Hejing County

Hejing County is located in the central-southern part of the Tian Shan mountains of Xinjiang, in the north-west of Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture. The northernmost county-level division of Bayingolin, it borders Ürümqi City to the north, from which it is 190 km (120 mi) as the crow flies, and Korla City (the prefectural capital) to the south, which is 80 km (50 mi) away. It borders 15 cities and counties and is the most bordered county in the world.

Hejing County
和静县 (Chinese)
خېجىڭ ناھىيىسى (Uyghur)
ᠾᠧᠵᠢᠩ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ (Mongolian)
Hejing County (red) within Bayingolin Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Hejing
Location of the seat in Xinjiang
Hejing
Hejing (Xinjiang)
Hejing
Hejing (China)
Coordinates: 42°18′59″N 86°22′58″E
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Autonomous prefectureBayingolin
County seatHejing Town
Area
  Total34,978.89 km2 (13,505.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total147,859
  Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.xjhj.gov.cn
Hejing County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese和静县
Traditional Chinese和靜縣
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicХэжин шянь
Mongolian scriptᠾᠧᠵᠢᠩ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ
Uyghur name
Uyghurخېجىڭ ناھىيىسى
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