# Hejing County

Hejing County is located in the central-southern part of the Tian Shan mountains of Xinjiang, in the north-west of Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture. The northernmost county-level division of Bayingolin, it borders Ürümqi City to the north, from which it is 190 km (120 mi) as the crow flies, and Korla City (the prefectural capital) to the south, which is 80 km (50 mi) away. It borders 15 cities and counties and is the most bordered county in the world.

## Demographics

The population of Hejing County is about 190,000 as of 2010, and the county is home to 29 different ethnic groups including Mongol, Han, Uyghur and Hui.
The proportion of nationalities in Hejing County, 2018
Nationality
Percentage
Han People
49.1%
Uyghurs
28.4%
Mongols
16.8%
Hui People
3.8%
Kazakhs
0.6%
Others
1.3%
Source of the population statistics : :

## Climate

Climate data for Hejing, elevation 1,113 m (3,652 ft), (1991–2020 normals) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) | 3.3 (37.9) | 12.8 (55.0) | 21.3 (70.3) | 26.2 (79.2) | 29.7 (85.5) | 31.2 (88.2) | 30.3 (86.5) | 25.7 (78.3) | 17.9 (64.2) | 7.6 (45.7) | −2.0 (28.4) | 16.7 (62.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.7 (12.7) | −3.8 (25.2) | 5.6 (42.1) | 14.0 (57.2) | 19.2 (66.6) | 23.1 (73.6) | 24.5 (76.1) | 23.2 (73.8) | 18.0 (64.4) | 9.7 (49.5) | 0.7 (33.3) | −7.7 (18.1) | 9.7 (49.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −15.9 (3.4) | −10.0 (14.0) | −1.4 (29.5) | 6.6 (43.9) | 12.0 (53.6) | 16.2 (61.2) | 17.7 (63.9) | 16.4 (61.5) | 10.8 (51.4) | 3.0 (37.4) | −4.5 (23.9) | −12.0 (10.4) | 3.2 (37.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.7 (0.07) | 1.6 (0.06) | 2.0 (0.08) | 4.1 (0.16) | 7.7 (0.30) | 16.5 (0.65) | 18.6 (0.73) | 11.7 (0.46) | 5.6 (0.22) | 2.4 (0.09) | 2.5 (0.10) | 1.8 (0.07) | 76.2 (2.99) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 31.4 |
| Average snowy days | 7.6 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 7.5 | 18.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 60 | 41 | 35 | 37 | 44 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 56 | 67 | 75 | 53 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 161.5 | 194.0 | 247.7 | 269.1 | 301.3 | 281.9 | 287.0 | 282.7 | 276.4 | 258.5 | 196.8 | 139.8 | 2,896.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 55 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 62 | 63 | 67 | 75 | 77 | 68 | 50 | 65 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||
Climate data for Baluntai Town, Hejing County, elevation 1,732 m (5,682 ft), (1991–2020 normals) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) | 3.6 (38.5) | 10.3 (50.5) | 17.1 (62.8) | 21.5 (70.7) | 24.9 (76.8) | 26.5 (79.7) | 25.9 (78.6) | 21.6 (70.9) | 15.1 (59.2) | 7.1 (44.8) | 0.1 (32.2) | 14.4 (57.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.7 (16.3) | −4.2 (24.4) | 2.8 (37.0) | 9.9 (49.8) | 14.6 (58.3) | 17.9 (64.2) | 19.3 (66.7) | 18.5 (65.3) | 14.2 (57.6) | 7.4 (45.3) | −0.2 (31.6) | −7.0 (19.4) | 7.0 (44.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.5 (7.7) | −9.9 (14.2) | −3.4 (25.9) | 3.8 (38.8) | 8.5 (47.3) | 12.1 (53.8) | 13.4 (56.1) | 12.4 (54.3) | 8.0 (46.4) | 1.5 (34.7) | −5.0 (23.0) | −11.3 (11.7) | 1.4 (34.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.8 (0.03) | 0.7 (0.03) | 1.9 (0.07) | 10.7 (0.42) | 24.4 (0.96) | 58.0 (2.28) | 67.6 (2.66) | 50.1 (1.97) | 19.5 (0.77) | 4.1 (0.16) | 1.1 (0.04) | 0.5 (0.02) | 239.4 (9.41) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 6.4 | 10.9 | 12.6 | 10.0 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 54.1 |
