Manas county, Xinjiang

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Manas County is located in the north-central Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the westernmost part of Changji Prefecture and the south of Junggar Basin. Geographical coordinates are 85 34' to 86 43' east longitude and 43 28' to 45 38' north latitude. It borders Hutubi County in the east, Shihezi City in the west, Hejing County in the south, and Buksaier Mongolian Autonomous County in the north. Manas Town, the county seat, is 15km away from Shihezi City. The county has a total area of 9 154.48 square kilometers and a total population of 1670 12 (2003). There are Han, Kazak, Uygur, Hui, Mongolian and other 19 ethnic groups.

County postal code: 832200; Code: 652324; Area code: 0994; Pinyin: Manas County. Manas County, located in the hinterland of Xinjiang, is a triangle with Tacheng in the north and Yining in the west, and is known as the "West Gate" of Urumqi. Manas County, the resident of the county people's government, is located126km east of Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, and 9 1 km away from changji city, the seat of Changji prefecture government. In the east, [1] terrain slopes slowly from southeast to northwest, and the landform is mainly divided into three types: hilly area in the south, plain area in the middle and part of Gurbantunggut desert in the north. The main rivers are Manas River and Tahe River. It has a continental climate in the middle temperate zone, with long and cold winters, short and hot summers and large temperature difference between day and night. By the end of 20 10, the total population of Manas county (including the new lake site and the production and construction corps) was 1670 12, of which 8 19 17 were women, accounting for 49.05% of the total population. The population of ethnic minorities is 3043 1, accounting for18.22% of the total population; Among them, Kazakhs 16986, accounting for10.17% of the total population; There are 6,864 Hui people, accounting for 4.11%of the total population; There are 5,542 Uighurs, accounting for 3.32% of the total population. Urban population 1 15964, agricultural population 80 104 and non-agricultural population 86908. The natural population growth rate is 7.75%. Uygur, Han, Kazak, Hui, Kirgiz, Mongolian, Xibe, Russian, Uzbek, Tatar, Manchu, Daur, Dongxiang, Zhuang, Tibetan, Salar, Miao, Korean, Tu, Buyi, Tujia, Dong, Yao, Yi, Bai, Yugur.

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zone

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Manas County is located in the southern Tianshan Mountains, with Gurbantunggut Desert in the north and alluvial fan plain in the middle. The terrain inclines from southeast to northwest, with a mountain slope of 50/ 170 and a plain slope of 150/200. The landform of Manas County can be divided into three types.

There are Tianshan mountains and hills in the south, with an altitude of 650 to 5200 meters. This is an excellent summer pasture. The middle is the alluvial plain with an altitude of 350-650, which is the grain-producing area of the county. The northern part is a desert area, which is a part of Gurbantunggut Desert, with an altitude of 280 to 400 meters. Some lakeside sands in the desert have been reclaimed into farmland. [Mountain Range]: The mountain range in the county belongs to the middle part of Gashan Mountain in Khabir, which is connected with Tianshan Mountain. There are 45 peaks above 4000 meters above sea level, with the highest peak at 5222.4 meters above sea level. Alpine glaciers cover an area of 2,909 square kilometers, with more than 80 glaciers, including 5 glaciers with a length of 3 kilometers, which is the second largest glacier area in Tianshan Mountain. Glacier water storage capacity is 7.2 billion cubic meters, which is the main water source of Manas River and Tashi River. Zhongshan area is a forest meadow area, with a large number of spruce growing on the shady slope of the mountain and dense grass vegetation covering 90%, which is an excellent summer pasture.

river system

There are two major water systems, Manas River and Tahe River. Manas River flows through Manas County, Shawan County, Shihezi City and Karamay City, and finally flows into Manas Lake, with a total length of 324 kilometers, annual runoff10.26 billion cubic meters and drainage area10.744 Pingmanas County.

