# Tekes County

Tekes County is a county within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. It contains an area of 8,067 km$^2$. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 150,000.
The county center is known for being a planned community with a shape of a ba gua.

## Administrative divisions

Tekes County is divided into 5 towns, 1 township, and 2 ethnic townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Kazakh (Arabic script) | Kazakh (Cyrillic script) | Administrative division code | Notes |
| Towns |||||||||
| Tekes Town | 特克斯镇 | Tèkèsī Zhèn | تېكەس بازىرى | tëkes baziri | تەكەس قالاشىعى | Текес қалашығы | 654027100 | |
| Cholaqtërek Town | 乔拉克铁热克镇 | Qiáolākètiěrèkè Zhèn | چولاقتېرەك بازىرى | cholaqtërek baziri | شولاقتەرەك قالاشىعى | Шолақтерек қалашығы | 654027101 | |
| Qaradala Town | 喀拉达拉镇 | Kālādálā Zhèn | قارادالا بازىرى | qaradala baziri | قارادالا قالاشىعى | Қарадала қалашығы | 654027102 | |
| Chil'özek Town | 齐勒乌泽克镇 | Qílèwūzékè Zhèn | چىلئۆزەك بازىرى | chil'özek baziri | شيلىوزەك قالاشىعى | Шиліөзек қалашығы | 654027104 | |
| Qaratoqay Town | 喀拉托海镇 | Kālātuōhǎi Zhèn | قاراتوقاي بازىرى | qaratoqay baziri | قاراتوعاي قالاشىعى | Қаратоғай қалашығы | 654027104 | |
| Township |||||||||
| Köksu Township | 阔克苏乡 | Kuòkèsū Xiāng | كۆكسۇ يېزىسى | köksu yëzisi | كوكسۋ اۋىلى | Көксу ауылы | 654027201 | |
| Ethnic Township |||||||||
| Xujirti Mongol Ethnic Township | 呼吉尔特蒙古民族乡 | Hūjí'ěrtè Ménggǔ Mínzúxiāng | خۇجىرتى موڭغۇل يېزىسى | xujirti mongghul yëzisi | حۇجىرتى موڭعۇل ۇلتتىق اۋىلى | Хұжырты Моңғұл Ұлттық ауылы | 654027200 | (Mongolian) ᠬᠤᠵᠢᠷᠲᠤ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠲᠡᠨ ᠤ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ Хужирт монгол үндэстэний шиян |
| Köktërek Kyrgyz Ethnic Township | 阔克铁热克柯尔克孜民族乡 | Kuòkètiěrèkè Kē'ěrkèzī Mínzúxiāng | كۆكتېرەك قىرغىز يېزىسى | köktërek qirghiz yëzisi | كوكتەرەك قىرعىز ۇلتتىق اۋىلى | Көктерек қырғыз ұлттық ауылы | 654027203 | (Kyrgyz) كۅكتەرەك قىرعىز ۇلۇتتۇق ايىلى көктерек кыргыз улуттук айылы |
* Others:
** Tekes County Horse Herding Pasture (特克斯县马场)
** Koksu Tree Farm (科克苏林场)
** 78th Regiment of the XPCC (兵团七十八团) (78-تۇەن مەيدانى) (78-تۋان الاڭىنداعى)

## Climate

Climate data for Tekes, elevation 1,210 m (3,970 ft), (1991–2020 normals) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.0 (26.6) | 0.4 (32.7) | 8.6 (47.5) | 17.8 (64.0) | 21.9 (71.4) | 25.2 (77.4) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.1 (80.8) | 23.1 (73.6) | 15.9 (60.6) | 6.7 (44.1) | −0.8 (30.6) | 14.2 (57.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.7 (14.5) | −6.1 (21.0) | 1.9 (35.4) | 10.1 (50.2) | 14.5 (58.1) | 17.8 (64.0) | 19.5 (67.1) | 18.8 (65.8) | 14.7 (58.5) | 7.7 (45.9) | 0.1 (32.2) | −6.9 (19.6) | 6.9 (44.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.3 (6.3) | −10.9 (12.4) | −3.2 (26.2) | 4.0 (39.2) | 8.3 (46.9) | 11.6 (52.9) | 13.1 (55.6) | 12.0 (53.6) | 7.8 (46.0) | 1.9 (35.4) | −4.2 (24.4) | −10.9 (12.4) | 1.3 (34.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.1 (0.32) | 8.0 (0.31) | 18.1 (0.71) | 46.5 (1.83) | 64.5 (2.54) | 75.8 (2.98) | 67.9 (2.67) | 51.3 (2.02) | 34.8 (1.37) | 26.3 (1.04) | 18.8 (0.74) | 9.8 (0.39) | 429.9 (16.92) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.4 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 10.2 | 12.9 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 12.3 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 111.7 |
| Average snowy days | 8.1 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 7.1 | 9.4 | 45.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 69 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 65 | 71 | 71 | 65 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 162.7 | 168.3 | 208.7 | 232.2 | 260.8 | 256.9 | 281.8 | 279.1 | 251.8 | 217.0 | 152.2 | 141.3 | 2,612.8 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 55 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 61 | 66 | 69 | 65 | 53 | 51 | 59 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

Breakdown of nationalities in Tekes County
Nationality
Percentage
Kazakhs
44.4%
Han
18.3%
Huis
14.4%
Uyghurs
11.7%
Kyrgyz
6.7%
Mongols
2.6%
Others
1.9%
Source of the population statistics : :