Huocheng Xian (China)
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Other Identifiers
- BGN, 1990:p. 709 (Huo-chʻeng hsien or Huocheng Xian; ADM 3; 44°03ʹN and 80°49ʹE; in Sinkiang Province)
- Chung-kuo kuo chʻing tsʻung shu, 1994:t.p. (Huo-chʻeng) p. 1 of last group (Huo-chʻeng hsien; in Sinkiang Province; 80°11ʹE - 81°24ʹE and 43°39ʹN - 44°50ʹN)
- Chung-kuo kuo chʻing tsʻung shu, 1994:t.p. (Huo-chʻeng) p. 1 of last group (Huo-chʻeng hsien; in Sinkiang Province; 80p0s11ʹE - 81p0s24ʹE and 43p0s39ʹN - 44p0s50ʹN)
- BGN, 1990:p. 709 (Huo-chʻeng hsien or Huocheng Xian; ADM 3; 44p0s03ʹN and 80p0s49ʹE; in Sinkiang Province)
Wikipedia description:
Huocheng County (Chinese: 霍城县; pinyin: Huòchéng xiàn), also known as Korgas County (Kazakh: قورعاس اۋدانى; Uyghur: قورغاس ناھىيىسى; Chinese: 霍尔果斯县), is situated within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and falls under the administration of the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. The county is located between Yining and the border city of Khorgas, covering an area of 5,466 km2 (2,110 sq mi), with a population of 360,000 (2004 estimate). There are twenty-nine ethnic groups residing in the county, including the Han and Uyghur nationalities. To the north of Huocheng County is Wenquan County, while the Ili River lies to the south. Its Western side is bordered by Khorgas City, and Yining is located approximately 45 km (28 mi) to the east.
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