Emin County


Emin County also known as Dörbiljin County, is a county situated in the north of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Tacheng Prefecture, bordering Kazakhstan's districts of Tarbagatay and Zaysan. It has an area of with a population of 200,000. The local postal code is 834600.
Geographically, the county is located on the southern slopes of the Tarbagatai Mountains and in the Emin Valley. The main watercourse is the Emin River.

Name

The place was originally named Dörbiljin. In 1918, Yang Zengxin, the governor of Xinjiang, petitioned to have a county set up in the Emin Valley. The new county was named after the Emin River. Nevertheless, the official Kazakh and Uyghur name of the county is still "Dörbiljin".

Transportation

The Karamay–Tacheng Railway will serve Emin County.

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Emin County is divided into 6 towns, 3 townships, and 2 ethnic townships.
Others
  • Erzhihe Ranch
  • Jarbulaq Farm
  • Kuoshibike Pedigree Ranch
  • Saryemil Ranch
  • Emil Ranch
  • Tacheng Prefectural Pedigree Sheep Farm
  • Uzunbulaq Ranch
  • Unity Farm of 9th Division, XPCC
  • 165th Regiment of the XPCC
  • 166th Regiment of the XPCC
  • 167th Regiment of the XPCC
  • 168th Regiment of the XPCC
  • 169th Regiment of the XPCC
  • 170th Regiment of the XPCC

    Climate

Notable people

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