Bole, Xinjiang

City in northern Xinjiang, China

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County-level city in Xinjiang, China

Bole

博乐市 (Chinese)

Bortala

County-level city

Name transcription(s)
• Chinese| 博乐市
• Uyghur| بۆرتالا شەھىرى
• Mongolian| ᠪᠣᠷᠣᠲᠠᠯ᠎ᠠ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ

Sayram Lake

Bole

Location in northern Xinjiang

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Bole (Xinjiang)

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Bole (China)

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Coordinates (Bole municipal government): 44°51′14″N 82°03′05″E﻿ / ﻿44.8539°N 82.0514°E﻿ / 44.8539; 82.0514
Country| China
Autonomous region| Xinjiang
Autonomous prefecture| Bortala
Municipal seat| Nanchengqu Subdistrict
Area

• Total

| 7,801.68 km2 (3,012.25 sq mi)
Elevation

| 662 m (2,172 ft)
Population

(2020)[1]

• Total

| 246,706
• Density| 32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Postal code|

833400

Area code| 909
Vehicle registration| 新E
Website| www.xjbl.gov.cn
Bole, Xinjiang

Chinese name
Simplified Chinese| 博乐
Traditional Chinese| 博樂
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Bólè
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese| 博尔塔拉
Traditional Chinese| 博爾塔拉
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Bó'ěrtǎlā
Mongolian name
Mongolian Cyrillic| Бортал
Mongolian script| ᠪᠣᠷᠣᠲᠠᠯ᠎ᠠ
Uyghur name
Uyghur| بۆرتالا
| Transcriptions

Latin Yëziqi| Börtala
Yengi Yeziⱪ| Bɵrtala
SASM/GNC| Bortala
Siril Yëziqi| Бөртала
Oirat name
Oirat| ᡋᡆᠷᡆᡐᠠᠯᠠ ᡍᡆᡐᡆᠨ
Borotala xoton

Bole (English: /ˈbɒlə/ BO-lə), also known by its Mongolian name Bortala (lit. 'brown steppe'), is a county-level city in Xinjiang, China. It is the seat of Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, which borders Kazakhstan. The city covers an area of 7,517 square kilometres (2,902 sq mi) and has a total population of 270,000 as of 2015[update]. The Northern Xinjiang Railway runs through the city, as do highways to Ürümqi.

## Climate

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Bole has a borderline cool arid climate (Köppen BWk) just short of a cool semi-arid climate (BSk). Like all of Xinjiang, Bole has very warm to hot summers and freezing to frigid winters. Precipitation, again common to all of Xinjiang outside the mountains, is very low and chiefly falls in summer.

Climate data for Bole, Xinjiang, elevation 532 m (1,745 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °C (°F)  | 7.6
(45.7)  | 6.6
(43.9)  | 24.1
(75.4)  | 35.8
(96.4)  | 37.0
(98.6)  | 38.8
(101.8)  | 39.0
(102.2)  | 39.0
(102.2)  | 36.7
(98.1)  | 29.4
(84.9)  | 18.0
(64.4)  | 6.3
(43.3)  | 39.0
(102.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | −9.9
(14.2)  | −5.1
(22.8)  | 6.1
(43.0)  | 18.9
(66.0)  | 25.5
(77.9)  | 30.3
(86.5)  | 31.8
(89.2)  | 30.1
(86.2)  | 24.0
(75.2)  | 14.9
(58.8)  | 3.5
(38.3)  | −6.7
(19.9)  | 13.6
(56.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | −15.9
(3.4)  | −11.0
(12.2)  | 0.6
(33.1)  | 12.1
(53.8)  | 18.2
(64.8)  | 22.8
(73.0)  | 24.1
(75.4)  | 22.5
(72.5)  | 16.6
(61.9)  | 8.3
(46.9)  | −1.3
(29.7)  | −11.4
(11.5)  | 7.1
(44.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | −20.5
(−4.9)  | −15.9
(3.4)  | −3.9
(25.0)  | 6.1
(43.0)  | 11.7
(53.1)  | 16.0
(60.8)  | 17.2
(63.0)  | 15.6
(60.1)  | 10.0
(50.0)  | 3.1
(37.6)  | −4.8
(23.4)  | −15.0
(5.0)  | 1.6
(35.0)
Record low °C (°F)  | −34.2
(−29.6)  | −35.0
(−31.0)  | −30.4
(−22.7)  | −7.4
(18.7)  | −1.4
(29.5)  | 4.4
(39.9)  | 7.8
(46.0)  | 2.9
(37.2)  | −1.7
(28.9)  | −12.0
(10.4)  | −28.8
(−19.8)  | −33.3
(−27.9)  | −35.0
(−31.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 4.9
(0.19)  | 7.0
(0.28)  | 10.1
(0.40)  | 21.8
(0.86)  | 30.6
(1.20)  | 27.1
(1.07)  | 31.6
(1.24)  | 24.4
(0.96)  | 17.0
(0.67)  | 15.7
(0.62)  | 11.4
(0.45)  | 9.3
(0.37)  | 210.9
(8.31)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.9  | 6.7  | 5.2  | 5.6  | 7.9  | 8.9  | 10.0  | 8.4  | 5.2  | 4.0  | 5.6  | 11.4  | 86.8
Average snowy days  | 14.3  | 13.2  | 6.9  | 0.8  | 0.1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0.5  | 7.7  | 18.3  | 61.8
Average relative humidity (%)  | 80  | 79  | 72  | 54  | 48  | 50  | 54  | 55  | 57  | 66  | 78  | 82  | 65
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 138.7  | 145.7  | 178.2  | 244.9  | 297.6  | 292.3  | 306.9  | 300.4  | 258.1  | 193.2  | 109.8  | 99.7  | 2,565.5
Percentage possible sunshine | 48  | 49  | 47  | 60  | 64  | 63  | 66  | 71  | 70  | 58  | 39  | 37  | 56
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

