Qinggil County 青河县 • شىڭگىل اۋدانى • چىڭگىل ناھىيىسى (Chinese) • (Uyghur) • (Kazakh) |
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County | |
Uyghur transcription(s) | |
• Uyghur script | چىڭگىل ناھىيىسى |
• Latin Yëziqi | Chinggil nahiyisi |
• Yengi Yezik̡ | Qinggil naⱨiyisi |
• Siril Yëziqi | Чиңгил наһийиси |
Chinese transcription(s) | |
• Simplified | 青河县 |
• Traditional | 青河縣 |
• Pinyin | Qīnghé Xiàn |
Location of Qinggil County (pink) in Altay Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang |
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Location of the county town in Xinjiang | |
Coordinates: 46°37′N 90°25′E / 46.617°N 90.417°ECoordinates: 46°37′N 90°25′E / 46.617°N 90.417°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Region | Xinjiang |
Prefecture | Altay |
County seat | Qinggil (青河镇) |
Area | |
• Total | 15,722 km2 (6,070 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,220 m (4,000 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 60,000 |
• Density | 3.8/km2 (9.9/sq mi) |
Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Postal code | 836200 |
Website | xjqh |
Qinghe (Qinggil) County (Uyghur: چىڭگىل ناھىيىسى, Чиңгил Наһийиси; Chinese: 青河县; Kazakh: شىڭگىل اۋدانى, Шыңгыл Ауданы) is a county situated in northeastern Xinjiang, China, bordering Mongolia to the east and under the administration of the Altay Prefecture. It has an area of 15,722 km2 (6,070 sq mi) with a population of 60,000. Qinghe was the site of a meteorite impact in 1898 and a Mongolian–Chinese border clash in the spring of 1944.