Emin County, the official romanized name, also transliterated from Mongolian as Dörbiljin County, is a county situated in the north of the

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and is under the administration of the

Tacheng Prefecture Tacheng Prefecture ( zh, s=塔城地区, p=Tǎchéng dìqū) is located in northern Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. It has an area of and a population of 992,444 (2020). It is a part of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. The prefecture leve ...

, bordering

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's districts of Tarbagatay and

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. It has an area of with a population of 200,000. The Postcode is 834600. Geographically, the county is located on the southern slopes of the

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and in the

Emin Valley The Emin Valley () is located on the China–Kazakhstan border, in Central Asia. It has an area of about . Its main waterway is the Emil River. Administratively, the Emin Valley occupies areas of Tacheng Prefecture in the Xinjiang Region of nor ...

. The main watercourse is the Emin (Emil) River.

Name

The place was originally named Dörbiljin. In 1918,

Yang Zengxin Yang Zengxin (; March 6, 1864 – July 7, 1928) was a Chinese warlord who was the ruler of Xinjiang after the Xinhai Revolution in 1911 and during the Warlord Era until his assassination in 1928. Life Yang Zengxin was born in Mengzi, Yun ...

, the governor of

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, petitioned to have a county set up in the

.额敏县历史沿革
The new county was named after the Emin (Emil) River. Nevertheless, the official Kazakh and

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name of the county is still "Dörbiljin".

Transportation

The Karamay–Tacheng Railway (under construction as of 2017) will serve Emin County.

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Emin County is divided into 6

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, 3

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, and 2

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. Others * Erzhihe Ranch (Quyghansu) (二支河牧场) (قۇيغانسۇ چارۋىچىلىق مەيدانى) (قۇيعانسۋ مال شارۋاشىلىعى الاڭىنداعى) * Jarbulaq Farm (加尔布拉克农场) (جاربۇلاق دېھقانچىلىق مەيدانى) (جاربۇلاق اۋىل شارۋاشىلىعى الاڭىنداعى) * Kuoshibike Pedigree Ranch (阔什比克良种场) (كۆشبىك ئۇرۇق مەيدانى) (كوشبيكە سورتتى تۇقىم الاڭىنداعى) * Saryemil Ranch (萨尔也木勒牧场) (سار ئېمىل چارۋىچىلىق مەيدانى) (سارىەمىل مال شارۋاشىلىعى الاڭىنداعى) * Emil Ranch (也木勒牧场) (ئېمىل چارۋىچىلىق مەيدانى) (ەمىل مال شارۋاشىلىعى الاڭىنداعى) * Tacheng Prefectural Pedigree Sheep Farm (塔城地区种羊场) (تارباغاتاي ۋىلايەتلىك نەسىللىك قوي فېرمىسى) (تارباعاتاي ايماقتىق اسىل تۇقىمدى قوي فەرماسى) * Uzunbulaq Ranch (吾宗布拉克牧场) (ئۇزۇنبۇلاق چارۋىچىلىق مەيدانى) (ۇزىنبۇلاق مال شارۋاشىلىعى الاڭىنداعى) *Unity Farm of 9th Division, XPCC (兵团农九师团结农场) (ئىتتىپاق دېھقانچىلىق مەيدانى) (بىرلىك اۋىل شارۋاشىلىعى الاڭىنداعى) * 165th Regiment of the XPCC () (165-تۇەن مەيدانى) (165-تۋان الاڭىنداعى) * 166th Regiment of the XPCC () (166-تۇەن مەيدانى) (166-تۋان الاڭىنداعى) * 167th Regiment of the XPCC () (167-تۇەن مەيدانى) (167-تۋان الاڭىنداعى) * 168th Regiment of the XPCC () (168-تۇەن مەيدانى) (168-تۋان الاڭىنداعى) * 169th Regiment of the XPCC () (169-تۇەن مەيدانى) (169-تۋان الاڭىنداعى) * 170th Regiment of the XPCC () (170-تۇەن مەيدانى) (170-تۋان الاڭىنداعى)

Climate

Notes

References

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