Ürümqi County

Ürümqi County
Ürümqi County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	乌鲁木齐县
Traditional Chinese	烏魯木齊縣
Postal	Urumtsi
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Wūlǔmùqí Xiàn
Wade–Giles	Wu1-lu3-mu4-ch'i2-hsien4
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	迪化县
Traditional Chinese	迪化縣
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Díhuà Xiàn
Uyghur name
Uyghur	ئۈرۈمچى ناھىيىسى‎
Latin Yëziqi
Transcriptions
Latin Yëziqi	Ürümchi Nahiyisi
Yengi Yeziⱪ	Ürümqi Naⱨiyisi
Siril Yëziqi	Үрүмчи Наһийиси

Ürümqi County

乌鲁木齐县 • ئۈرۈمچى ناھىيىسى
Ürümqi County 乌鲁木齐县 • ئۈرۈمچى ناھىيىسى
County
	Ürümqi County in Ürümqi City
	Ürümqi City in Xinjiang
	Ürümqi County Location of the seat in Xinjiang Ürümqi County Ürümqi County (Xinjiang) Ürümqi County Ürümqi County (China)
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Country	China
Province	Xinjiang
Prefecture-level city	Ürümqi
County seat	Banfanggou
Area
• Total	4,242 km2 (1,638 sq mi)
Population (2020)
• Total	73,590
• Density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.wlmqx.gov.cn

Ürümqi County(Uyghur: ئۈرۈمچى ناھىيىسى) is a county of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Northwest China, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Ürümqi, the capital of Xinjiang. It contains an area of 4,601 km² and according to the 2002 census has a population of 80,000.

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According to Xingjiang geographic graduate school of Chinese Section College, the geographical midpoint of Asia is located within the county.^[2] Urumqi Glacier No.1, the glacier closest to an urban area in the world is also in the county.^[3]

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Name	Simplified Chinese	Hanyu Pinyin	Uyghur (UEY)	Uyghur Latin (ULY)	Administrative division code
Towns
Shuixigou Town	水西沟镇	Shuǐxīgōu Zhèn	شۇيشىگۇ بازىرى‎	Shuyshigu baziri	650121100
Banfanggou Town	板房沟镇	Bǎnfánggōu Zhèn	بەنفاڭگۇ بازىرى‎	Benfanggu baziri	650121102
Yongfeng Town	永丰镇	Yǒngfēng Zhèn	يۇڭفېڭ بازىرى‎	Yungfëng baziri	650121103
Townships
Sardawan Township	萨尔达坂乡	Sà'ěrdábǎn Xiāng	سارداۋان يېزىسى‎	Sardawan yëzisi	650121207
Gangou Township	甘沟乡	Gāngōu Xiāng	گەنگۇ يېزىسى‎	Gengu yëzisi	650121208
Toli Township	托里乡	Tuōlǐ Xiāng	تولى يېزىسى‎	Toli yëzisi	650121213

