Region Xinjiang Elevation 1,220 m (4,000 ft) Postal code 836200 Prefecture Altay Prefecture | County seat Qinggil (青河镇) Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Area 15,722 km² | |
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Country People's Republic of China |
Qinghe (Qinggil) County (Uyghur: چىڭگىل ناھىيىسى, Чиңгил Наһийиси; Chinese: 青河县; Kazakh: شىڭگىل اۋدانى, Шыңгыл Ауданы) is a county situated in northeastern Xinjiang, China, bordering Mongolia to the east and under the administration of the Altay Prefecture. It has an area of 15,722 km2 (6,070 sq mi) with a population of 60,000. Qinghe was the site of a meteorite impact in 1898 and a Mongolian–Chinese border clash in the spring of 1944.
Map of Qinggil, Altay, Xinjiang, China
References
Qinggil County Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA