Bole, Xinjiang
Bole (Chinese: 博乐; pinyin: Bólè), also known by its Mongolian name Bortala (lit. 'brown steppe'), is a county-level city in Xinjiang, China. The city covers an area of 7,517 square kilometres (2,902 sq mi) and has a total population of 270,000 as of 2015. It is the seat of Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, which borders Kazakhstan. The Northern Xinjiang Railway runs through the city, as do highways to Ürümqi.
Bole
Bortala | |
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 Sayram Lake | |
  Bole Location in Xinjiang | |
| Coordinates (Bole municipal government): 44°51′14″N 82°03′05″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
| Autonomous prefecture | Bortala (Mongol) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,801.68 km2 (3,012.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 662 m (2,172 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 270,000 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 833400 |
| Area code | 909 |
| Vehicle registration | 新E |
| Website | www |
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 博乐 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 博樂 | ||||||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 博尔塔拉 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 博爾塔拉 | ||||||||||
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| Mongolian name | |||||||||||
| Mongolian script | ᠪᠣᠷᠣᠲᠠᠯᠠ | ||||||||||
| Uyghur name | |||||||||||
| Uyghur | بۆرتالا | ||||||||||
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Geography
Bole has a borderline cool arid climate (Köppen BWk) just short of a cool semi-arid climate (BSk). Like all of Xinjiang, Bole features very warm to hot summers and freezing to frigid winters. Precipitation, again common to all of Xinjiang outside the mountains, is very low and chiefly falls in summer.
| Climate data for Bole, Xinjiang (1981–2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −9.6 (14.7) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
5.2 (41.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
25.1 (77.2) |
30.0 (86.0) |
31.7 (89.1) |
30.2 (86.4) |
23.9 (75.0) |
14.6 (58.3) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
13.3 (56.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.7 (3.7) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
11.1 (52.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
23.8 (74.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
8.0 (46.4) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
6.8 (44.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −20.5 (−4.9) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
4.9 (40.8) |
11.1 (52.0) |
15.1 (59.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
14.9 (58.8) |
9.6 (49.3) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−15.1 (4.8) |
1.1 (33.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.3 (0.21) |
6.8 (0.27) |
8.9 (0.35) |
19.4 (0.76) |
32.3 (1.27) |
28.9 (1.14) |
29.1 (1.15) |
18.7 (0.74) |
17.9 (0.70) |
15.5 (0.61) |
8.5 (0.33) |
8.9 (0.35) |
200.2 (7.88) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 81 | 80 | 73 | 55 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 56 | 59 | 67 | 79 | 83 | 66 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[1] | |||||||||||||
Notable persons
References
- 中国气象数据网 - WeatherBk Data (in Chinese (China)). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
External links
- Official website (in Chinese)
- Official website (in Mongolian)
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