Bohu County
Bohu County
Bostnur, Bagrax | |
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| Bohu County (red) within Bayingolin Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang Bohu County (red) within Bayingolin Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang | |
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| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
| Autonomous prefecture | Bayingolin |
| County seat | Bohu Town |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,593.11 km2 (1,387.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 48,288 |
| • Density | 13.439/km2 (34.807/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard[a]) |
| Website | www |
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 博湖县 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 博湖縣 | ||||||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 博斯腾县 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 博斯騰縣 | ||||||||||
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| Mongolian name | |||||||||||
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Бостнуур шянь | ||||||||||
| Mongolian script | ᠪᠣᠰᠲᠠᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ | ||||||||||
| Uyghur name | |||||||||||
| Uyghur | باغراش ناھىيىسى | ||||||||||
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Bohu County (Chinese: 博湖县) as the official romanized name, also transliterated from Uyghur as Bagrax County (Uyghur: باغراش ناھىيىسى; Chinese: 博斯腾县), is a county in the central part of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture. It contains an area of 3,603 km2 (1,391 sq mi). According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 60,000.
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The area was first populated by Khoshut Mongolians who settled by Bosten Lake (Chinese: 博斯騰湖; pinyin: Bósīténg Hú). A county was not officially set up until 1971 and was named Bohu (博湖; Bóhú), an abbreviation of "Bosten Lake".[2]
Subdivisions
[edit | edit source]Bohu County is made up of 2 towns and 5 townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Mongolian (traditional) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code | |
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| Towns | ||||||||
| Bohu Town (Bostnur, Bagrax) |
博湖镇 | Bóhú Zhèn | باغراش بازىرى | baghrash baziri | ᠪᠣᠰᠲᠣᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤᠨ | Бостнуур балгас | 652829100 | |
| Bumbut Town | 本布图镇 | Běnbùtú Zhèn | بۈمبۈت بازىرى | bümbüt baziri | ᠪᠤᠮᠪᠠᠲᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤᠨ | Бумбат балгас | 652829101 | |
| Townships | ||||||||
| Taban Johon Township (Tabanjökin) |
塔温觉肯乡 | Tǎwēnjuékěn Xiāng | تابانجۆكىن يېزىسى | tabanjökin yëzisi | ᠲᠠᠪᠤᠨᠵᠥ᠋ᠬᠥᠨ ᠰᠤᠮᠤᠨ | Тавнзүүн суман | 652829200 | |
| Ulan Jegsen Township (Ulan Jekisin) |
乌兰再格森乡 | Wūlánzàigésēn Xiāng | ئۇلان جېكىسىن يېزىسى | Ulan jëkisin yëzisi | ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠵᠡᠭᠡᠰᠦᠨ ᠰᠤᠮᠤᠨ | Улаанзээсэн суман | 652829202 | |
| Qehen Nur Township (Qekinnur) |
才坎诺尔乡 | Cáikǎnnuò'ěr Xiāng | چېكىننۇر يېزىسى | chëkinnur yëzisi | ᠴᠡᠭᠡᠨᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ ᠰᠤᠮᠤᠨ | Цгэннуур суман | 652829203 | |
| Qagan Nur Township (Qakannur) |
查干诺尔乡 | Chágànnuò'ěr Xiāng | چاغاننۇر يېزىسى | chaghannur yëzisi | ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ ᠰᠤᠮᠤᠨ | Цагааннуур суман | 652829204 | |
| Bostnur Township (Bagrax Township) |
博斯腾湖乡 | Bósīténghú Xiāng | باغراش يېزىسى | baghrash yëzisi | ᠪᠣᠰᠲᠣᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ ᠰᠤᠮᠤᠨ | Бостнуур суман | 652829205 | |
Other:
- XPCC 25th Regiment Farm (兵团二十五团, 25-تۇەن مەيدانى)
Demographics
[edit | edit source]Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Locals in Xinjiang frequently observe UTC+6 (Xinjiang Time), 2 hours behind Beijing.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
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