Qinggil County

Not to be confused with Qinghe County, Hebei.
Qinggil County
青河县شىڭگىل اۋدانىچىڭگىل ناھىيىسى
(Chinese) • (Uyghur) • (Kazakh)
County
Uyghur transcription(s)
  Uyghur script چىڭگىل ناھىيىسى
  Latin Yëziqi Chinggil nahiyisi
  Yengi Yezik̡ Qinggil naⱨiyisi
  Siril Yëziqi Чиңгил наһийиси
Chinese transcription(s)
  Simplified 青河县
  Traditional 青河縣
  Pinyin Qīnghé Xiàn

Location of Qinggil County (pink) in Altay Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Qinggil

Location of the county town in Xinjiang

Coordinates: 46°37′N 90°25′E / 46.617°N 90.417°E / 46.617; 90.417Coordinates: 46°37′N 90°25′E / 46.617°N 90.417°E / 46.617; 90.417
Country People's Republic of China
Region Xinjiang
Prefecture Altay
County seat Qinggil (青河镇)
Area
  Total 15,722 km2 (6,070 sq mi)
Elevation 1,220 m (4,000 ft)
Population
  Total 60,000
  Density 3.8/km2 (9.9/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 836200
Website xjqh.gov.cn

Qinghe (Qinggil) County (Uyghur: چىڭگىل ناھىيىسى, Чиңгил Наһийиси; Chinese: 青河县; Kazakh: شىڭگىل اۋدانى, Шыңгыл Ауданы) is a county situated in northeastern Xinjiang, China, bordering Mongolia to the east and under the administration of the Altay Prefecture. It has an area of 15,722 km2 (6,070 sq mi) with a population of 60,000. Qinghe was the site of a meteorite impact in 1898 and a MongolianChinese border clash in the spring of 1944.

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