# Nilka County

Nilka(pinyin: Nílèkè) County is a county situated in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China and is under the administration of the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. It contains an area of 10,121 km$^2$ (3,908 sq mi). According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 150,000.

## Demographics

The proportion of nationalities in Nilka County
Nationality
Percentage
Kazakhs
48.4%
Han People
22.4%
Uyghurs
11.9%
Hui People
10.6%
Mongols
4.8%
Kygryz
0.4%
Xibe
0.3%
Uzbek
0.1%
Others
0.1%
Source of the population statistics : :

## Administrative division

Nilka County is divided into 5 towns, 5 townships, and 1 ethnic township.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Kazakh (Arabic script) | Kazakh (Cyrillic script) | Notes | Population (thousand) | Area km2 | Number of communities |
| Towns |||||||||||
| Nilqa Town | 尼勒克镇 | Nílèkè Zhèn | نىلقا بازىرى | nilqa baziri | نىلقى قالاشىعى | | | 10 | 31.9 | 84.67 |
| Ulastay Town | 乌拉斯台镇 | Wūlāsītái Zhèn | ئۇلاستاي بازىرى | Ulastay baziri | ىلاستاي قالاشىعى | | | 7 | 9.8 | 80 |
| Özen Town | 乌赞镇 | Wūzàn Zhèn | ئۆزەن بازىرى | Özen baziri | وزەن قالاشىعى | | | 7 | 16.3 | 458 |
| Mis Town | 木斯镇 | Mùsī Zhèn | مىس بازىرى | mis baziri | مىس قالاشىعى | | | 9 | 13 | 394 |
| Këleng Town | 克令镇 | Kèlìng Zhèn | كېلەڭ بازىرى | këleng baziri | كىلەڭ قالاشىعى | | | 7 | 11.2 | 372 |
| Townships |||||||||||
| Suptay Township | 苏布台乡 | Sūbùtái Xiāng | سۇپتاي يېزىسى | suptay yëzisi | سۇپتاي اۋىلى | | | 4 | 6.9 | 229 |
| Qarasu Township | 喀拉苏乡 | Kālāsū Xiāng | قاراسۇ يېزىسى | qarasu yëzisi | قاراسۋ اۋىلى | | | 8 | 13.5 | 575.2 |
| Yaqaulastay Township | 加哈乌拉斯台乡 | Jiāhāwūlāsītái Xiāng | ياقا ئۇلاستاي يېزىسى | yaqa Ulastay yëzisi | جاعالاستاي اۋىلى | | | 6 | 8.5 | 479.33 |
| Qaratöpe Township | 喀拉托别乡 | Kālātuōbié Xiāng | قاراتۆپە يېزىسى | qaratöpe yëzisi | قاراتوبە اۋىلى | | | 4 | 9.1 | 1075.2 |
| Qujurtay Township | 胡吉尔台乡 | Hújí'ěrtái Xiāng | قۇجۇرتاي يېزىسى | qujurtay yëzisi | قۇجىرتاي اۋىلى | | | 9 | 10.3 | 471.87 |
| Ethnic Township |||||||||||
| Kökxotqor Mongol Ethnic Township | 科克浩特浩尔蒙古民族乡 | Kēkèhàotèhào'ěr Ménggǔ Mínzúxiāng | كۆكخوتقور موڭغۇل يېزىسى | kökxotqor mongghul yëzisi | كوكعوتقىر موڭعۇل ۇلتتىق اۋىلى | Көкғотқыр Моңғұл Ұлттық ауылы | (Mongolian) ᠬᠥᠬᠡᠬᠣᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠲᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ Хөххотгор монгол үндэстэний шиян | 10 | 14.6 | 668 |

## Climate

Climate data for Nilka, elevation 1,105 m (3,625 ft), (1991–2020 normals) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.2 (29.8) | 1.9 (35.4) | 9.8 (49.6) | 18.5 (65.3) | 22.7 (72.9) | 26.3 (79.3) | 28.7 (83.7) | 28.5 (83.3) | 24.2 (75.6) | 17.1 (62.8) | 8.1 (46.6) | 0.9 (33.6) | 15.5 (59.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.9 (14.2) | −5.9 (21.4) | 2.4 (36.3) | 10.3 (50.5) | 14.7 (58.5) | 18.5 (65.3) | 20.3 (68.5) | 19.4 (66.9) | 14.7 (58.5) | 7.6 (45.7) | 0.5 (32.9) | −6.7 (19.9) | 7.2 (44.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.2 (2.8) | −12.2 (10.0) | −3.5 (25.7) | 3.6 (38.5) | 7.8 (46.0) | 11.6 (52.9) | 13.1 (55.6) | 11.6 (52.9) | 6.8 (44.2) | 0.9 (33.6) | −4.4 (24.1) | −12.1 (10.2) | 0.6 (33.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17.7 (0.70) | 17.6 (0.69) | 23.6 (0.93) | 44.7 (1.76) | 54.2 (2.13) | 58.6 (2.31) | 57.0 (2.24) | 40.6 (1.60) | 21.4 (0.84) | 29.7 (1.17) | 32.1 (1.26) | 23.6 (0.93) | 420.8 (16.56) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.7 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 10.3 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 111.7 |
| Average snowy days | 9.6 | 10.7 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 8.2 | 11.1 | 51.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 74 | 69 | 60 | 61 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 62 | 68 | 74 | 76 | 67 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 159.9 | 167.9 | 214.1 | 235.3 | 278.7 | 281.4 | 303.9 | 294.5 | 257.3 | 218.0 | 154.6 | 140.6 | 2,706.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 66 | 69 | 70 | 66 | 55 | 51 | 60 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||