Square kilometers. The main tributaries of Manas River are Lucaogou, Dabaiyanggou, Husitangole, Haxionggou and Qingshui River, with a drainage area of 5 156 square kilometers and an irrigation area of 3.09 million mu. The total length of the Tahe River is 100 km, with an average annual runoff of 233 million cubic meters and an irrigated area of 16 1400 mu.

desert

The desert in the territory belongs to a part of Gurbantunggut Desert. The Gurbantunggut Desert covers an area of 48,000 square kilometers and is the largest fixed and semi-fixed desert in China. Its area in the county is about 5400 square kilometers, accounting for 10% of the total desert area.

climate

Manas county belongs to temperate continental arid and semi-arid climate zone. It is characterized by severe cold in winter, intense heat in summer, abundant sunshine and little rain. The annual average temperature is 7.2℃, the average temperature in the hottest month (July) is 24.4℃, the average temperature in Leng Yue (1 month) is 18.4℃, the extreme maximum temperature is 39.6℃, and the extreme minimum temperature is 37.4℃. : The frost-free period of the whole year is 165- 172 days, and the longest is 190 days. The annual average precipitation is173.3mm, the maximum year is 25 1. 1 mm, and the maximum daily precipitation is 34.5mm. The annual average snowfall is 74.4mm, accounting for 27% of the annual precipitation. The snow depth is about 15-25 cm, and the annual maximum snowfall depth is 33 cm. There are many easterly winds throughout the year, and it turns to westerly winds from June to July, with an average wind speed of 2.5m/s and a maximum wind speed of 20m/s. ..

land

The soil in Manas County can be divided into seven types, namely, irrigated silt soil, fluvo-aquic soil, grey desert soil, chestnut soil, brown calcium soil, aeolian sand soil and saline soil. Seven soil types are mainly distributed: irrigation silt, which is distributed in the irrigated agricultural area of the county and is the basic farmland of Manas, covering an area of 236,227 mu. Tidal soil, distributed in the alluvial fan and the northern edge of the flood plain in the middle of Manas County, is called "tidal land" by the locals. Grey desert soil is mainly distributed in the middle and upper parts of alluvial fans of Manas River and Tahe River. Chestnut soil and brown calcium soil are tropical soils formed in semi-arid grassland areas, which are distributed in the hilly area of Qian Shan in the south of the county, and chestnut soil is the main soil in the southern half of Qian Shan hilly area. Aeolian sandy soil is distributed in the north of Beiwucha Township, Liuhudi Township and the hinterland of Junggar Basin, and it is a part of Gumanus Basin. Saline soil is the most widely distributed wasteland soil in Manas county plain, and it often forms a compound area with cultivated soil, covering an area of 392,832.5 mu.

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mineral resources

There are coal, yellow iron, copper, silver, gold, platinum, jasper, Iceland spar, limestone, timely, feldspar, purple clay and salt. At present, it has been preliminarily proved that there are 900 million tons of coal reserves, 85.92 million tons of coking coal, 336,500 tons of pyrite, 600,900 tons of purple clay, 6,543,800 tons of salt, 6,543,800 tons of copper and 3,000 tons of arsenic. Jasper, mined during the reign of Qing Qianlong, is famous all over the country. Its gold production ranks first in the country.

Biological resources

Wild animals include snow leopards, bears, wild donkeys, wolves, running deer, antelopes, wild boar, rabbits, foxes, marmots, squirrels, snow chickens, eagles and pigeons. There are 2 10 species of medicinal plants, including 182 species in mountainous areas and 189 species in plain areas. Polygonum cuspidatum, wild onion, water celery and shepherd's purse can be eaten as vegetables; Aconitum, Stellera chamaejasme, Euphorbia fischeriana and Pulsatilla chinensis can be used as pesticides. Rubber such as roses and elms can be refined; Aromatic oil can be extracted from nettle, agropyron cristatum, Du Hua, Bupleurum root and mint. Historically, Manas is one of the three major distribution centers of medicinal materials in northwest China. The Fritillaria produced is large in quantity, high in output and good in quality, and exported to domestic and foreign markets. Astragalus has many varieties and wide distribution. Commonly used precious medicinal materials include licorice, litchi seed, Cynomorium songaricum, safflower, dayun, velvet antler and so on. Every year, about 50 varieties of medicinal materials are purchased, about 30 thousand kilograms.

forest

There are 0/04 species of forest trees in the county. There are mainly impregnants of Salicaceae, Ulmaceae, Taxodiaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Tamarix, Rosaceae, Caprifoliaceae, etc.