Bole, Xinjiang
Bole as the official romanized name, also transliterated from Mongolian as Bortala, is a county-level city in Xinjiang, China. The city covers an area of 7,517 square kilometres (2,902 sq mi) and as of 2003 had a total population of 403,700 (2003). Bortala means "brown grasslands/steppe" in Mongolian. Bortala is the seat of Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, which borders Kazakhstan. The Northern Xinjiang Railway runs through the city along with highways to Ürümqi.
Bole 博乐市 · بورتالا شەھىرى | |
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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 (2011) | |
| • Total | 106,400 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 833400 |
| Area code(s) | 909 |
| Vehicle registration | 新E |
| Website | www |
| Bole, Xinjiang | |||||||||||
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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
| 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] | |||||||||||||
References
- 中国气象数据网 - WeatherBk Data (in Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
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