| Average snowy days | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 10.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 46 | 40 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 46 | 50 | 50 | 46 | 43 | 43 | 48 | 43 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 127.6 | 144.9 | 203.4 | 228.8 | 247.8 | 228.3 | 235.6 | 227.6 | 198.3 | 166.9 | 134.4 | 111.1 | 2,254.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 43 | 48 | 54 | 56 | 54 | 50 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 47 | 40 | 50 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||
Climate data for Bayanbulak, Hejing County, elevation 2,458 m (8,064 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) | 1.1 (34.0) | 14.2 (57.6) | 22.2 (72.0) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.8 (76.6) | 27.7 (81.9) | 28.3 (82.9) | 24.2 (75.6) | 19.2 (66.6) | 11.7 (53.1) | 0.6 (33.1) | 28.3 (82.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −19.5 (−3.1) | −14.2 (6.4) | −2.8 (27.0) | 9.0 (48.2) | 13.6 (56.5) | 16.7 (62.1) | 18.6 (65.5) | 18.3 (64.9) | 14.6 (58.3) | 7.7 (45.9) | −3.4 (25.9) | −15.1 (4.8) | 3.6 (38.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −26.4 (−15.5) | −21.7 (−7.1) | −10.2 (13.6) | 1.3 (34.3) | 5.9 (42.6) | 9.6 (49.3) | 11.3 (52.3) | 10.4 (50.7) | 6.2 (43.2) | −1.1 (30.0) | −11.0 (12.2) | −21.7 (−7.1) | −3.9 (24.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −31.9 (−25.4) | −27.9 (−18.2) | −16.9 (1.6) | −5.1 (22.8) | −0.9 (30.4) | 3.2 (37.8) | 4.9 (40.8) | 3.7 (38.7) | −1.0 (30.2) | −8.0 (17.6) | −16.7 (1.9) | −26.8 (−16.2) | −10.3 (13.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −49.6 (−57.3) | −43.0 (−45.4) | −37.4 (−35.3) | −24.0 (−11.2) | −14.6 (5.7) | −8.8 (16.2) | −6.7 (19.9) | −11.5 (11.3) | −13.1 (8.4) | −25.5 (−13.9) | −39.1 (−38.4) | −42.7 (−44.9) | −49.6 (−57.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.6 (0.14) | 3.5 (0.14) | 5.0 (0.20) | 11.5 (0.45) | 25.0 (0.98) | 69.5 (2.74) | 79.9 (3.15) | 61.4 (2.42) | 24.8 (0.98) | 5.8 (0.23) | 6.5 (0.26) | 4.8 (0.19) | 301.3 (11.88) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 7.7 | 12.3 | 17.9 | 19.0 | 14.7 | 9.3 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 115.6 |
| Average snowy days | 11.1 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 10.2 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 6.6 | 10.8 | 12.5 | 86.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 77 | 74 | 62 | 61 | 67 | 69 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 74 | 77 | 70 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 186.5 | 195.2 | 239.1 | 243.9 | 254.5 | 229.7 | 244.1 | 255.0 | 246.3 | 241.5 | 180.5 | 165.6 | 2,681.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 63 | 65 | 64 | 60 | 56 | 50 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 72 | 63 | 59 | 61 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administrationall-time extreme temperature ||||||||||||||

## Economy

Agriculture dominates the county's economy. Paprika and tomatoes are grown in abundance, the crops nourished by waters from the melting of snow in local mountains.
India-based spice company Synthite Industrial Chemicals established a processing facility in the county in 2012 with the support of the local government which cleared out of a 1,000 square foot office to provide office space and complementary electricity and communications for the company. Synthite had decided to open its first overseas production facility after becoming frustrated with the low grade variety of paprika available in India despite attempts to encourage Indian farmers to grow higher quality crops. The facility process 300,000 tons of paprika per year and employs 60 Chinese employees and three Indian employees. As of 2014 the company had expansion plans and intended to go into the cultivation of lavender and tomatoes, creating what it called a "major export hub".

