Tekes (circle)
Coordinates: 43 ° 13 ' N , 83 ° 50' E
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Location of Tekes District (pink) in the Kazakh Autonomous District of Ili (yellow and gray)
| Uighur name | |
|---|---|
| Arabic-Persian (Kona Yeziⱪ) : | تېكەس ناھىيىسى |
| Latin (Yengi Yeziⱪ) : | Tekəs Naⱨiyisi |
| Chinese name | |
| Abbreviation : | 特克斯 县 |
| Transcription in Pinyin : | Tèkèsī Xiàn |
Tekes ( Kazakh تەكەس اۋدانى, Tekes Awdanı ) is a district in the Kazakh Ili Autonomous District of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China . The district lies on the Tekes He river of the same name . Tekes has an area of 8079.67 km² and about 170,000 inhabitants (2008).
Administrative structure
At the community level, Tekes consists of one large community , five communities and two nationality communities . These are:
- Greater community Tekes (特克斯镇), seat of the district government;
- Community Karadala (喀拉达拉乡);
- Community carat Okay (喀拉托海乡);
- Community Koksu (阔克苏乡);
- Qilozek municipality (齐勒乌泽克 乡);
- Qolakterak parish (乔拉克 铁 热 克 乡);
- Community Hujirt (呼吉尔特蒙古族乡);
- Kokterak municipality (阔 克 铁 热 克 柯尔克孜 族 乡).
- There is also a state forest in the district, a VBA military horse breeding station with pasture areas and a farm for the production and construction corps.