Wusu
County-level city in Xinjiang, China
Usu 乌苏市 (Chinese) شىخۇ شەھىرى (Uyghur) شيحۋ قالاسى (Kazakh) Wusu | |
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County-level city | |
 Wusu CBD | |
 Location of Wusu County (red) within Tacheng Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang | |
44°25′08″N 84°42′50″E / 44.419°N 84.714°E / 44.419; 84.714 | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture | Tacheng |
| Municipal seat | Xinshiqu Subdistrict |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14,394.12 km2 (5,557.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 262,906 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard[a]) |
| Website | www |
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| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 乌苏市 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 烏蘇市 | ||||||
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| Mongolian name | |||||||
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Ус хот | ||||||
| Mongolian script | شىخۇ شەھىرى | ||||||
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| Kazakh name | |||||||
| Kazakh | شيحۋ قالاسى Shıhý Шиху | ||||||
Usu[2] as the official romanized name and transliterated from Mongolian, also known as Wusu, is a county-level city with more than 100,000 residents in Xinjiang, China. It is a part of Tacheng Prefecture of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. Oil production is a major part of the economy while the county is an oasis in the Dzungarian Basin. Wusu lies between the major cities of Bole and Shihezi in Northern Xinjiang and west of Ürümqi and Kuitun, south of Karamay.
Transport
Wusu is served by China National Highway 312, the Northern Xinjiang and the Second Ürümqi-Jinghe Railways.
Administrative divisions
Wusu is divided into 5 subdistricts, 10 towns, 5 townships, and 2 ethnic townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Kazakh (Arabic script) | Kazakh (Cyrillic script) | Notes | Administrative division code |
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| Subdistricts | ||||||||
| Nanyuan Subdistrict | 南苑街道 | Nányuàn Jiēdào | جەنۇبى باغچا كوچا باشقارمىسى | jenubi baghcha kocha bashqarmisi | نانيۋان كوشە باسقارماسى | 654202001 | ||
| Hongqiao Subdistrict | 虹桥街道 | Hóngqiáo Jiēdào | قىزىل كۆۋرۈك كوچا باشقارمىسى | qizil köwrük kocha bashqarmisi | قىزىل كوپىر كوشە باسقارماسى | 654202002 | ||
| Xinshiqu Subdistrict | 新市区街道 | Xīnshìqū Jiēdào | يېڭىشەھەر كوچا باشقارمىسى | yëngisheher kocha bashqarmisi | جاڭا قالا رايونى كوشە باسقارماسى | 654202003 | ||
| Xicheng Subdistrict | 西城街道 | Xīchéng Jiēdào | غەربىي شەھەر كوچا باشقارمىسى | gherbiy sheher kocha bashqarmisi | باتىس قالا كوشە باسقارماسى | 654202006 | ||
| Kuihe Subdistrict | 奎河街道 | Kuíhé Jiēdào | كۈيتۇن دەرياسى كوچا باشقارمىسى | küytun deryasi kocha bashqarmisi | كۇيتىڭ وزەنى كوشە باسقارماسى | 654202007 | ||
| Towns | ||||||||
| Baiyanggou Town | 白杨沟镇 | Báiyánggōu Zhèn | بەيياڭگۇ بازىرى | beyyanggu baziri | اق تەرەك ساي قالاشىعى | 654202100 | ||
| Hatubuh Town | 哈图布呼镇 | Hātúbùhū Zhèn | خاتۇبۇخ بازىرى | xatubux baziri | حاتۋبۇحى قالاشىعى | 654202101 | ||
| Huanggong Town | 皇宫镇 | Huánggōng Zhèn | خۇاڭگۇڭ بازىرى | xuanggung baziri | حۇاڭگۇڭ قالاشىعى | 654202102 | ||
| Chepaizi Town | 车排子镇 | Chēpǎizǐ Zhèn | چېپەيزە بازىرى | chëpeyze baziri | شەپەيزى قالاشىعى | 654202103 | ||
| Ganhezi Town | 甘河子镇 | Gānhézǐ Zhèn | گەنخوزا بازىرى | genxoza baziri | گانحىزى قالاشىعى | 654202104 | ||
| Baiquan Town | 百泉镇 | Bǎiquán Zhèn | بەيچۇەن بازىرى | beychuen baziri | جۇزبۇلاق قالاشىعى | 654202105 | ||
| Qigixor Town | 四棵树镇 | Sìkēshù Zhèn | چىگىشور بازىرى | chigishor baziri | شىگىشور قالاشىعى | 654202106 | ||
| Gurtu Town | 古尔图镇 | Gǔ'ěrtú Zhèn | گۇرتۇ بازىرى | gurtu baziri | تالدى قالاشىعى | 654202107 | ||
