Altay or Aletai is a county-level city in Altay Prefecture within Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture , in far Northern Xinjiang , China. The city centre is located on the banks of Kelan River .
8-470: Altay City is divided into four subdistricts , five towns , five townships , and one ethnic township . auyly Others Altay has a cold semi-arid climate ( Köppen BSk ), with an annual precipitation total of only 213 mm (8.4 in). Winters are long, bitterly cold and dry, with a January 24-hour average of −15.3 °C (4.5 °F); however, the presence of the Altay Mountains to
16-1182: Is Kanas Lake where there is a legend of a large creature . Subdistricts of China Provinces Autonomous regions Sub-provincial autonomous prefectures Autonomous prefectures Leagues (Aimag) (abolishing) Prefectures Provincial-controlled cities Provincial-controlled counties Autonomous counties County-level cities Districts Ethnic districts Banners (Hoxu) Autonomous banners Shennongjia Forestry District Liuzhi Special District Wolong Special Administrative Region Workers and peasants districts Ethnic townships Towns Subdistricts Subdistrict bureaux Sum Ethnic sum County-controlled districts County-controlled district bureaux (obsolete) Management committees Town-level city Areas Villages · Gaqa · Ranches Village Committees Communities Capital cities New areas Autonomous administrative divisions National Central Cities History: before 1912 , 1912–49 , 1949–present A subdistrict ( Chinese : 街道 / 街 ; pinyin : jiēdào / jiē ; lit. 'streets and avenues / streets')
24-553: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . National Central City In China , a national central city ( 国家中心城市 ) is a modern metropolis with regional, national, and international importance. There are nine national central cities: Beijing , Tianjin , Chongqing , Shanghai , Guangzhou , Chengdu , Wuhan , Xi'an , and Zhengzhou . As defined by the National Development and Reform Committee , national central cities are strategically located in
32-502: Is one of the smaller administrative divisions of China . It is a form of township -level division which is typically part of a larger urban area, as opposed to a discrete town (zhèn, 镇) surrounded by rural areas, or a rural township (xiāng, 乡). In general, urban areas are divided into subdistricts and a subdistrict is sub-divided into several residential communities or neighbourhoods as well as into villagers' groups (居民区/居住区, 小区/社区, 村民小组). The subdistrict's administrative agency
40-496: Is the subdistrict office ( Chinese : 街道办事处 ; pinyin : jīedào bànshìchù ) or simply the jiedao ban (街道办, jiēdào bàn). Because of the influence of the literal meaning of the Chinese word for 'subdistrict' (street [街道, jiedao]), the term is prone to alternative translations like 'street community'. This government -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Chinese location article
48-573: The Xandighati Mongol Ethnic Township (A.K.A. Handagaitu, Handgait; tyv. Handagaity; uyg. Handigati; cmn. Handegate) under this city is a very early evidence of skiing . The term Mongol here partially refers to ethnic Tuvans of the Mongol nation under Chinese designation. In schools, students are taught mainly in Chinese (Mandarin) and there are courses for Uyghur and Kazakh languages. The most important tourist site
56-545: The city receives 2,993 hours of bright sunshine annually. From Ürümqi (capital of Xinjiang Province) to Altay, it takes about one hour by plane, nine hours by day bus, 12 hours by night bus and about 9.5 hours by train . Like other cities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region , there are many minorities in Altay, in particular Uyghurs and Kazakhs . The Dundbulag rock carvings ( 敦德布拉克岩画 ) in
64-510: The north helps moderate the severity of winter cold as compared to locations further to the east. Spring and autumn are short but mild. Summers are very warm, but dry, with a July 24-hour average of 21.7 °C (71.1 °F). The annual mean is 4.75 °C (40.5 °F). With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 50% in December to 74% in August and September, sunshine is abundant and
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