Huocheng County

Huocheng County
霍城县 (Chinese)
قورغاس ناھىيىسى (Uyghur)
قورعاس اۋدانى (Kazakh)
Korgas County
Location of Huocheng County (pink) in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang (light grey)
Location of Huocheng County (pink) in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang (light grey)
Huocheng County is located in Dzungaria
Huocheng County
Huocheng County
Location within China
Huocheng County is located in Xinjiang
Huocheng County
Huocheng County
Huocheng County (Xinjiang)
Huocheng County is located in China
Huocheng County
Huocheng County
Huocheng County (China)
Coordinates: 44°00′36″N 80°48′28″E / 44.01000°N 80.80778°E / 44.01000; 80.80778
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Autonomous prefectureIli
Township-level divisions5 towns
3 townships
2 ethnic townships
County seatShuiding
Area
 • Total3,027 km2 (1,169 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total243,303
 • Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Websitewww.xjhc.gov.cn
Huocheng County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese霍城县
Traditional Chinese霍城縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuòchéng Xiàn
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese霍尔果斯县
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuò'ěrguǒsī Xiàn
Uyghur name
Uyghurقورغاس ناھىيىسى
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiQorghas Nahiyisi
Yengi YeziⱪK̡orƣas Nah̡iyisi
SASM/GNCKorgas Xahiri
Siril YëziqiҚорғас Наһийиси

Huocheng County (Chinese: 霍城县; pinyin: Huòchéng xiàn), as the official romanized name, is also transliterated from Uyghur as Korgas County (Uyghur: قورغاس ناھىيىسى; in Kazakh: قورعاس اۋدانى; Chinese: 霍尔果斯县). It is situated within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and falls under the administration of the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. The county is located between Yining and the border city of Khorgas, covering an area of 5,466 km2 (2,110 sq mi), with a population of 360,000 (2004 estimate). There are twenty-nine ethnic groups residing in the county, including the Han and Uyghur nationalities.

To the north of Huocheng County is Wenquan County, while the Ili River lies to the south. Its Western side is bordered by Khorgas City, and Yining is located approximately 45 km (28 mi) to the east.


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