Bole, Xinjiang

Bole (English: /ˈbɒlə/ BO-lə), also known by its Mongolian name Bortala (lit. 'brown steppe'), is a county-level city in Xinjiang, China. It is the seat of Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, which borders Kazakhstan. The city covers an area of 7,517 square kilometres (2,902 sq mi) and has a total population of 270,000 as of 2015^[update]. The Northern Xinjiang Railway runs through the city, as do highways to Ürümqi.

Bole Bortala
County-level city
Name transcription(s)
• Chinese	博乐市
• Uyghur	بۆرتالا شەھىرى
• Mongolian	ᠪᠣᠷᠣᠲᠠᠯ᠎ᠠ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ
Sayram Lake
Bole Location in northern Xinjiang Show map of Dzungaria Bole Bole (Xinjiang) Show map of Xinjiang Bole Bole (China) Show map of China
Coordinates (Bole municipal government): 44°51′14″N 82°03′05″E
Country	China
Autonomous region	Xinjiang
Autonomous prefecture	Bortala
Municipal seat	Nanchengqu Subdistrict
Area
• Total	7,801.68 km2 (3,012.25 sq mi)
Elevation	662 m (2,172 ft)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	246,706
• Density	32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Postal code	833400
Area code	909
Vehicle registration	新E
Website	www.xjbl.gov.cn

Bole, Xinjiang
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	博乐
Traditional Chinese	博樂
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Bólè
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	博尔塔拉
Traditional Chinese	博爾塔拉
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Bó'ěrtǎlā
Mongolian name
Mongolian Cyrillic	Бортал
Mongolian script	ᠪᠣᠷᠣᠲᠠᠯ᠎ᠠ
Uyghur name
Uyghur	بۆرتالا‎
Transcriptions Latin Yëziqi Börtala Yengi Yeziⱪ Bɵrtala SASM/GNC Bortala Siril Yëziqi Бөртала
Oirat name
Oirat	ᡋᡆᠷᡆᡐᠠᠯᠠ ᡍᡆᡐᡆᠨ Borotala xoton

Climate

Bole has a borderline cool arid climate (Köppen BWk) just short of a cool semi-arid climate (BSk). Like all of Xinjiang, Bole has very warm to hot summers and freezing to frigid winters. Precipitation, again common to all of Xinjiang outside the mountains, is very low and chiefly falls in summer.

Climate data for Bole, Xinjiang, elevation 532 m (1,745 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	7.6 (45.7)	6.6 (43.9)	24.1 (75.4)	35.8 (96.4)	37.0 (98.6)	38.8 (101.8)	39.0 (102.2)	39.0 (102.2)	36.7 (98.1)	29.4 (84.9)	18.0 (64.4)	6.3 (43.3)	39.0 (102.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−9.9 (14.2)	−5.1 (22.8)	6.1 (43.0)	18.9 (66.0)	25.5 (77.9)	30.3 (86.5)	31.8 (89.2)	30.1 (86.2)	24.0 (75.2)	14.9 (58.8)	3.5 (38.3)	−6.7 (19.9)	13.6 (56.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−15.9 (3.4)	−11.0 (12.2)	0.6 (33.1)	12.1 (53.8)	18.2 (64.8)	22.8 (73.0)	24.1 (75.4)	22.5 (72.5)	16.6 (61.9)	8.3 (46.9)	−1.3 (29.7)	−11.4 (11.5)	7.1 (44.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−20.5 (−4.9)	−15.9 (3.4)	−3.9 (25.0)	6.1 (43.0)	11.7 (53.1)	16.0 (60.8)	17.2 (63.0)	15.6 (60.1)	10.0 (50.0)	3.1 (37.6)	−4.8 (23.4)	−15.0 (5.0)	1.6 (35.0)
Record low °C (°F)	−34.2 (−29.6)	−35.0 (−31.0)	−30.4 (−22.7)	−7.4 (18.7)	−1.4 (29.5)	4.4 (39.9)	7.8 (46.0)	2.9 (37.2)	−1.7 (28.9)	−12.0 (10.4)	−28.8 (−19.8)	−33.3 (−27.9)	−35.0 (−31.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	4.9 (0.19)	7.0 (0.28)	10.1 (0.40)	21.8 (0.86)	30.6 (1.20)	27.1 (1.07)	31.6 (1.24)	24.4 (0.96)	17.0 (0.67)	15.7 (0.62)	11.4 (0.45)	9.3 (0.37)	210.9 (8.31)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	7.9	6.7	5.2	5.6	7.9	8.9	10.0	8.4	5.2	4.0	5.6	11.4	86.8
Average snowy days	14.3	13.2	6.9	0.8	0.1	0	0	0	0	0.5	7.7	18.3	61.8
Average relative humidity (%)	80	79	72	54	48	50	54	55	57	66	78	82	65
Mean monthly sunshine hours	138.7	145.7	178.2	244.9	297.6	292.3	306.9	300.4	258.1	193.2	109.8	99.7	2,565.5
Percent possible sunshine	48	49	47	60	64	63	66	71	70	58	39	37	56
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

Subdivisions

Bole is made up of 5 subdistricts, 4 towns and 1 township.

