# Hoxud County

Hoxud County is a county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture. It contains an area of 12,753 km$^2$ (4,924 sq mi). According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 60,000.

## Demographics

The proportion of nationalities in Hoxud County, 2018
Nationality
Percentage
Han People
63.5%
Uyghurs
16.4%
Hui People
10.1%
Mongols
8.6%
Others
1.4%
Source of the population statistics : :

## Administrative divisions

Hoxud County is made up of 3 towns, 3 townships, and 1 ethnic township.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Mongolian (traditional) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
| Towns ||||||||
| Tewilga Town | 特吾里克镇 | Tèwúlǐkè Zhèn | تېۋىلغا بازىرى | tëwilgha baziri | ᠲᠠᠪᠢᠯᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤᠨ | Тавилга балгас | 652828100 |
| Tagarqi Town | 塔哈其镇 | Tǎhāqí Zhèn | تاغارچى بازىرى | tagharchi baziri | ᠲᠠᠭᠠᠷᠴᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤᠨ | Таарч балгас | 652828101 |
| Qoh Town | 曲惠镇 | Qūhuì Zhèn | چۇقۇ بازىرى | chuqu baziri | ᠴᠣᠬᠣ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤᠨ | Цох балгас | 652828102 |
| Townships ||||||||
| Suhat Township | 苏哈特乡 | Sūhātè Xiāng | سوخاتۇ يېزىسى | soxatu yëzisi | ᠰᠤᠬᠠᠢᠲᠤ ᠰᠤᠮᠤᠨ | Сухайт суман | 652828203 |
| Narinker Township | 乃仁克尔乡 | Nǎirénkè'ěr Xiāng | نەرىنكىر يېزىسى | nerinkir yëzisi | ᠨᠠᠷᠢᠩᠭᠡᠷ ᠰᠤᠮᠤᠨ | Нэрэнгэр суман | 652828204 |
| Shintara Township | 新塔热乡 | Xīntǎrè Xiāng | شىنتارا يېزىسى | shintara yëzisi | ᠱᠢᠨᠡᠲ᠋ᠠᠷᠢᠶ᠎ᠠ ᠰᠤᠮᠤᠨ | Шнэтэрье суман | 652828205 |
| Ethnic Township ||||||||
| Uxxaktal Hui Ethnic Township | 乌什塔拉回族民族乡 | Wūshítǎlā Huízú Mínzúxiāng | ئۇششاقتال خۇيزۇ يېزىسى | Ushshaqtal xuyzu yëzisi | ᠤᠱᠢᠲᠠᠯ᠎ᠠ ᠬᠣᠲᠣᠩ ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠲᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠰᠤᠮᠤᠨ | Уштэл хотон үндэстэний суман | 652828200 |
Others:
* Qingshuihe Farm (清水河农场, چىڭسىخوزا دېھقانچىلىق مەيدانى, ᠴᠢᠩ ᠱᠦᠢ ᠾᠧ ᠲᠠᠷᠢᠶᠠᠯᠠᠩ ᠤᠨ ᠲᠠᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ)
* Malan Public Security Bureau Jurisdiction, Hoxud County (和硕县马兰公安管区)

## Climate

Climate data for Hoxud, elevation 1,085 m (3,560 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) | 26.3 (79.3) | 29.9 (85.8) | 31.3 (88.3) | 30.6 (87.1) | 26.0 (78.8) | 18.1 (64.6) | 7.8 (46.0) | −1.9 (28.6) | 16.8 (62.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.3 (11.7) | −4.2 (24.4) | 5.2 (41.4) | 13.5 (56.3) | 18.5 (65.3) | 22.5 (72.5) | 23.6 (74.5) | 22.1 (71.8) | 16.5 (61.7) | 8.0 (46.4) | −0.3 (31.5) | −8.1 (17.4) | 8.8 (47.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −17.0 (1.4) | −11.0 (12.2) | −2.4 (27.7) | 5.3 (41.5) | 9.8 (49.6) | 14.3 (57.7) | 15.8 (60.4) | 14.0 (57.2) | 8.2 (46.8) | 0.5 (32.9) | −6.1 (21.0) | −12.9 (8.8) | 1.5 (34.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.2 (0.09) | 3.0 (0.12) | 3.2 (0.13) | 6.8 (0.27) | 14.2 (0.56) | 17.4 (0.69) | 22.6 (0.89) | 15.1 (0.59) | 6.9 (0.27) | 4.6 (0.18) | 2.9 (0.11) | 2.8 (0.11) | 101.7 (4.01) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 36.7 |
| Average snowy days | 8.8 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 8.4 | 22.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 63 | 43 | 38 | 43 | 49 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 65 | 69 | 77 | 58 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 173.2 | 200.2 | 253.3 | 267.3 | 299.6 | 289.0 | 290.5 | 287.7 | 281.0 | 259.9 | 202.6 | 140.8 | 2,945.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 58 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 63 | 64 | 68 | 77 | 78 | 70 | 50 | 66 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||