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 (Emil) 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.额敏县历史沿革 The new county was named after the Emin (Emil) River. Nevertheless, the official Kazakh and Uyghur name of the county is still "Dörbiljin".
Transportation The Karamay–Tacheng Railway (under construction as of 2017) will serve Emin County. 克塔铁路站后工程开工建设, 28 September 2017
Demographics
Administrative divisions Emin County is divided into 6 towns, 3 townships, and 2 ethnic townships.
Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Uyghur (UEY) Uyghur Latin (ULY) Kazakh (Arabic script) Kazakh (Cyrillic script) Notes Administrative division codeTowns Dörbiljin Town(Emin Town) 654221100 Üsh Qarasu Town 654221101 Jël'aghash Town 654221102 Shanghu Town 654221103 Maralsu Town 654221104 Qara'ëmil Town 654221105Township Jiaoqu Township (City Outskrits Township) 654221200 Küre Township 654221207 Gürti Township(Erdaoqiao Township) 654221207Ethnic Townships Emalgulin Mongol Ethnic Township (Mongolian) 654221202 Hujeriti Mongol Ethnic Township (Mongolian) 654221208
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)
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