## Subdivisions

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Bole is made up of 5 subdistricts, 4 towns and 1 township.

Name  | Simplified Chinese  | Hanyu Pinyin  | Uyghur (UEY)  | Uyghur Latin (ULY)  | Mongolian (traditional)  | Mongolian (Cyrillic)  | Administrative division code

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Subdistricts
Qindel Subdistrict | 青得里街道 | Qīngdélǐ Jiēdào | چىندېل كوچا باشقارمىسى | chindël kocha bashqarmisi | ᠴᠢᠩᠳᠡᠯ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Чандал зээл гудамж | 652701001
Golomt Subdistrict | 顾力木图街道 | Gùlìmùtú Jiēdào | گۈلىمتۇ كوچا باشقارمىسى | gülimtu kocha bashqarmisi | ᠭᠥᠯᠢᠮᠲᠦ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Хлэмт зээл гудамж | 652701002
Nanchengqu Subdistrict | 南城区街道 | Nánchéngqū Jiēdào | جەنۇبىي شەھەر (نەنچېڭ ) رايونى كوچا باشقارمىسى | jenubiy sheher (nenchëng) rayoni kocha bashqarmisi | ᠡᠮᠦᠨ᠎ᠡ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭ ᠤᠨ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Өмнө хотын дугаргийн зээл гудамж | 652701004
Qindala Subdistrict | 青达拉街道 | Qīngdálā Jiēdào | چىندالا كوچا باشقارمىسى | chindala kocha bashqarmisi | ᠴᠢᠨᠳᠠᠯᠠᠢ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Чинэтэлий зээл гудамж | 652701005
Kerginjo Subdistrict | 克尔根卓街道 | Kè'ěrgēnzhuō Jiēdào | غۇرىنجۆ كوچا باشقارمىسى | ghurinjö kocha bashqarmisi | ᠬᠥᠭᠥᠷᠭᠡ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠵᠦ᠋ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Гүүрийн зү зээл гудамж | 652701006
Towns
Xiaoyingpan Town | 小营盘镇 | Xiǎoyíngpán Zhèn | شويىڭپەن بازىرى | shoyingpen baziri | ᠰᠢᠶᠣᠤᠶᠢᠩᠫᠠᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Шюурмпан балгас | 652701100
Dalt Town | 达勒特镇 | Dálètè Zhèn | دالتۇ بازىرى | daltu baziri | ᠳᠠᠯᠤᠲᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Далд балгас | 652701101
Ut Bulag Town | 乌图布拉格镇 | Wūtúbùlāgé Zhèn | ئۇتبۇلاق بازىرى | Utbulaq baziri | ᠤᠷᠲᠤᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Ортобулаг балгас | 652701102
Qindel Town | 青得里镇 | Qīngdélǐ Zhèn | چىندېل بازىرى | chindël baziri | ᠴᠢᠨᠳᠡᠯ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Чандал балгас | 652701103
Townships
Belin Harmodon Township | 贝林哈日莫墩乡 | Bèilínhārìmòdūn Xiāng | بىلىن خارمودۇن يېزىسى | bilin xarmodun yëzisi | ᠪᠡᠢᠯᠡ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠮᠣᠳᠣᠨ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Бэйлийн харамтон шиян | 652701201

Others:

* Aral Tohoi Pasture (阿热勒托海牧场, ئارالتوخا چارۋىچىلىق مەيدانى, ᠠᠷᠠᠯ ᠲᠣᠬᠣᠢ ᠮᠠᠯᠵᠢᠬᠤ ᠲᠠᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ)
* XPCC 86th Regiment Branch Farm (兵团八十六团分部) (86-تۇەن مەيدانى) (86 ᠳᠤᠭᠠᠷ ᠲᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠲᠠᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ)

## Notable people

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* Nur Bekri

## Notes

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1. ^ Locals in Xinjiang frequently observe UTC+6 (Xinjiang Time), 2 hours behind Beijing.

