Manas County
Other nameManass
Coordinates44°18′N 86°13′E
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
PrefectureChangji
County seatManas Town
Area total9171 km²
Population total192,098
Population as of2020
Time zoneChina Standard[a] (UTC+8)
Websitewww.mns.gov.cn
Manas County
S玛纳斯县
T瑪納斯縣
PMǎnàsī Xiàn
S 2绥来县
T 2綏來縣
P 2Suīlái Xiàn
WMa-na-szŭ Hsien
Xejمَانَاسِ ثِیًا
Uigماناس ناھىيىسى
UlyManas nahiyisi
UyyManas naⱨiyisi
SgsManas Nahiyisi
UsyМанас наһийиси
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Manas County is a county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region under the administration of the Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture. It covers an area of 9,174 square kilometres (3,542 sq mi) and as of the 2002 census it had a population of 170,000.

The county seat is the old town of Manas, located on the Manas River just east of Shihezi.

Manass has been called: "the biggest city (after Urumchi) in the biggest oasis on the biggest river of the North Road, and the chief centre of the T'ung-kan (Т′уң-кан, Dungan) population."[1]

Subdivisions

Manas County is made up of 7 towns, 1 township, and 3 ethnic townships.

NameSimplified ChineseHanyu PinyinUyghur (UEY)Uyghur Latin (ULY)Administrative division codeNotes
Towns
Manas Town玛纳斯镇Mǎnàsī Zhènماناس بازىرىmanas baziri652324100
Letuyi Town乐土驿镇Lètǔyì Zhènلوتۇيى بازىرىlotuyi baziri652324101
Baojiadian Town包家店镇Bāojiādiàn Zhènباۋجيادەن بازىرىbawjyaden baziri652324102
Liangzhouhu Town凉州户镇Liángzhōuhù Zhènلياڭجۇخۇ بازىرىlyangjuxu baziri652324103
Beiwucha Town北五岔镇Běiwǔchà Zhènبېيۋۇچا بازىرىbëywucha baziri652324104
Liuhudi Town六户地镇Liùhùdì Zhènليۇخۇدى بازىرىlyuxudi baziri652324105
Lanzhouwan Town兰州湾镇Lánzhōuwān Zhènلەنجۇۋەن بازىرىlenjuwen baziri652324106
Township
Guangdongdi Township广东地乡Guǎngdōngdì Xiāngگۇاڭدۇڭدى يېزىسىguangdungdi yëzisi652324201
Ethnic townships
Qingshuihezi Kazakh Ethnic Township清水河子哈萨克民族乡Qīngshuǐhézǐ Hāsàkè Mínzúxiāngچىندىخوزا قازاق يېزىسىchindixoza qazaq yëzisi652324202(Kazakh)
شىندىقوزى قازاق اۋىلى
Taxihe Kazakh Ethnic Township塔西河乡
(塔西河哈萨克民族乡)
Tǎxīhé Xiāng
(Tǎxīhé Hāsàkè Mínzúxiāng)
تاسىرقاي قازاق يېزىسىtasirqay qazaq yëzisi652324203(Kazakh)
تاسىرقاي قازاق اۋىلى
Hanqiazitan Kazakh Ethnic Township旱卡子滩乡
(旱卡子滩哈萨克民族乡)
Hànqiǎzǐtān Xiāng
(Hànqiǎzǐtān Hāsàkè Mínzúxiāng)
سۇساتقان قازاق يېزىسىsusatqan qazaq yëzisi652324204(Kazakh)
سۋساتقان قازاق اۋىلى

Transport

Manas is served by China National Highway 312, the Northern Xinjiang and the Second Ürümqi-Jinghe Railways.

Notable persons

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Locals in Xinjiang frequently observe UTC+6 (Xinjiang Time), 2 hours behind Beijing.

References

  1. ^ Lattimore, Owen (1930) High Tartary Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. p. 43.