| Aksay Kazakh Autonomous County 阿克塞哈萨克族自治县 | |
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| Name transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 阿克塞哈萨克族自治县 | 
| • Kazakh | اقساي قازاق اۆتونوميالىق اۋدانى | 
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|   Location of Aksay Kazak Autonomous County (pink) within Jiuquan City (yellow), Gansu Province (light grey) and the People's Republic of China (dark grey) | |
| Coordinates: 39°39′48″N94°20′12″E / 39.66333°N 94.33667°E | |
| Country | China | 
| Province | Gansu | 
| Prefecture-level city | Jiuquan | 
| County seat | Jengghelde (Hongliuwan) | 
| Area | |
|  • Total | 31,374 km2 (12,114 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2020) [1]  | |
|  • Total | 10,970 | 
| • Density | 0.35/km2 (0.91/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) | 
| Postal code | 736400 | 
| Website | www | 
| Aksay Kazakh Autonomous County | |||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 阿克塞哈萨克族自治县 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 阿克塞哈薩克族自治縣 | ||||||||||
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| Kazakh name | |||||||||||
| Kazakh | اقسایقازاقاۆتونوميالىقاۋدانى АқсайҚазақаутономиялықауданы Aqsai Qazaq autonomialyq audany | ||||||||||
Aksay Kazakh Autonomous County is an autonomous county under the prefecture-level city of Jiuquan in Gansu Province,China. [2] [3] The county borders Qinghai Province to the south and Xinjiang to the west. [3]
The westernmost county-level division of Gansu,the county has an area of 32,374 km2 (12,500 sq mi) [3] and a population of 10,545 as of 2010. [4] The postal code is 736400. [3]
The Aksai Kazakh Autonomous Region Preparatory Committee was set up in 1953,south of Dunhuang. [4] On April 26,1954,the Aksai Kazak Autonomous Region was established. [4] In 1955,it was renamed Aksai Kazakh Autonomous County. [4]
 
 The county lies on the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau and has an average elevation of about 3,200 meters. [3]
The county is bordered by the city of Dunhuang to the north,Qinghai to the south,Subei Mongol Autonomous County to the east,and Xinjiang to the west. [3]
The Big Harteng River (Chinese :大哈尔腾河) and the Little Harteng River (Chinese :小哈尔腾河) both flow through the southern portion of the county. [3] The Sugan Lake ,which actually comprises the Big Sugan Lake (Chinese :大苏干湖) and the Little Sugan Lake (Chinese :小苏干湖) is located in the county. [3]
The county experiences an average annual rainfall of 100 millimetres or 4 inches,an average annual temperature of 5.4 °C or 41.7 °F and an annual frost-free period of 90 days. [3]
The county governs one town,three townships,and one other township-level division. [5]
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Kazakh (Arabic script)[ citation needed ] | Kazakh (Cyrillic script)[ citation needed ] | Administrative division code | 
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| Town | |||||
| Hongliuwan | 红柳湾镇 | Hóngliǔwān Zhèn | جىڭعىلدىقويناۋقالاشىعى | 620924100 | |
| Townships | |||||
| Akqi Township | 阿克旗乡 | ĀkèqíXiāng | اقشياۋىلى | 620924200 | |
| Alteng Township | 阿勒腾乡 | Ālèténg Xiāng | التىناۋىلى | 620924203 | |
| Aina Township | 阿伊纳乡 | ĀyīnàXiāng | اينااۋىلى | 620924204 | |
| Other Township-level division | |||||
| Aksay County Industrial Park | 阿克塞县工业园区 | Ākèsāi Xiàn GōngyèYuánqū | 620924400 | ||
As of 2010,the county had a permanent population of 10,545,of which,10,079 lived in Hongliuwan. [4]
The county is the only Kazakh autonomous county in the province of Gansu. [4] As of 2005,41.3% of the county's population were ethnic Kazakhs,up slightly from the 40.7% recorded in 1996. [4] Other ethnic groups in the county include the Han,the Hui,the Uighur,the Tibetans and 6 other ethnic minorities. [3]
China National Highway 215 passes through the county,as does Gansu Provincial Highway 314. [3]
Golmud–Dunhuang Railway also passes through the county.[ citation needed ]