## Administrative divisions

Hejing County includes 8 towns and 4 townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Mongolian (traditional) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
| Towns ||||||||
| Hejing Town | 和静镇 | Héjìng Zhèn | خېجىڭ بازىرى | xëjing baziri | ᠾᠧᠵᠢᠩ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Гежин балгас | 652827100 |
| Balgantai Town | 巴伦台镇 | Bālúntái Zhèn | بالغۇنتاي بازىرى | balghuntay baziri | ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠨᠲᠠᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Балгаантай балгас | 652827101 |
| Barun Harmodon Town | 巴润哈尔莫敦镇 | Bārùnhā'ěrmòdūn Zhèn | بارۇن خارمودۇن بازىرى | barun xarmodun baziri | ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠮᠣᠳᠣᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Баруун харамтон балгас | 652827102 |
| Harmodon Town | 哈尔莫敦镇 | Hā'ěrmòdūn Zhèn | خارمودۇن بازىرى | xarmodun baziri | ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠮᠣᠳᠣᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Харамтон балгас | 652827103 |
| Bayanbulag Town | 巴音布鲁克镇 | Bāyīnbùlǔkè Zhèn | بايىنبۇلاق بازىرى | bayinbulaq baziri | ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Баянбулаг балгас | 652827104 |
| Gonggos Town | 巩乃斯镇 | Gǒngnǎisī Zhèn | كۈنەس بازىرى (كۆڭگۆسىنغول بازىرى) | künes baziri (könggösinghol baziri) | ᠭᠥᠩᠭᠥᠰ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Гүнгүс балгас | 652827105 |
| Naimanmodon Town | 乃门莫敦镇 | Nǎiménmòdūn Zhèn | نەمىنمودۇن بازىرى | neminmodun baziri | ᠨᠠᠢᠮᠠᠨᠮᠣᠳᠣᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Наймаамтон балгас | 652827106 |
| Xelmir Buh Town | 协比乃尔布呼镇 | Xiébǐnǎi'ěrbùhū Zhèn | شەلمىربۇخ بازىرى | shelmirbux baziri | ᠱᠠᠪᠢᠨᠠᠷᠪᠤᠬᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Шавинарваху балгас | 652827107 |
| Townships ||||||||
| Kirghut Township | 克尔古提乡 | Kè'ěrgǔtí Xiāng | كىرغۇت يېزىسى | kirghut yëzisi | ᠬᠡᠷᠡᠭᠦᠲᠦ ᠰᠤᠮᠤᠨ | Хэрүүт суман | 652827203 |
| Algu Township | 阿拉沟乡 | Ālāgōu Xiāng | ئالغۇ يېزىسى | Alghu yëzisi | ᠠᠯᠭᠤᠤ ᠰᠤᠮᠤᠨ | Алгуу суман | 652827204 |
| Elzet Ul Township | 额勒再特乌鲁乡 | Élèzàitèwūlǔ Xiāng | گۈلجېت ئۇل يېزىسى | güljët Ul yëzisi | ᠥᠯᠵᠡᠢᠲᠦᠠ᠋ᠭᠤᠯᠠ ᠰᠤᠮᠤᠨ | Өлзийтногоол суман | 652827205 |
| Bayingolin Township (Bayan Gol Township) | 巴音郭楞乡 | Bāyīnguōléng Xiāng | بايانغول يېزىسى | bayanghol yëzisi | ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠭᠣᠣᠯ ᠰᠤᠮᠤᠨ | Баянгол суман | 652827206 |
Other:
* XPCC 21st Regiment Farm (兵团二十一团)

## Transport

Hejing is served by the Southern Xinjiang Railway and Hejing Bayinbuluke Airport.