Borhoi (
Uyghur script
Uyghur language, Uyghur is a Turkic languages, Turkic language with a long literary tradition spoken in Xinjiang, China by the Uyghurs. Today, the Uyghur Arabic alphabet is the official writing system used for Uyghur in Xinjiang, whereas other al ...
: بورقاي يېزىسى, Борхои; ) is a township in Central
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...
of Northwest China, west of
Bosten Lake
Bosten Lake (, Uyghur: / / ''Baghrash Köli / Baƣrax Kɵli'', Chagatai: ''Bostang'') is a freshwater lake on the northeastern rim of the Tarim Basin, about east of Yanqi and northeast of Korla, Xinjiang, China in the Bayin'gholin Mongol Aut ...
, the largest lake in Xinjiang. It is under the administration of
Yanqi Hui Autonomous County
Yanqi Hui Autonomous County (Uyghur: Qarasheher, Karashahr) is an autonomous county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture. It has an area of . According to the 20 ...
in
Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture
Bayingolin (; often abbreviated to Bayingol; also as Bayinguoleng) is an autonomous prefecture for Mongol people in the southeast of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Western China. It borders Gansu to the east, Qinghai to the southeast and ...
. According to the 2006 Chinese census, the township has a population of 5964 people, the majority being involved in agriculture.
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See also
* List of township-level divisions of Xinjiang
This is a list of Administrative divisions of China#Township level, township-level divisions (formal fourth-level administrative divisions including Towns of China, towns, Township (People's Republic of China), townships, Subdistrict (China), su ...
References
External links
Hudong Encyclopedia
Township-level divisions of Xinjiang
Yanqi Hui Autonomous County
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