# Habahe County

Habahe County (Chinese: 哈巴河县) as the official romanized name, also transliterated from Uyghur as Kaba County (Uyghur: قابا ناھىيىسى; Chinese: 哈巴县), is a county situated in the far north of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Altay Prefecture. It has an area of 8,179 km$^2$ (3,158 sq mi) with a population of 80,000. The Postcode is 836700.

## Administrative divisions

Habahe County is divided into 4 towns and 3 townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Kazakh (Arabic script) | Kazakh (Cyrillic script) | Administrative division code |
| Towns ||||||||
| Aqchi Town | 阿克齐镇 | Ākèqí Zhèn | ئاقچى بازىرى | Aqchi baziri | اقشي قالاشىعى | Ақши қалашығы | 654324100 |
| Sarbulaq Town | 萨尔布拉克镇 | Sà'ěrbùlākè Zhèn | ساربۇلاق بازىرى | sarbulaq baziri | ساربۇلاق قالاشىعى | Сарбұлақ қалашығы | 654324101 |
| Chibar Town | 齐巴尔镇 | Qíbā'ěr Zhèn | چىبار بازىرى | chibar baziri | شىبار قالاشىعى | Шыбар қалашығы | 654324102 |
| Kölbay Town | 库勒拜镇 | Kùlèbài Zhèn | كۆلباي بازىرى | kölbay baziri | كولباي قالاشىعى | Көлбай қалашығы | 654324103 |
| Townships ||||||||
| Sartam Township | 萨尔塔木乡 | Sà'ěrtǎmù Xiāng | سارتام يېزىسى | sartam yëzisi | سارتام اۋىلى | Сартам ауылы | 654324200 |
| Jayilma Township | 加依勒玛乡 | Jiāyīlèmǎ Xiāng | جايىلما يېزىسى | jayilma yëzisi | جايىلما اۋىلى | Жайылма ауылы | 654324201 |
| Tërëkti Township | 铁热克提乡 | Tiěrèkètí Xiāng | تېرېكتى يېزىسى | tërëkti yëzisi | تەرەكتى اۋىلى | Теректі ауылы | 654324204 |
Others:
* XPCC 185th Regiment Farm (兵团一八五团) (185-تۇەن مەيدانى) (185-تۋان الاڭىنداعى)

## Demographics

The proportion of nationalities in Shanshan (Pichan) County
Nationality
Percentage
Kazakhs
60.4%
Han People
29.6%
Hui People
7.7%
Mongols
0.5%
Uyghurs
0.4%
Others
1.4%
Source of the population statistics : :

## Climate

Climate data for Habahe, elevation 533 m (1,749 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 5.9 (42.6) | 5.8 (42.4) | 23.6 (74.5) | 31.2 (88.2) | 35.2 (95.4) | 37.9 (100.2) | 39.3 (102.7) | 39.5 (103.1) | 35.2 (95.4) | 27.0 (80.6) | 16.1 (61.0) | 6.7 (44.1) | 39.5 (103.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −10.5 (13.1) | −6.7 (19.9) | 2.5 (36.5) | 15.8 (60.4) | 22.9 (73.2) | 28.0 (82.4) | 29.6 (85.3) | 28.1 (82.6) | 21.6 (70.9) | 12.8 (55.0) | 1.0 (33.8) | −7.8 (18.0) | 11.4 (52.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −14.4 (6.1) | −11.2 (11.8) | −2.9 (26.8) | 8.9 (48.0) | 15.7 (60.3) | 21.0 (69.8) | 22.6 (72.7) | 20.9 (69.6) | 14.6 (58.3) | 7.0 (44.6) | −3.0 (26.6) | −11.2 (11.8) | 5.7 (42.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −17.7 (0.1) | −15.0 (5.0) | −7.3 (18.9) | 3.0 (37.4) | 9.0 (48.2) | 14.4 (57.9) | 16.4 (61.5) | 14.5 (58.1) | 8.7 (47.7) | 2.5 (36.5) | −6.3 (20.7) | −14.2 (6.4) | 0.7 (33.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −38.0 (−36.4) | −34.4 (−29.9) | −30.0 (−22.0) | −14.7 (5.5) | −3.1 (26.4) | 2.9 (37.2) | 8.1 (46.6) | 4.2 (39.6) | −3.8 (25.2) | −16.7 (1.9) | −37.8 (−36.0) | −37.1 (−34.8) | −38.0 (−36.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.9 (0.43) | 9.7 (0.38) | 15.3 (0.60) | 19.0 (0.75) | 18.4 (0.72) | 21.4 (0.84) | 26.4 (1.04) | 17.7 (0.70) | 17.1 (0.67) | 21.1 (0.83) | 26.4 (1.04) | 16.8 (0.66) | 220.2 (8.66) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.9 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 96.3 |
| Average snowy days | 11.2 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 11.1 | 14.4 | 62 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71 | 71 | 69 | 52 | 47 | 52 | 56 | 54 | 53 | 58 | 69 | 72 | 60 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 149.0 | 174.3 | 230.2 | 270.8 | 331.0 | 335.5 | 335.3 | 320.8 | 270.5 | 203.5 | 134.8 | 122.9 | 2,878.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 54 | 59 | 61 | 65 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 74 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 47 | 63 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||