Qinggil County

Not to be confused with Qinghe County, Hebei.

Qinggil County 青河县 • شىڭگىل اۋدانى • چىڭگىل ناھىيىسى (Chinese) • (Uyghur) • (Kazakh)
County
Uyghur transcription(s)
• Uyghur script	چىڭگىل ناھىيىسى
• Latin Yëziqi	Chinggil nahiyisi
• Yengi Yezik̡	Qinggil naⱨiyisi
• Siril Yëziqi	Чиңгил наһийиси
Chinese transcription(s)
• Simplified	青河县
• Traditional	青河縣
• Pinyin	Qīnghé Xiàn
Location of Qinggil County (pink) in Altay Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Qinggil Location of the county town in Xinjiang
Coordinates:
Country	People's Republic of China
Region	Xinjiang
Prefecture	Altay
County seat	Qinggil (青河镇)
Area
• Total	15,722 km2 (6,070 sq mi)
Elevation	1,220 m (4,000 ft)
Population
• Total	60,000
• Density	3.8/km2 (9.9/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	836200
Website	xjqh.gov.cn

Qinghe (Qinggil) County (Uyghur: چىڭگىل ناھىيىسى‎; Chinese: 青河县; Kazakh: شىڭگىل اۋدانى) 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.

External links

• (Chinese) Official website of Qinggil County government