Aksay Kazakh Autonomous County

Not to be confused with Aksai Chin.

County in Gansu, China

Aksay Kazakh Autonomous County

County

Name transcription(s)
• Chinese| 阿克塞哈萨克族自治县
• Kazakh| اقساي قازاق اۆتونوميالىق اۋدانى

Location of Aksay Kazak Autonomous County (pink) within Jiuquan City (yellow), Gansu Province (light grey) and the People's Republic of China (dark grey)

Aksai

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Aksai

Aksai (China)

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Coordinates: 39°39′48″N 94°20′12″E﻿ / ﻿39.66333°N 94.33667°E﻿ / 39.66333; 94.33667
Country| China
Province| Gansu
Prefecture-level city| Jiuquan
County seat| Jengghelde (Hongliuwan)
Area

• Total

| 31,374 km2 (12,114 sq mi)
Population

(2020)[1]

• Total

| 10,970
• Density| 0.35/km2 (0.91/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code|

736400

Website| www.akesai.gov.cn
Aksay Kazakh Autonomous County

Chinese name
Simplified Chinese| 阿克塞哈萨克族自治县
Traditional Chinese| 阿克塞哈薩克族自治縣
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Ākèsài Hāsàkèzú Zìzhìxiàn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping| aa3hak1coi3 haa1saat3hak1zuk6 zi6zi6jyun2
Kazakh name
Kazakh| اقسای قازاق اۆتونوميالىق اۋدانى
Ақсай Қазақ аутономиялық ауданы
Aqsai Qazaq autonomialyq audany

Aksay Kazakh Autonomous County is an autonomous county under the prefecture-level city of Jiuquan in Gansu Province, China.[2][3] The county borders Qinghai Province to the south and Xinjiang to the west.[3]

The westernmost county-level division of Gansu, the county has an area of 32,374 km2 (12,500 sq mi)[3] and a population of 10,545 as of 2010.[4] The postal code is 736400.[3]

## History

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The Aksai Kazakh Autonomous Region Preparatory Committee was set up in 1953, south of Dunhuang.[4] On April 26, 1954, the Aksai Kazak Autonomous Region was established.[4] In 1955, it was renamed Aksai Kazakh Autonomous County.[4]

## Geography

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A view of the Altyn-Tagh mountains in Aksay

The county lies on the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau and has an average elevation of about 3,200 meters.[3]

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.[3]

The Big Harteng River (Chinese: 大哈尔腾河) and the Little Harteng River (Chinese: 小哈尔腾河) both flow through the southern portion of the county.[3] The Sugan Lake [de], which actually comprises the Big Sugan Lake (Chinese: 大苏干湖) and the Little Sugan Lake (Chinese: 小苏干湖) is located in the county.[3]

### Climate

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The county experiences an average annual rainfall of 100 millimetres or 4 inches, an average annual temperature of 5.4 °C or 41.7 °F and an annual frost-free period of 90 days.[3]

## Administrative divisions

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The county governs one town, three townships, and one other township-level division.[5]

Name  | Simplified Chinese  | Hanyu Pinyin  | Kazakh (Arabic script)[citation needed] | Kazakh (Cyrillic script)[citation needed] | Administrative division code

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Town
Hongliuwan [zh] | 红柳湾镇 | Hóngliǔwān Zhèn | جىڭعىلدى قويناۋ قالاشىعى |  | 620924100
Townships
Akqi Township [zh] | 阿克旗乡 | Ākèqí Xiāng | اقشي اۋىلى |  | 620924200
Alteng Township [zh] | 阿勒腾乡 | Ālèténg Xiāng | التىن اۋىلى |  | 620924203
Aina Township [zh] | 阿伊纳乡 | Āyīnà Xiāng | اينا اۋىلى |  | 620924204
Other Township-level division
Aksay County Industrial Park  | 阿克塞县工业园区 | Ākèsāi Xiàn Gōngyè Yuánqū |  |  | 620924400

## Demographics

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As of 2010, the county had a permanent population of 10,545, of which, 10,079 lived in Hongliuwan.[4]

The county is the only Kazakh autonomous county in the province of Gansu.[4] As of 2005, 41.3% of the county's population were ethnic Kazakhs, up slightly from the 40.7% recorded in 1996.[4] Other ethnic groups in the county include the Han, the Hui, the Uighur, the Tibetans and 6 other ethnic minorities.[3]

## Transport

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China National Highway 215 passes through the county, as does Gansu Provincial Highway 314.[3]

Golmud–Dunhuang Railway also passes through the county.[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ "酒泉市第七次全国人口普查公报" (in Chinese). Government of Jiuquan. 2021-06-01.
2. ^ 2019年统计用区划代码 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2019. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 阿克塞哈萨克族自治县概况地图. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2016-06-27. Archived from the original on 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
4. ^ a b c d e f g 阿克塞哈萨克族自治县历史沿革. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2016-06-27. Archived from the original on 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
5. ^ 2022年统计用区划代码（阿克塞哈萨克族自治县） [2022 Statistical Divisions (Aksay Kazakh Autonomous County)] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-09-01.

## External links

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* XinhuaNet -- Aksay Kazak Autonomous County(in Chinese)

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