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County in Xinjiang, China
Burqin County 布尔津县 • بۋىرشىن اۋدانى • بۇرچىن ناھىيىسى
(Chinese) • (Uyghur) • (Kazakh)
County
Location of the countyLocation of the county
CountryChina
ProvinceXinjiang
Prefecture-level divisionsAltay Prefecture
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
The "Colourful Beach", a famous scenic spot on the Irtysh River in Burqin County

Burqin County (Chinese: 布尔津县; pinyin: Bù'ěrjīn Xiàn; Template:Lang-ug; Template:Lang-kz ), is a county in the Xinjiang region of China and is under the administration of the Kazakh autonomous area of Altay Prefecture. It has an area of 10,362 km² with a population of 70,000. The postcode is 836600.

Geography

Burqin County is located in the northernmost part of Xinjiang. Its county seat, which is called Burqin Town (布尔津镇) is situated at the confluence of the Irtysh and its right tributary, the Burqin River. Most of the county is within the Burqin River basin, which reaches into the Altai Mountains on Xinjiang's border with Mongolia and Russia. The major mountain massif on Burqin county's border with these two countries is Tavan Bogd.

The Kanas Lake is located in the northern part of the county, on the border with the Habahe County.

The Burqin Shankou Dam is under construction on the Burqin River at 47°54′13″N 87°12′15″E / 47.90361°N 87.20417°E / 47.90361; 87.20417. This is a concrete arch dam 94 m tall; the dam's hydroelectric plant will generate 220 Megawatt of power. The construction work started in July 2009, with the expected completion date in June 2013.

Farther upstream on the Burqin, the Burqin Chonghu'er Dam operates in Chunkur (Chonghu'er) Township (冲乎尔镇), at 48°11′00″N 87°09′08″E / 48.18333°N 87.15222°E / 48.18333; 87.15222 .

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Notes

  1. Google Maps. As of Oct 2013, the satellite view (probably a year or more old) shows the construction site, with a small temporary dam a bit upstream of the point where the permanent dam is being built.
  2. 中国水电中标新疆布尔津山口水利枢纽大坝工程 (China Hydro bids on the construction project of the Burqin Shankou Dam Complex in Xinjiang), 2009-07-31
  3. Burqin River Chonghuer Hydropower Project in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
County-level divisions of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Ürümqi (capital)
Prefecture-level cities
Ürümqi
Karamay
Turpan
Kumul / Hami
Sub-provincial
autonomous prefecture
Ili Kazakh
Tacheng
Altay
Prefectures
Aksu
Kashgar / Kashi
Hotan / Hetian
Autonomous
prefectures
Changji Hui
Bortala Mongol
Bayingholin Mongol
Kizilsu Kyrgyz
XPCC administered
County-level cities
  • Tacheng and Altay are prefectures within and under the administration of the Ili Prefecture.
Ethnic minority autonomous areas
Dong
Hui
Korean
Manchu
Miao
Mongol
Tibetan
Tujia
Uyghur
Yao
Yi
Zhuang
Others

48°23′N 86°53′E / 48.383°N 86.883°E / 48.383; 86.883

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