# Wenquan County

Wenquan County as the official romanized name, also transliterated from Mongolian as Arixang County, is a county in the northwest of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Börtala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, bordering Kazakhstan's Almaty Region to the north and west. It contains an area of 5,900 km$^2$ (2,300 sq mi). According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 49,696.

## Subdivisions

Wenquan County is made up of 3 towns and 3 townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Mongolian (traditional) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
| Towns ||||||||
| Bogdar Town | 博格达尔镇 | Bógédá'ěr Zhèn | بۆگدۆر بازىرى | bögdör baziri | ᠪᠣᠭᠳᠠ᠋ᠠᠷᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Богтонор балгас | 652723100 |
| Har Buh Town | 哈日布呼镇 | Hārìbùhū Zhèn | خاربۇخ بازىرى | xarbux baziri | ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠪᠤᠬᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Харваху балгас | 652723101 |
| Anggilig Town | 安格里格镇 | Āngélǐgé Zhèn | ئاڭگىلىگ بازىرى | Anggilig baziri | ᠠᠩᠭᠢᠯᠠᠭ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Ангилаг балгас | 652723102 |
| Townships ||||||||
| Qagan Tungge Township | 查干屯格乡 | Chágàntúngé Xiāng | چاغانتۈڭگى يېزىسى | chaghantünggi yëzisi | ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨᠲᠦᠩᠬᠦ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Цагаантэнгүү шиян | 652723201 |
| Zalmut Township | 扎勒木特乡 | Zhālèmùtè Xiāng | زالمۇت يېزىسى | zalmut yëzisi | ᠵᠠᠯᠮᠠᠲᠤ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Заламт шиян | 652723202 |
| Taxu Township | 塔秀乡 | Tǎxiù Xiāng | تاشۇ يېزىسى | tashu yëzisi | ᠲᠠᠰᠢᠭᠤ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Ташуу шиян | 652723203 |
* Hoh Tohoi Breeding Stock Farm (呼和托哈种畜场) (ᠬᠥᠬᠡᠲᠣᠬᠣᠢ ᠡᠭᠦᠯᠳᠡᠷ ᠮᠠᠯ ᠤᠨ ᠲᠠᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ) (كۆكتوخا نەسىللىك چارۋا فېرمىسى)
* Hondlon Pasture (昆得仑牧场) (ᠬᠥᠨᠳᠡᠯᠡᠨ ᠮᠠᠯᠵᠢᠬᠤ ᠲᠠᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ) (كۆندېلېن چارۋىچىلىق مەيدانى)
* XPCC 87th Regiment (兵团八十七团) (87 ᠳᠤᠭᠠᠷ ᠲᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠲᠠᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ) (87-تۇەن مەيدانى)
* XPCC 88th Regiment (兵团八十八团) (88 ᠳᠤᠭᠠᠷ ᠲᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠲᠠᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ) (88-تۇەن مەيدانى)

## Climate

Climate data for Wenquan, elevation 1,358 m (4,455 ft), (1991–2020 normals) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −6.1 (21.0) | −3.6 (25.5) | 2.7 (36.9) | 13.6 (56.5) | 19.7 (67.5) | 24.1 (75.4) | 25.9 (78.6) | 24.7 (76.5) | 18.9 (66.0) | 10.6 (51.1) | 1.9 (35.4) | −4.3 (24.3) | 10.7 (51.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −13.4 (7.9) | −10.4 (13.3) | −2.5 (27.5) | 7.5 (45.5) | 13.2 (55.8) | 17.7 (63.9) | 19.4 (66.9) | 18.1 (64.6) | 12.6 (54.7) | 4.9 (40.8) | −3.6 (25.5) | −11.0 (12.2) | 4.4 (39.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −18.1 (−0.6) | −15.3 (4.5) | −6.9 (19.6) | 2.3 (36.1) | 7.6 (45.7) | 12.0 (53.6) | 13.6 (56.5) | 12.2 (54.0) | 7.0 (44.6) | 0.3 (32.5) | −7.4 (18.7) | −15.2 (4.6) | −0.7 (30.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.5 (0.18) | 6.7 (0.26) | 11.5 (0.45) | 25.9 (1.02) | 36.8 (1.45) | 41.6 (1.64) | 52.0 (2.05) | 35.9 (1.41) | 23.3 (0.92) | 15.6 (0.61) | 8.3 (0.33) | 8.7 (0.34) | 270.8 (10.66) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.6 | 6.1 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 9.9 | 12.5 | 14.3 | 11.3 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 103.5 |
| Average snowy days | 11.2 | 12.0 | 12.9 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 10.3 | 13.6 | 67.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 71 | 73 | 59 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 73 | 63 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 175.4 | 184.7 | 193.4 | 231.5 | 291.2 | 282.1 | 302.0 | 292.9 | 245.6 | 201.9 | 145.1 | 144.5 | 2,690.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 61 | 61 | 51 | 56 | 63 | 61 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 52 | 53 | 60 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||