Climate data for Ürümqi County (Baiyanggou Natural Scenic Area), elevation 1,930 m (6,330 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−4.1 (24.6)	−1.8 (28.8)	4.1 (39.4)	11.0 (51.8)	15.4 (59.7)	19.7 (67.5)	21.7 (71.1)	21.1 (70.0)	16.5 (61.7)	9.9 (49.8)	2.6 (36.7)	−2.5 (27.5)	9.5 (49.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−10.3 (13.5)	−8.0 (17.6)	−2.2 (28.0)	4.7 (40.5)	9.2 (48.6)	14.0 (57.2)	15.9 (60.6)	14.8 (58.6)	9.8 (49.6)	3.3 (37.9)	−3.5 (25.7)	−8.3 (17.1)	3.3 (37.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−14.3 (6.3)	−12.3 (9.9)	−6.7 (19.9)	0.0 (32.0)	4.3 (39.7)	9.1 (48.4)	11.0 (51.8)	10.0 (50.0)	5.2 (41.4)	−0.8 (30.6)	−7.4 (18.7)	−12.3 (9.9)	−1.2 (29.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	6.4 (0.25)	11.8 (0.46)	20.7 (0.81)	51.9 (2.04)	76.8 (3.02)	85.5 (3.37)	83.8 (3.30)	65.8 (2.59)	31.7 (1.25)	23.4 (0.92)	19.8 (0.78)	10.7 (0.42)	488.3 (19.21)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	5.4	6.3	8.0	11.4	14.3	16.1	17.7	13.3	8.7	7.0	8.0	6.1	122.3
Average snowy days	6.6	7.5	8.8	7.1	2.9	0.1	0	0	1.3	5.6	8.4	7.3	55.6
Average relative humidity (%)	58	60	60	59	58	59	59	58	57	59	61	58	59
Mean monthly sunshine hours	175.0	180.8	228.2	219.3	226.3	216.5	232.1	228.3	223.1	208.2	160.6	157.4	2,455.8
Percentage possible sunshine	60	60	61	54	49	47	50	54	61	62	56	57	56
Source: China Meteorological Administration^[4]^[5]

Climate data for Tianshan Daxigou Station (Urumqi Glacier No.1), elevation 3,539 m (11,611 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	0.4 (32.7)	2.2 (36.0)	8.5 (47.3)	13.2 (55.8)	15.5 (59.9)	15.6 (60.1)	19.2 (66.6)	18.5 (65.3)	16.4 (61.5)	11.2 (52.2)	6.5 (43.7)	3.2 (37.8)	19.2 (66.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−10.8 (12.6)	−8.6 (16.5)	−4.1 (24.6)	1.3 (34.3)	5.0 (41.0)	8.7 (47.7)	10.8 (51.4)	10.5 (50.9)	6.9 (44.4)	0.9 (33.6)	−4.8 (23.4)	−8.9 (16.0)	0.6 (33.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−15.3 (4.5)	−13.5 (7.7)	−9.5 (14.9)	−4.3 (24.3)	−0.2 (31.6)	3.7 (38.7)	5.9 (42.6)	5.3 (41.5)	1.5 (34.7)	−4.1 (24.6)	−9.5 (14.9)	−13.4 (7.9)	−4.4 (24.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−19.1 (−2.4)	−17.6 (0.3)	−13.8 (7.2)	−8.4 (16.9)	−4.2 (24.4)	0.0 (32.0)	2.2 (36.0)	1.6 (34.9)	−2.2 (28.0)	−7.8 (18.0)	−13.2 (8.2)	−17.2 (1.0)	−8.3 (17.0)
Record low °C (°F)	−39.7 (−39.5)	−34.7 (−30.5)	−31.2 (−24.2)	−24.6 (−12.3)	−18.8 (−1.8)	−12.9 (8.8)	−6.9 (19.6)	−14.4 (6.1)	−17.5 (0.5)	−21.8 (−7.2)	−36.4 (−33.5)	−35.5 (−31.9)	−39.7 (−39.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	2.5 (0.10)	4.5 (0.18)	11.8 (0.46)	34.3 (1.35)	59.6 (2.35)	108.3 (4.26)	133.8 (5.27)	98.7 (3.89)	40.8 (1.61)	14.1 (0.56)	5.8 (0.23)	2.9 (0.11)	517.1 (20.37)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	3.6	5.5	9.0	14.4	18.4	21.6	23.1	19.4	13.7	8.5	4.7	3.6	145.5
Average snowy days	5.0	6.5	9.9	14.9	19.1	15.2	9.8	9.3	13.4	10.0	5.6	4.4	123.1
Average relative humidity (%)	48	50	52	59	63	70	71	67	61	54	50	48	58
Mean monthly sunshine hours	144.1	172.5	231.0	250.5	250.8	215.9	212.7	232.7	225.2	208.4	153.4	134.2	2,431.4
Percentage possible sunshine	49	57	62	62	55	47	46	55	61	62	54	48	55
Source: China Meteorological Administration^[4]^[6]

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