Zhaosu County

Zhaosu County
昭苏县 (Chinese)
موڭغۇلكۈرە ناھىيىسى (Uyghur)
موڭعۇلكۇرە اۋدانى (Kazakh)
Mongolküre County
County
Zhaosu County (red) within Ili Prefecture (yellow) in Xinjiang
Zhaosu County (red) within Ili Prefecture (yellow) in Xinjiang
Zhaosu is located in Dzungaria
Zhaosu
Zhaosu
Location of the seat in Xinjiang
Zhaosu is located in Xinjiang
Zhaosu
Zhaosu
Zhaosu (Xinjiang)
Zhaosu is located in China
Zhaosu
Zhaosu
Zhaosu (China)
Coordinates: 43°09′26″N 81°07′52″E / 43.1573°N 81.1310°E / 43.1573; 81.1310
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Autonomous prefectureIli
County seatMongolküre Town
Area
 • Total10,426.93 km2 (4,025.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total146,887
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Websitewww.zhaosu.gov.cn
Zhaosu County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese昭苏县
Traditional Chinese昭蘇縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāosū Xiàn
Mongolküre County
Simplified Chinese蒙古库热县
Traditional Chinese蒙古庫熱縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMénggǔkùrè Xiàn
Uyghur name
Uyghurموڭغۇلكۈرە ناھىيىسى‎
Literal meaningTemple of the Mongols
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiMongghulküre Nahiyisi
Yengi YeziⱪMongƣulkürə Nah̡iyisi
SASM/GNCMonggulküra Nahiyisi
Siril YëziqiМоңғулкүрә Наһийиси
Kazakh name
Kazakhموڭعۇلكۇرە اۋدانى
Моңғолкүре ауданы
Moñğolküre audany
Kyrgyz name
Kyrgyzموڭعۇلكۉرۅ وودانى
Монголкюре аймакчасы
Oirat name
Oiratᠮᡆᡊᡎᡆᠯᡘᡉᠷᡄᡃ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ

Zhaosu County (Chinese: 昭苏县), also known as Mongolküre County (from Uyghur: موڭغۇلكۈرە, romanized: Mongghulküre, lit. 'Temple of the Mongols'), is a county in northwestern Xinjiang, China. It is under the administration of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture and shares a border with Kazakhstan's Almaty Region to the west. It covers an area of 10,455 km2 (4,037 sq mi). According to the 2012 census, it had a population of 189,102.[2]

  1. ^ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
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