little Sugan Lake (Script error: No such module "Lang-zh".) is located in the county.[2]
Climate
The county experiences an average annual rainfall of Script error: No such module "convert"., an average annual temperature of Script error: No such module "convert". and an annual frost-free period of 90 days.[2]
Administrative divisions
The county governs one town, three townships, and one other township-level division.[4]
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Kazakh (Arabic script)Script error: No such module "Unsubst". | Kazakh (Cyrillic script)Script error: No such module "Unsubst". | Administrative division code |
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| Town | |||||
| Template:Interlanguage link | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 620924100 | |
| Townships | |||||
| Template:Interlanguage link | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 620924200 | |
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| Other Township-level division | |||||
| Aksay County Industrial Park | Script error: No such module "Lang-zh". | Script error: No such module "Lang-zh". | 620924400 | ||
Demographics
As of 2010, the county had a permanent population of 10,545, of which, 10,079 lived in Hongliuwan.[3]
The county is the only Kazakh autonomous county in the province of Gansu.[3] As of 2005, 41.3% of the county's population were ethnic Kazakhs, up slightly from the 40.7% recorded in 1996.[3] Other ethnic groups in the county include the Han, the Hui, the Uighur, the Tibetans and 6 other ethnic minorities.[2]
Transport
China National Highway 215 passes through the county, as does Gansu Provincial Highway 314.[2]
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References
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External links
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