Bole ( ), also known by its Mongolian name Bortala (), 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 and has a total population of 270,000 . The Northern Xinjiang Railway runs through the city, as do highways to Ürümqi.
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.
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 codeSubdistricts Qindel Subdistrict 652701001 Golomt Subdistrict 652701002 Nanchengqu Subdistrict 652701004 Qindala Subdistrict 652701005 Kerginjo Subdistrict 652701006Towns Xiaoyingpan Town 652701100 Dalt Town 652701101 Ut Bulag Town 652701102 Qindel Town 652701103Townships Belin Harmodon Township 652701201
Others: Aral Tohoi Pasture (阿热勒托海牧场, , ) XPCC 86th Regiment Branch Farm (兵团八十六团分部) (86-تۇەن مەيدانى) (86 )
Notable people Nur Bekri
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External links Official website