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Hoxtolgay
Town in Hoboksar, Xinjiang, China
Town in Hoboksar, Xinjiang, China
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Hoxtolgay | |
| native_name | 和什托洛盖镇قوشتولغاي بازىرى | |
| settlement_type | Township | |
| dot_x | dot_y = | |
| pushpin_map | China Xinjiang Northern#China | |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Xinjiang | |
| subdivision_type | Country | |
| subdivision_name | China | |
| subdivision_type1 | Province | |
| subdivision_name1 | Xinjiang | |
| subdivision_type2 | Prefecture | |
| subdivision_name2 | Tacheng Prefecture | |
| subdivision_type3 | County | |
| subdivision_name3 | Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County | |
| leader_title1 | ||
| established_title | ||
| unit_pref | ||
| area_total_km2 | 6684 | |
| area_land_km2 | ||
| population_total | 22000 | |
| coordinates | ||
| elevation_footnotes | ||
| postal_code_type |
Hoxtolgay or Heshituoluogai (Oirat: 'twin peaks',
According to the local government, the town's population consists of 8,426 urban residents (i.e., domiciled in the town proper), 4,914 rural residents (i.e., in the rural areas under the town's administration), 4,950 members of the military, and 3,650 floating population (i.e., temporary residents, officially domiciled elsewhere).
Situated in Gurbantünggüt Desert, 30 miles WNW of a point listed as the farthest point from the sea (at ) by the Guinness Book of World Records, Hoxtolgay may qualify as the town most remote from any (sea) coastline, roughly 2646 kilometres from the Arctic Ocean and a similar distance from the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. (See Continental Pole of Inaccessibility for other candidates).
The area is rich in mineral resources. Besides oil and coal, salt, limestone, quartz sand, and bentonite are also found here. Proven coal reserves are estimated at 30 billion metric tons.
Transportation
Hoxtolgay is served by China National Highway 217 and by Hoxtolgay Station on the Kuytun–Beitun Railway. The Ürümqi West - Beitun City passenger train stops here daily.
References
References
- Chinese: 和什托洛盖镇 ''Héshítuōluògài Zhèn'', [[Uyghur language. Uyghur]]: Хоштолгай) is a town in [[Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County]], [[Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region]], [[PR China]]. It is located at {{coord. 46. 34. N. 85. 58. E. link. (2012-11-27)
- [http://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/potential-coal-reserves-at-hoxtolgay-deposit-in-xinjiang-may-exceed-100-billion-mt-667600.htm Potential coal reserves at the Hoxtolgay deposit in China's Xinjiang region may exceed 100 billion mt.]
- [http://qq.ip138.com/train/xinjiang/heshituoluo.htm 和什托洛盖列车时刻表] Hoxtolgay train schedule. {{in lang. zh
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