Huocheng County
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.
Huocheng County
Korgas County | |
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Location of Huocheng County (pink) in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang (light grey) | |
Huocheng County Location within China Huocheng County Huocheng County (Xinjiang) Huocheng County Huocheng County (China) | |
| Coordinates: 44°00′36″N 80°48′28″E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
| Autonomous prefecture | Ili |
| Township-level divisions | 5 towns 3 townships 2 ethnic townships |
| County seat | Shuiding |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,027 km2 (1,169 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 243,303 |
| • Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
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| Simplified Chinese | 霍城县 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 霍城縣 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 霍尔果斯县 | ||||||||||
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| Uyghur | قورغاس ناھىيىسى | ||||||||||
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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.