## References

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1. ^ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.

## External links

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* Official website Archived 2021-02-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)

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County-level divisions of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

Ürümqi (capital)

Prefecture-level cities|

| Ürümqi|

* Tianshan District
* Saybag District
* Xinshi District
* Shuimogou District
* Toutunhe District
* Dabancheng District
* Midong District
* Ürümqi County

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Karamay|

* Karamay District
* Dushanzi District
* Baijiantan District
* Orku District

Turpan|

* Gaochang District
* Toksun County
* Shanshan County

Kumul / Hami|

* Yizhou District
* Yiwu County
* Barkol Kazakh County

Sub-provincial
autonomous prefecture|

| Ili Kazakh|

* Yining city
* Korgas city
* Kuytun city
* Yining County
* Huocheng County
* Gongliu County
* Xinyuan County
* Zhaosu County
* Tekes County
* Nilka County
* Qapqal Xibe County

Tacheng1|

* Tacheng city
* Usu city
* Shawan city
* Emin County
* Yumin County
* Toli County
* Hoboksar Mongol County

Altay1|

* Altay city
* Qinghe County
* Jeminay County
* Fuyun County
* Burqin County
* Fuhai County
* Habahe County

Prefectures|

| Aksu|

* Aksu city
* Kuqa city
* Onsu County
* Xayar County
* Baicheng County
* Awat County
* Kalpin County
* Xinhe County
* Wushi County

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Kashgar / Kashi|

* Kashgar / Kashi city
* Maralbexi / Bachu County
* Poskam / Zepu County
* Payzawat / Jiashi
* Kargilik / Yecheng County
* Yopurga / Yuepuhu County
* Yengixahar / Shule County
* Makit / Maigaiti County
* Yengisar / Yingjisha County
* Yarkant / Shache County
* Konaxahar / Shufu County
* Taxkorgan Tajik County

Hotan / Hetian|

* Hotan city
* Hotan County
* Lop / Luopu County
* Niya / Minfeng County
* Gumar / Pishan County
* Qira / Cele County
* Keriya / Yutian County
* Karakax / Moyu County
* He'an County
* Hekang County

Autonomous
prefectures|

| Changji Hui|

* Changji city
* Fukang city
* Qitai County
* Manas County
* Jimsar County
* Hutubi County
* Mori County

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Bortala Mongol|

* Bole city
* Alashankou city
* Jinghe County
* Wenquan County

Bayingholin Mongol|

* Korla city
* Hejing County
* Yuli County
* Hoxud County
* Qiemo County
* Bohu County
* Luntai County
* Ruoqiang County
* Yanqi County

Kizilsu Kyrgyz|

* Artush city
* Akqi County
* Ulugqat County
* Akto County

XPCC administered|

| County-level cities|

* Aral city
* Baiyang city
* Beitun city
* Huyanghe city
* Kokdala city
* Kunyu city
* Shihezi city
* Shuanghe city
* Tiemenguan city
* Tumxuk city
* Wujiaqu city
* Xinxing city

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* 1 Tacheng and Altay are prefectures within and under the administration of the Ili Prefecture.

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Largest cities in Xinjiang

Source: China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2018 Urban Population and Urban Temporary Population

| Rank  | Name | Pop.  | Rank  | Name | Pop.

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1 | Ürümqi | 2,864,700 | 11 | Bole | 204,400
2 | Korla | 489,900 | 12 | Wujiaqu | 187,000
3 | Aksu | 460,900 | 13 | Kuytun | 174,700
4 | Karamay | 452,500 | 14 | Fukang | 109,200
5 | Yining | 372,600 | 15 | Wusu | 100,900
6 | Changji | 361,700 | 16 | Tacheng | 97,600
7 | Shihezi | 338,200 | 17 | Aral | 96,000
8 | Kashgar | 330,000 | 18 | Turpan | 86,200
9 | Hami | 245,700 | 19 | Beitun | 79,800
10 | Hotan | 217,900 | 20 | Artush | 78,300

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