Kom-Kanas Mongolian Ethnic Township
Kom-Kanas Mongolian Ethnic Township (Oirat: ᠬᠣᠮ ᠬᠠᠨᠠᠰ
ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ
ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠲᠡᠨ ᠦ
ᠰᠤᠮᠤᠨ ꭓom ꭓanas moŋɣol ündüsüten-ü sumun; Uyghur: قۇمقاناس موڭغۇل يېزىسى; Kazakh: قوم-قاناس موڭعۇل ۇلتتىق اۋىلى; Chinese: 禾木哈纳斯蒙古族乡; pinyin: Hémùhānàsī Ménggǔzú Xiāng), generally known as Kom-Kanas, is a township of Burqin County, Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China.[1] The name derives from the two villages where most of the inhabitants live, Kom (township seat), and Kanas.
Kom-Kanas Mongolian Ethnic Township
禾木喀纳斯蒙古族乡 | |
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| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 禾木喀纳斯蒙古族乡 |
| • Pinyin | Hémù Kānàsī Ménggǔzú Xiāng |
| Mongolian transcription(s) | |
| • Mongolian Cyrillic | Ком-Канас |
| Coordinates: 48.5733590°N 87.4369267°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture | Altay Prefecture |
| County | Burqin County |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,099 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
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| Simplified Chinese | 禾木哈纳斯蒙古族乡 | ||||||
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| Mongolian script | ᠬᠣᠮ ᠬᠠᠨᠠᠰ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠲᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠰᠤᠮᠤᠨ | ||||||
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| Uyghur | قۇمقاناس موڭغۇل يېزىسى | ||||||
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| Kazakh | قوم-قاناس موڭعۇل ۇلتتىق اۋىلى | ||||||
It is the northernmost township in Xinjiang and northwest China and the start of China National Highway 219. Kanas Lake is located entirely in the township.
The township is one of the few areas in China where Tuvans live and the Tuvan language is still spoken. However, no official census data about the Tuvan population is available, since they are an unrecognized ethnic group in China.[2]
References
- "2020年统计用区划代码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- Pirkko Suihkonen; Lindsay J. Whaley (15 December 2014). On Diversity and Complexity of Languages Spoken in Europe and North and Central Asia. John Benjamins Publishing Company. p. 340. ISBN 978-90-272-6936-2.