Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture




Autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang, People's Republic of China
























Bortala Prefecture


博尔塔拉州
بۆرتالا ئوبلاستى

Autonomous prefecture

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博尔塔拉蒙古自治州
بۆرتالا موڭغۇل ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى

Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture

Alataw Pass in Bortala Prefecture
Alataw Pass in Bortala Prefecture


Bortala Mongol prefecture (red) in Xinjiang (orange)
Bortala Mongol prefecture (red) in Xinjiang (orange)

Country People's Republic of China
Region Xinjiang
Time zone
UTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 code CN-XJ-27




































Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 博尔塔拉蒙古自治州
Traditional Chinese 博爾塔拉蒙古自治州







Mongolian name
Mongolian Cyrillic Боротал-а-ыин Монгол өбэртэгэн жасақу жеү
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ᠪᠣᠷᠣᠲᠠᠯ᠎ᠠ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠵᠧᠦ






Uyghur name
Uyghur
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بۆرتالا موڭغۇل ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى


















Oirat name
Oirat

ᡋᡆᠷᡆᡐᠠᠯᠠ ᡏᡆᡊᡎᡆᠯ ᡄᡋᡄᠷᡄᡃᠨ ᠴᠠᠰᠠᡍᡇ ᡓᡇᡇ
Borotala mongγol ebereen zasaqu ǰuu


Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, abbreviated to Bortala (Chinese: 博州; pinyin: Bózhōu), is a Mongol autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the China. It has an area of 27,000 km2 (10,000 sq mi). Bole is its capital. "Boro tala" comes from the Mongolian language, and means "brown steppe".




Contents






  • 1 Geography


  • 2 Administrative divisions


  • 3 History


  • 4 Demographics


  • 5 Economy


  • 6 Transport


  • 7 See also


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links





Geography


Bortala is located in the southwestern part of the Dzungarian Basin. It occupies a V-shaped basin between the Dzungarian Alatau in the northwest and the Borohoro Mountains in the southwest.


The prefecture borders Kazakhstan to the north and west, and has an international border of 385 km (239 mi). To the east it borders Wusu City and Toli County of Tacheng Prefecture; to the south it borders Nilka County, Yining County, and Huocheng County of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture.


The prefecture has two large lakes, Ebi-Nur and Sayram Lake.



Administrative divisions


Bortala is divided into two county-level cities, Bole and Alashankou; and two counties: Jinghe County and Wenquan County. In addition, it is home to the Fifth Agricultural Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and its 11 regiment-level farms / ranches.




























































Map


Name

Hanzi

Hanyu Pinyin

Uyghur (UEY)
Uyghur Latin (ULY)

Mongolian
Population (2010 Census)
Area (km²)
Density (/km²)

Bole[1]

博乐市
Bólè Shì

بۆرتالا شەھىرى
Börtala Shehiri


ᠪᠣᠷᠢᠲᠠᠯ᠎ᠠ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ
235,585
7,802
30.19

Alashankou

阿拉山口市
Ālāshānkǒu Shì

ﺋﺎﻻﺗﺎﯞ ﺋﯧﻐﯩﺰﻯ
Alatav Ighizi


ᠠᠯᠠᠭ ᠠᠭᠤᠯᠠ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ
10,000(?)
43
232.55

Jinghe County[1]

精河县
Jīnghé Xiàn

جىڭ ناھىيىسى
Jing Nahiyisi


ᠵᠢᠩ ᠾᠧ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ
141,593
11,189
12.65

Wenquan County[1]

温泉县
Wēnquán Xiàn

ئارىشاڭ ناھىيىسى
Arishang Nahiyisi


ᠷᠠᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ
66,502
5,862
11.34


History


The Tang dynasty created the Shuanghe Protectorate [zh] in this area. During the Yuan and Ming dynasties the area was the territory of the Oirats. , Chahar Mongols were moved here during the Qing dynasty from Kalgan, while Torghuud Oirats moved eastwards from the Volga.


The China established the autonomous prefecture on July 13, 1954.



Demographics


There are 35 nationalities in Bortala. According to the 2010 census, 65% of the 443,680 inhabitants are Han Chinese, while the remainder are Mongol, Uyghur, Kazakh, Hui, or of other nationalities.[2]


Population by ethnicity – 2010 census[2]
























































































Ethnicity
Population
%

Han
288,220
64.96%

Uyghur
59,106
13.32%

Kazakhs
44,417
10.01%

Mongol
25,125
5.66%

Hui
23,180
5.22%

Dongxiang
1,455
0.33%

Zhuang
345
0.08%

Xibe
273
0.06%

Tibetan
271
0.06%

Tujia
267
0.06%

Manchu
193
0.04%

Russian
114
0.03%

Uzbek
90
0.02%

Kyrgyz
74
0.02%
others
550
0.12%
Total
443,680
100%


Economy


In 2004 the prefecture had a total gross domestic product of 3.69 billion Renminbi (including the XPCC 5th division), an increase of 11.9% over the previous year. Annual total imports and exports totalled US$ 554 million, an increase of 96.8% over the previous year. Average annual salary was 11000 Renminbi, an increase of 7.6%; average annual pure income per capita for agricultural workers was 3904 Renminbi, an increase of 10.8%.



Transport


Alashankou is a port of entry with both railroads and roads linking China with Kazakhstan; it is also one of China's national first-class port of entry (国家一类口岸). The volume of imports / exports passing through Alashankou accounts for 90% of the total for all of Xinjiang, and has been second to only Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia among land ports-of-entry in China for 8 days.



See also


  • Ethnic Mongols in China


References





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External links




  • Bortala Government website(in Chinese)


  • Bortala Government website(in Mongolian)


Coordinates: 44°53′N 82°03′E / 44.883°N 82.050°E / 44.883; 82.050









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