| Xihu Town | 西湖镇 | Xīhú Zhèn | شىخۇ بازىرى | shixu baziri | شيحۋ قالاشىعى | 654202108 | ||
| Xidagou Town | 西大沟镇 | Xīdàgōu Zhèn | شىداگۇ بازىرى | shidagu baziri | شيداگۋ قالاشىعى | 654202109 | ||
| Townships | ||||||||
| Bashisihu Township | 八十四户乡 | Bāshísìhù Xiāng | باشىسىخۇ يېزىسى | bashisixu yëzisi | باسحۋ اۋىلى | 654202200 | ||
| Jiahezi Township | 夹河子乡 | Jiāhézǐ Xiāng | جاخوزا يېزىسى | jaxoza yëzisi | جياحىزى اۋىلى | 654202201 | ||
| Jiujianlou Township | 九间楼乡 | Jiǔjiānlóu Xiāng | جۇجەنلۇ يېزىسى | jujenlu yëzisi | جيۋجاندىر اۋىلى | 654202202 | ||
| Shiqiao Township | 石桥乡 | Shíqiáo Xiāng | شىچاۋ يېزىسى | shichaw yëzisi | شىچياۋ اۋىلى | 654202203 | ||
| Toutai Township | 头台乡 | Tóutái Xiāng | توتەي يېزىسى | totey yëzisi | دۋتاي اۋىلى | 654202204 | ||
| Ethnic townships | ||||||||
| Jirgilti Golin Mongol Ethnic Township | 吉尔格勒特郭愣蒙古民族乡 | Jí'ěrgélètèguōlèng Ménggǔ Mínzúxiāng | چىرگىلتى گولىن موڭغۇل يېزىسى | chirgilti golin mongghul yëzisi | جىرعىلتىگوليىن موڭعۇل اۋىلى | 654202205 | ||
| Tablihat Mongol Ethnic Township | 塔布勒合特蒙古民族乡 | Tǎbùlèhétè Ménggǔ Mínzúxiāng | تابىلخات موڭغۇل يېزىسى | tabilxat mongghul yëzisi | تابىلعات موڭعۇل اۋىلى | (Mongolian) ᠲᠠᠪᠢᠯᠬᠠᠲᠤ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠲᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠰᠤᠮᠤᠨ Тавилхат монгол үндэстэний суман | 654202206 | |
Others
- Ganjia Lake Ranch (甘家湖牧场), Bayingou Ranch (巴音沟牧场), Saileketi Ranch (赛力克提牧场), Wusu Prison (乌苏监狱, شىخۇ تۈرمىسى), Ganjia Lake Forest Area 甘家湖林场, 兵团123团 (123-تۇەن مەيدانى), 兵团124团 (124-تۇەن مەيدانى), 兵团125团 (125-تۇەن مەيدانى), 兵团126团 (126-تۇەن مەيدانى), 兵团127团 (127-تۇەن مەيدانى), 兵团128团 (128-تۇەن مەيدانى), 兵团130团 (130-تۇەن مەيدانى)
Climate
| Climate data for Usu (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −10.7 (12.7) | −5.7 (21.7) | 6.3 (43.3) | 20.0 (68.0) | 26.6 (79.9) | 31.6 (88.9) | 33.0 (91.4) | 31.4 (88.5) | 25.2 (77.4) | 15.8 (60.4) | 3.6 (38.5) | −7.1 (19.2) | 14.2 (57.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −14.8 (5.4) | −9.9 (14.2) | 1.6 (34.9) | 13.5 (56.3) | 20.0 (68.0) | 25.2 (77.4) | 26.6 (79.9) | 24.8 (76.6) | 18.6 (65.5) | 9.6 (49.3) | −0.4 (31.3) | −10.6 (12.9) | 8.7 (47.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −18.3 (−0.9) | −13.6 (7.5) | −2.5 (27.5) | 7.9 (46.2) | 13.9 (57.0) | 19.3 (66.7) | 20.8 (69.4) | 18.8 (65.8) | 12.7 (54.9) | 4.7 (40.5) | −3.6 (25.5) | −13.6 (7.5) | 3.9 (39.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.7 (0.30) | 8.2 (0.32) | 10.3 (0.41) | 25.5 (1.00) | 29.9 (1.18) | 18.7 (0.74) | 20.3 (0.80) | 17.7 (0.70) | 13.5 (0.53) | 15.7 (0.62) | 12.4 (0.49) | 10.5 (0.41) | 190.4 (7.5) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.5 | 7.8 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 6.4 | 11.9 | 86 |
| Average snowy days | 18.1 | 13.7 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.2 | 18.7 | 65.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 78 | 69 | 47 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 44 | 46 | 59 | 74 | 81 | 58 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 96.0 | 120.4 | 179.5 | 249.0 | 300.2 | 294.5 | 309.5 | 299.8 | 260.4 | 212.2 | 110.9 | 78.5 | 2,510.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 33 | 40 | 48 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 64 | 39 | 29 | 54 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Notes
- ^ Locals in Xinjiang frequently observe UTC+6 (Xinjiang Time), 2 hours behind Beijing.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wusu.
Look up Wusu or Usu in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
- ^ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
- ^ The official spelling according to Zhōngguó dìmínglù, 中国地名录 (Beijing, SinoMaps Press 中国地图出版社 1997); ISBN 7-5031-1718-4
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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