Yumin County
Other nameQagantokay
Coordinates46.201°N 82.983°E
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
PrefectureTacheng
County seatQarabura
Area total6,101.98 km²
Population total50,819
Population as of2020
Time zoneChina Standard[a] (UTC+8)
Websitewww.xjym.gov.cn
Yumin County
S裕民县
T裕民縣
PYùmín Xiàn
S 2察罕托海县
T 2察罕託海縣
P 2Cháhǎntuōhǎi Xiàn
Uigچاغانتوقاي ناھىيىسى
UlyChaghantoqay Nahiyisi
UyyQaƣantoⱪay Naⱨiyisi
SgsQagantokay Nahiyisi
UsyЧағантоқай Наһийиси
Lang 1kk
Lang1 contentشاعانتوعاي اۋدانى
Шағантоғай ауданы
Şağantoğai audany
Orderst

Yumin County, also known as Qagantokay County, is a county of Tacheng Prefecture in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China, bordering Kazakhstan's regions of East Kazakhstan and Almaty. It has an area of 6,090 km2 (2,350 sq mi) with a population of 50,000.[when?] The Postcode is 834800.

History

During the 1962 Yi–Ta incident, which saw the exodus of 58,000 people from Tacheng Prefecture, 60 per cent of Yumin County's population left for the Soviet Union.[1]: 516

Administrative divisions

Yumin County is divided into 2 towns, 4 townships.[2]

NameSimplified ChineseHanyu PinyinUyghur (UEY)Uyghur Latin (ULY)Kazakh (Arabic script)Kazakh (Cyrillic script)Administrative division code
Towns
Qarabura Town哈拉布拉镇Hālābùlā Zhènقارابۇرا بازىرىqarabura baziriقارابۋرا قالاشىعىҚарабура қалашығы654225100
Jiyek Town吉也克镇Jíyěkè Zhènجىيەك بازىرىjiyek baziriجيەك قالاشىعىЖиек қалашығы654225101
Townships
Qarabura Township哈拉布拉乡Hālābùlā Xiāngقارابۇرا يېزىسىqarabura yëzisiقارابۋرا اۋىلىҚарабура ауылы654225200
Yëngiyer Township新地乡Xīndì Xiāngيېڭىيەر يېزىسىyëngiyer yëzisiجاڭا جەر اۋىلىЖаңа Жер ауылы654225201
Altun'ëmil Township阿勒腾也木勒乡Ālèténgyěmùlè Xiāngئالتۇنئېمىل يېزىسىAltun'ëmil yëzisiالتىنەمىل اۋىلىАлтынеміл ауылы654225202
Jëngis Township江格斯乡Jiānggésī Xiāngجېڭىس يېزىسىjëngis yëzisiجاڭگىس اۋىلىЖәңгіс ауылы654225203

Other:

  • Chaghantoqay Ranch (察汗托海牧场, چاغانتوقاي چارۋىچىلىق مەيدانى, شاعانتوعاي مال شارۋاشىلىعى الاڭىنداعى)
  • XPCC 161st Regiment (兵团农九师一六一团, 161-تۇەن مەيدانى, 161-تۋان الاڭىنداعى)

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ Kraus, Charles (June 2019). "Laying Blame for Flight and Fight: Sino-Soviet Relations and the 'Yi–Ta' Incident in Xinjiang, 1962". The China Quarterly. 238: 504–523. doi:10.1017/S0305741018001789. ISSN 0305-7410. S2CID 159226403. Archived 5 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  2. ^ "zh:2022年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:裕民县". National Bureau of Statistics of China.