Name	Simplified Chinese	Hanyu Pinyin	Uyghur (UEY)	Uyghur Latin (ULY)	Mongolian (traditional)	Mongolian (Cyrillic)	Administrative division code
Subdistricts
Qindel Subdistrict	青得里街道	Qīngdélǐ Jiēdào	چىندېل كوچا باشقارمىسى	chindël kocha bashqarmisi	ᠴᠢᠩᠳᠡᠯ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ	Чандал зээл гудамж	652701001
Golomt Subdistrict	顾力木图街道	Gùlìmùtú Jiēdào	گۈلىمتۇ كوچا باشقارمىسى	gülimtu kocha bashqarmisi	ᠭᠥᠯᠢᠮᠲᠦ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ	Хлэмт зээл гудамж	652701002
Nanchengqu Subdistrict	南城区街道	Nánchéngqū Jiēdào	جەنۇبىي شەھەر (نەنچېڭ ) رايونى كوچا باشقارمىسى	jenubiy sheher (nenchëng) rayoni kocha bashqarmisi	ᠡᠮᠦᠨ᠎ᠡ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭ ᠤᠨ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ	Өмнө хотын дугаргийн зээл гудамж	652701004
Qindala Subdistrict	青达拉街道	Qīngdálā Jiēdào	چىندالا كوچا باشقارمىسى	chindala kocha bashqarmisi	ᠴᠢᠨᠳᠠᠯᠠᠢ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ	Чинэтэлий зээл гудамж	652701005
Kerginjo Subdistrict	克尔根卓街道	Kè'ěrgēnzhuō Jiēdào	غۇرىنجۆ كوچا باشقارمىسى	ghurinjö kocha bashqarmisi	ᠬᠥᠭᠥᠷᠭᠡ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠵᠦ᠋ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ	Гүүрийн зү зээл гудамж	652701006
Towns
Xiaoyingpan Town	小营盘镇	Xiǎoyíngpán Zhèn	شويىڭپەن بازىرى	shoyingpen baziri	ᠰᠢᠶᠣᠤᠶᠢᠩᠫᠠᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ	Шюурмпан балгас	652701100
Dalt Town	达勒特镇	Dálètè Zhèn	دالتۇ بازىرى	daltu baziri	ᠳᠠᠯᠤᠲᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ	Далд балгас	652701101
Ut Bulag Town	乌图布拉格镇	Wūtúbùlāgé Zhèn	ئۇتبۇلاق بازىرى	Utbulaq baziri	ᠤᠷᠲᠤᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ	Ортобулаг балгас	652701102
Qindel Town	青得里镇	Qīngdélǐ Zhèn	چىندېل بازىرى	chindël baziri	ᠴᠢᠨᠳᠡᠯ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ	Чандал балгас	652701103
Townships
Belin Harmodon Township	贝林哈日莫墩乡	Bèilínhārìmòdūn Xiāng	بىلىن خارمودۇن يېزىسى	bilin xarmodun yëzisi	ᠪᠡᠢᠯᠡ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠮᠣᠳᠣᠨ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ	Бэйлийн харамтон шиян	652701201

Others:

• Aral Tohoi Pasture (阿热勒托海牧场, ئارالتوخا چارۋىچىلىق مەيدانى, ᠠᠷᠠᠯ ᠲᠣᠬᠣᠢ ᠮᠠᠯᠵᠢᠬᠤ ᠲᠠᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ)
• XPCC 86th Regiment Branch Farm (兵团八十六团分部) (86-تۇەن مەيدانى) (86 ᠳᠤᠭᠠᠷ ᠲᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠲᠠᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ)

Notable people

• Nur Bekri

Notes

1. Locals in Xinjiang frequently observe UTC+6 (Xinjiang Time), 2 hours behind Beijing.

References

1. Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
2. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
3. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.

External links

• Official website Archived 2021-02-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)