Tazhong

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'''Tazhong''' ({{zh|c=塔中镇}}; Pinyin ''tǎ zhōng zhèn'') is a town in Qiemo County, Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2020/65/28/652825.html|access-date=2021-03-29|website=www.stats.gov.cn|title=2020年统计用区划代码 }}</ref> Tazhong administers one community: Tazhong Community ({{Zh|c=塔中虚拟社区}}).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2020/65/28/25/652825103.html|access-date=2021-03-29|website=www.stats.gov.cn|title=2020年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码 }}</ref> Tazhong was created on July 24, 2015. The population is typically around 20,000, 90% of which are temporary residents.

== Geography == Tazhong is located in centre of the Taklamakan Desert.

==Climate==

{{Weather box|width=auto |metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Tazhong, elevation {{convert|1099|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) |Jan record high C = 16.3 |Jan record low C = -32.6 |Feb record high C = 17.2 |Feb record low C = -32.7 |Mar record high C = 32.7 |Mar record low C = -12.3 |Apr record high C = 37.0 |Apr record low C = -8.3 |May record high C = 38.2 |May record low C = 1.2 |Jun record high C = 41.6 |Jun record low C = 7.2 |Jul record high C = 45.6 |Jul record low C = 11.1 |Aug record high C = 42.7 |Aug record low C = 6.8 |Sep record high C = 39.5 |Sep record low C = 0.6 |Oct record high C = 31.9 |Oct record low C = -8.4 |Nov record high C = 24.7 |Nov record low C = -18.0 |Dec record high C = 16.7 |Dec record low C = -24.7 |year high C = |year low C = |year high F = |year low F = |Jan high C = -0.4 |Feb high C = 7.0 |Mar high C = 17.5 |Apr high C = 25.6 |May high C = 30.5 |Jun high C = 34.3 |Jul high C = 36.3 |Aug high C = 35.5 |Sep high C = 30.4 |Oct high C = 22.2 |Nov high C = 11.0 |Dec high C = 1.3 |Jan mean C = -10.0 |Feb mean C = -2.5 |Mar mean C = 8.0 |Apr mean C = 16.5 |May mean C = 21.9 |Jun mean C = 26.3 |Jul mean C = 28.3 |Aug mean C = 27.3 |Sep mean C = 21.3 |Oct mean C = 11.4 |Nov mean C = 0.2 |Dec mean C = -8.5 |Jan low C = -18.3 |Feb low C = -11.9 |Mar low C = -2.0 |Apr low C = 6.9 |May low C = 12.7 |Jun low C = 17.8 |Jul low C = 20.0 |Aug low C = 18.7 |Sep low C = 11.7 |Oct low C = 1.1 |Nov low C = -8.6 |Dec low C = -16.2 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 0.5 |Feb precipitation mm = 0.4 |Mar precipitation mm = 0.2 |Apr precipitation mm = 0.7 |May precipitation mm = 3.7 |Jun precipitation mm = 9.8 |Jul precipitation mm = 5.4 |Aug precipitation mm = 3.5 |Sep precipitation mm = 0.7 |Oct precipitation mm = 0.7 |Nov precipitation mm = 0.1 |Dec precipitation mm = 0.1 |Jan humidity = 55 |Feb humidity = 40 |Mar humidity = 23 |Apr humidity = 20 |May humidity = 24 |Jun humidity = 29 |Jul humidity = 30 |Aug humidity = 28 |Sep humidity = 29 |Oct humidity = 34 |Nov humidity = 45 |Dec humidity = 56 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 0.8 |Feb precipitation days = 0.3 |Mar precipitation days = 0.3 |Apr precipitation days = 0.3 |May precipitation days = 1.8 |Jun precipitation days = 3.5 |Jul precipitation days = 3.5 |Aug precipitation days = 1.8 |Sep precipitation days = 0.8 |Oct precipitation days = 0.4 |Nov precipitation days = 0.1 |Dec precipitation days = 0.6 |year precipitation days = |Jan sun = 188.5 |Feb sun = 191.2 |Mar sun = 220.7 |Apr sun = 222.0 |May sun = 251.4 |Jun sun = 240.6 |Jul sun = 246.8 |Aug sun = 246.3 |Sep sun = 253.9 |Oct sun = 262.7 |Nov sun = 216.9 |Dec sun = 184.1 |year sun = | Jan percentsun = 62 | Feb percentsun = 62 | Mar percentsun = 59 | Apr percentsun = 55 | May percentsun = 56 | Jun percentsun = 54 | Jul percentsun = 55 | Aug percentsun = 59 | Sep percentsun = 69 | Oct percentsun = 78 | Nov percentsun = 73 | Dec percentsun = 63 | year percentsun = |Jan snow days = 2.7 |Feb snow days = 1.1 |Mar snow days = 0 |Apr snow days = 0 |May snow days = 0 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = 0 |Nov snow days = 0.3 |Dec snow days = 2.8 |year snow days = |source 1 = China Meteorological Administration<ref name="cma graphical">{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans |access-date=10 October 2023}}</ref><ref> {{cite web|url=https://experience.arcgis.com/template/e724038fda394e9d9b7921f10fd1aa55/page/%E7%BA%AF%E8%A1%A8%E6%A0%BC%E7%BB%9F%E8%AE%A1-(%E5%AF%B9%E6%AF%948110%E5%8F%98%E5%8C%96)/?org=UQmaps |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网|publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans | access-date =10 October 2023}}</ref> }}

== Economy == The petroleum industry makes up most of the economy of Tazhong.{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}} There are more than 100 oilfield units and engineering construction units such as PetroChina Tarim Oilfield Branch, Sinopec Northwest Oilfield Branch, Daqing Oilfield Tadong Company, and nearly 100 various commercial outlets in the area of Tazhong. Other than petroleum, the service and tourism industry also support Tazhong.

== Transport == Tarim Desert Highway runs through Tazhong.

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:Township-level divisions of Xinjiang Category:Qiemo County {{Xinjiang-geo-stub}}