# Zhaosu County

Zhaosu County (Chinese: 昭苏县), also known as Mongolküre County (from Uyghur: موڭغۇلكۈرە, romanized: Mongghulküre, lit. 'Temple of the Mongols'), is a county in northwestern Xinjiang, China. It is under the administration of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture and shares a border with Kazakhstan's Almaty Region to the west. It covers an area of 10,455 km$^2$ (4,037 sq mi). According to the 2012 census, it had a population of 189,102.

## Administrative divisions

Zhaosu County is divided into 6 towns, 1 township, and 3 ethnic townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Kazakh (Arabic script) | Kazakh (Cyrillic script) | Administrative division code | Notes |
| Towns |||||||||
| Mongolküre Town | 昭苏镇 | Zhāosū Zhèn | موڭغۇلكۈرە بازىرى | mongghulküre baziri | موڭعۇلكۇرە قالاشىعى | Моңғолкүре қалашығы | 654026100 | |
| Qashajar Town | 喀夏加尔镇 | Kāxiàjiā'ěr Zhèn | قاشاجار بازىرى | qashajar baziri | قاشاجار قالاشىعى | Қашажар қалашығы | 654026101 | |
| Aqdala Town | 阿克达拉镇 | Ākèdálā Zhèn | ئاقدالا بازىرى | Aqdala baziri | اقدالا قالاشىعى | Ақдала қалашығы | 654026102 | |
| Qarasu Town | 喀拉苏镇 | Kālāsū Zhèn | قاراسۇ بازىرى | qarasu baziri | قاراسۋ قالاشىعى | Қарасу қалашығы | 654026103 | |
| Xonuqay Town | 洪纳海镇 | Hóngnàhǎi Zhèn | خونۇقاي بازىرى | xonuqay baziri | قوناقاي قالاشىعى | Қонақай қалашығы | 654026104 | |
| Uzunbulaq Town | 乌尊布拉克镇 | Wūzūnbùlākè Zhèn | ئۇزۇنبۇلاق بازىرى | Uzunbulaq baziri | ۇزىنبۇلاق قالاشىعى | Ұзынбұлақ қалашығы | 654026105 | |
| Township |||||||||
| Sarqobu Township | 萨尔阔布乡 | Sà'ěrkuòbù Xiāng | سارقوبۇ يېزىسى | sarqobu yëzisi | سارقوبى اۋىلى | Сарқобы ауылы | 654026203 | |
| Ethnic Townships |||||||||
| Chaganuysun Mongol Ethnic Township | 察汗乌苏蒙古族乡 | Cháhànwūsū Ménggǔzú Xiāng | چاغان ئۇسۇ موڭغۇل يېزىسى | chaghan Usu mongghul yëzisi | ساعانۋسۇن موڭعۇل ۇلتتىق اۋىلى | Сағанусұн Моңғұл Ұлттық ауылы | 654026206 | (Mongolian) ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨ᠋ᠤ᠋ᠰᠤᠨ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠲᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ Цагааносон монгол үндэстэний шиян |
| Shota Kyrgyz Ethnic Township | 夏特柯尔克孜族乡 | Xiàtè Kē'ěrkèzīzú Xiāng | شات قىرغىز يېزىسى | shat qirghiz yëzisi | شاتى قىرعىز ۇلتتىق اۋىلى | Шаты Қырғыз Ұлттық ауылы | 654026207 | (Kyrgyz) شاتى قىرعىز ۇلۇتتۇق ايىلى Шаты Кыргыз улуттук айылы |
| Husongtukaerxun Mongol Ethnic Township | 胡松图喀尔逊蒙古族乡 | Húsōngtúkā'ěrxùn Ménggǔzú Xiāng | خۇسۇمتۇ خارسۇن موڭغۇل يېزىسى | xusumtu xarsun mongghul yëzisi | حۇسۇمتۋ حارسۇن موڭعۇل ۇلتتىق اۋىلى | Хұсұмтұ Харсұн Моңғұл Ұлттық ауылы | 654026208 | (Mongolian) ᠬᠤᠰᠤᠮᠲᠤ ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠤ᠋ᠰᠤᠨ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠲᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ Хусамт хар-усан монгол үндэстэний шиян |
Others:
* 74th Regiment of the XPCC (兵团七十四团) (74-تۇەن مەيدانى) (74-تۋان الاڭىنداعى)
* 75th Regiment of the XPCC (兵团七十五团) (75-تۇەن مەيدانى) (75-تۋان الاڭىنداعى)
* 76th Regiment of the XPCC (兵团七十六团) (76-تۇەن مەيدانى) (76-تۋان الاڭىنداعى)
* 77th Regiment of the XPCC (兵团七十七团) (77-تۇەن مەيدانى) (77-تۋان الاڭىنداعى)

## Climate

Climate data for Zhaosu, elevation 1,851 m (6,073 ft), (1991–2020 normals) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −5.1 (22.8) | −3.1 (26.4) | 3.4 (38.1) | 13.5 (56.3) | 17.4 (63.3) | 20.3 (68.5) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.8 (73.0) | 19.3 (66.7) | 12.0 (53.6) | 3.0 (37.4) | −3.3 (26.1) | 10.2 (50.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.6 (12.9) | −8.3 (17.1) | −1.7 (28.9) | 6.7 (44.1) | 10.8 (51.4) | 14.0 (57.2) | 15.8 (60.4) | 15.6 (60.1) | 11.9 (53.4) | 5.3 (41.5) | −2.4 (27.7) | −8.5 (16.7) | 4.1 (39.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −15.3 (4.5) | −13.0 (8.6) | −6.0 (21.2) | 1.5 (34.7) | 5.6 (42.1) | 8.8 (47.8) | 10.3 (50.5) | 9.8 (49.6) | 6.0 (42.8) | 0.3 (32.5) | −6.5 (20.3) | −12.8 (9.0) | −0.9 (30.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.7 (0.26) | 9.5 (0.37) | 16.5 (0.65) | 50.1 (1.97) | 81.7 (3.22) | 90.2 (3.55) | 91.0 (3.58) | 77.1 (3.04) | 44.2 (1.74) | 28.3 (1.11) | 18.8 (0.74) | 9.3 (0.37) | 523.4 (20.6) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.1 | 7.4 | 9.0 | 11.9 | 17.3 | 18.7 | 18.4 | 16.3 | 11.2 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 140.5 |
| Average snowy days | 9.8 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 5.5 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 65.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71 | 73 | 74 | 63 | 63 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 58 | 64 | 72 | 73 | 67 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 175.3 | 178.9 | 214.9 | 222.7 | 249.6 | 248.6 | 272.0 | 267.1 | 242.3 | 215.3 | 158.0 | 152.9 | 2,597.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 60 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 59 | 63 | 66 | 65 | 55 | 55 | 59 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

As of 2012, the population of Zhaosu County is 189,102, among which 47.55 per cent are Kazakh, 28.65 per cent are Han Chinese, and 9.66 per cent are Uyghur.
Reports suggest that an influx of Han migrants to the county began circa 2008.

## Economy

By 2020, several Han Chinese restaurants had been opened in the county to accommodate an influx of Han migrants. The county is served by Zhaosu Tianma Airport.

## Agriculture

Potatoes and wheat are the crops primarily cultivated in Zhaosu.

## Education

Shuguang Middle School, formerly Number 1 Middle School, is located in Zhaosu.