Bole, Xinjiang

Coordinates: 44°51′14″N 82°03′05″E / 44.8539°N 82.0514°E / 44.8539; 82.0514
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Bole
Bortala
Name transcription(s)
 • Chinese博乐市
 • Uyghurبۆرتال
 • Mongolianᠪᠣᠷᠣᠲᠠᠯ᠎ᠠ
Sayram Lake
Sayram Lake
Bole is located in Dzungaria
Bole
Bole
Location in northern Xinjiang
Bole is located in Xinjiang
Bole
Bole
Bole (Xinjiang)
Bole is located in China
Bole
Bole
Bole (China)
Coordinates (Bole municipal government): 44°51′14″N 82°03′05″E / 44.8539°N 82.0514°E / 44.8539; 82.0514
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Autonomous prefectureBortala
Municipal seatNanchengqu Subdistrict
Area
 • Total7,801.68 km2 (3,012.25 sq mi)
Elevation
662 m (2,172 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total246,706
 • Density32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Postal code
833400
Area code909
Vehicle registration新E
Websitewww.xjbl.gov.cn
Bole, Xinjiang
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese博乐
Traditional Chinese博樂
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese博尔塔拉
Traditional Chinese博爾塔拉
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicБортал
Mongolian scriptᠪᠣᠷᠣᠲᠠᠯ᠎ᠠ
Uyghur name
Uyghurبۆرتالا
Oirat name
Oiratᡋᡆᠷᡆᡐᠠᠯᠠ 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. The Northern Xinjiang Railway runs through the city, as do highways to Ürümqi.

Climate

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 (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
Percent possible sunshine 48 49 47 60 64 63 66 71 70 58 39 37 56
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

Subdivisions

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
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 نەنچېڭ رايونى كوچا باشقارمىسى 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 ᠴᠢᠨᠳᠠᠯᠠᠢ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ Чинэтэлий зээл гудамж 652701005
Kerginjo Subdistrict 克尔根卓街道 Kè'ěrgēnzhuō Jiēdào 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 ᠰᠤᠮᠤ Бэйлийн харамтон сум 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)

Notable people

Notes

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

References

  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.

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