Bole, Xinjiang
Bole (Bortala) 博乐市 • بورتالا شەھىرى • ᠪᠣᠷᠣᠲᠠᠯᠠ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ | |
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County-level city | |
Bole railway station | |
Bole (Bortala) Location in Xinjiang | |
Coordinates: 44°54′13.6″N 82°04′14.93″E / 44.903778°N 82.0708139°ECoordinates: 44°54′13.6″N 82°04′14.93″E / 44.903778°N 82.0708139°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Xinjiang |
Prefecture | Bortala (Mongol) |
Area | |
• Total | 7,801.68 km2 (3,012.25 sq mi) |
Elevation | 662 m (2,172 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 106,400 |
• Density | 14/km2 (35/sq mi) |
Postal code | 833400 |
Area code(s) | 909 |
Vehicle registration | 新 E |
Website | http://www.xjboz.gov.cn/ |
Bole (Bortala) (simplified Chinese: 博乐; traditional Chinese: 博樂; Mongolian: ᠪᠣᠷᠣᠲᠠᠯᠠ, Bortal; Uyghur: بۆرتالا, Бөртала, ULY: Börtala, UYY: Bɵrtala?) is a county-level city in Xinjiang Province, China. The city covers an area of 7,517 square kilometres (2,902 sq mi) and as of 2003 had a total population of 403,700 (2003). Bortala means "brown grasslands/steppe" in Mongolian. Bortala is the seat of Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, which borders Kazakhstan. The Northern Xinjiang Railway runs through the city along with highways to Urumqi.
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