Habahe County (Chinese: 哈巴河县) as the official romanized name, also transliterated from Uyghur as Kaba County (Uyghur: قابا ناھىيىسى; Chinese: 哈巴县), is a county situated in the far north of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Altay Prefecture. It has an area of 8,179 km2 (3,158 sq mi) with a population of 80,000. The Postcode is 836700.

Habahe County
哈巴河县 (Chinese)
قابا ناھىيىسى (Uyghur)
قابا اۋدانى (Kazakh)
Kaba, Khabakhe
Location of Habahe County (red) within Altay Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Location of Habahe County (red) within Altay Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Habahe is located in Dzungaria
Habahe
Habahe
Location of the seat in Xinjiang
Habahe is located in Xinjiang
Habahe
Habahe
Habahe (Xinjiang)
Habahe is located in China
Habahe
Habahe
Habahe (China)
Coordinates (Habahe County government): 48°03′39″N 86°25′07″E / 48.0608°N 86.4186°E / 48.0608; 86.4186
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
PrefectureAltay
County seatAqchi
Area
 • Total
8,180.57 km2 (3,158.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
82,524
 • Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Websitewww.hbh.gov.cn
Habahe County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese哈巴河县
Traditional Chinese哈巴河縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHābāhé Xiàn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinghaa1baa1ho4 jyun2
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese哈巴县
Traditional Chinese哈巴縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHābā Xiàn
Uyghur name
Uyghurقابا ناھىيىسى
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiQaba nahiyisi
Yengi YeziⱪⱩaba naⱨiyisi
SASM/GNCKaba Nahiyusi
Siril YëziqiҚаба наһийиси
Kazakh name
Kazakhقابا اۋدانى

Kazakh Cyrillic: Қаба ауданы


Kazakh Latin alphabet: Qaba aýdany
A satellite photo of the Irtysh River in the southeastern part of Habahe County and the southwestern part of Burqin County, and a desert south of it

Administrative divisions

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Habahe County is divided into 4 towns and 3 townships.[2]

Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Uyghur (UEY) Uyghur Latin (ULY) Kazakh (Arabic script) Kazakh (Cyrillic script) Administrative division code
Towns
Aqchi Town 阿克齐镇 Ākèqí Zhèn ئاقچى بازىرى Aqchi baziri اقشي قالاشىعى Ақши қалашығы 654324100
Sarbulaq Town 萨尔布拉克镇 Sà'ěrbùlākè Zhèn ساربۇلاق بازىرى sarbulaq baziri ساربۇلاق قالاشىعى Сарбұлақ қалашығы 654324101
Chibar Town 齐巴尔镇 Qíbā'ěr Zhèn چىبار بازىرى chibar baziri شىبار قالاشىعى Шыбар қалашығы 654324102
Kölbay Town 库勒拜镇 Kùlèbài Zhèn كۆلباي بازىرى kölbay baziri كولباي قالاشىعى Көлбай қалашығы 654324103
Townships
Sartam Township 萨尔塔木乡 Sà'ěrtǎmù Xiāng سارتام يېزىسى sartam yëzisi سارتام اۋىلى Сартам ауылы 654324200
Jayilma Township 加依勒玛乡 Jiāyīlèmǎ Xiāng جايىلما يېزىسى jayilma yëzisi جايىلما اۋىلى Жайылма ауылы 654324201
Tërëkti Township 铁热克提乡 Tiěrèkètí Xiāng تېرېكتى يېزىسى tërëkti yëzisi تەرەكتى اۋىلى Теректі ауылы 654324204

Others:

Demographics

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The proportion of nationalities in Shanshan (Pichan) County
Nationality Percentage
Kazakhs
60.4%
Han People
29.6%
Hui People
7.7%
Mongols
0.5%
Uyghurs
0.4%
Others
1.4%
Source of the population statistics :[3]

Climate

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Climate data for Habahe, elevation 533 m (1,749 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) 5.9
(42.6)
5.8
(42.4)
23.6
(74.5)
31.2
(88.2)
35.2
(95.4)
37.9
(100.2)
39.3
(102.7)
39.5
(103.1)
35.2
(95.4)
27.0
(80.6)
16.1
(61.0)
6.7
(44.1)
39.5
(103.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −10.5
(13.1)
−6.7
(19.9)
2.5
(36.5)
15.8
(60.4)
22.9
(73.2)
28.0
(82.4)
29.6
(85.3)
28.1
(82.6)
21.6
(70.9)
12.8
(55.0)
1.0
(33.8)
−7.8
(18.0)
11.4
(52.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −14.4
(6.1)
−11.2
(11.8)
−2.9
(26.8)
8.9
(48.0)
15.7
(60.3)
21.0
(69.8)
22.6
(72.7)
20.9
(69.6)
14.6
(58.3)
7.0
(44.6)
−3.0
(26.6)
−11.2
(11.8)
5.7
(42.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −17.7
(0.1)
−15.0
(5.0)
−7.3
(18.9)
3.0
(37.4)
9.0
(48.2)
14.4
(57.9)
16.4
(61.5)
14.5
(58.1)
8.7
(47.7)
2.5
(36.5)
−6.3
(20.7)
−14.2
(6.4)
0.7
(33.2)
Record low °C (°F) −38.0
(−36.4)
−34.4
(−29.9)
−30.0
(−22.0)
−14.7
(5.5)
−3.1
(26.4)
2.9
(37.2)
8.1
(46.6)
4.2
(39.6)
−3.8
(25.2)
−16.7
(1.9)
−37.8
(−36.0)
−37.1
(−34.8)
−38.0
(−36.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 10.9
(0.43)
9.7
(0.38)
15.3
(0.60)
19.0
(0.75)
18.4
(0.72)
21.4
(0.84)
26.4
(1.04)
17.7
(0.70)
17.1
(0.67)
21.1
(0.83)
26.4
(1.04)
16.8
(0.66)
220.2
(8.66)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 8.9 8.0 7.4 7.6 7.1 7.6 8.3 6.4 6.7 7.1 10.1 11.1 96.3
Average snowy days 11.2 10.8 9.3 2.5 0.2 0 0 0 0 2.5 11.1 14.4 62
Average relative humidity (%) 71 71 69 52 47 52 56 54 53 58 69 72 60
Mean monthly sunshine hours 149.0 174.3 230.2 270.8 331.0 335.5 335.3 320.8 270.5 203.5 134.8 122.9 2,878.6
Percent possible sunshine 54 59 61 65 70 70 70 74 74 62 50 47 63
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  2. ^ 2022年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:哈巴河县. National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  3. ^ 3-7 各地、州、市、县(市)分民族人口数 [3-7 Population by Nationality by Prefecture, State, City and County (City)]. tjj.xinjiang.gov.cn (in Chinese). Statistical Bureau of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. 2020-06-10. Archived from the original on 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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