Nilka County

Nilka County
نىلقا ناھىيسى (Uyghur)
نىلقى اۋدانى (Kazakh)
尼勒克县 (Chinese)
Nilka County (red) within Ili Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Nilka
Location of the seat in Xinjiang
Nilka
Nilka (Xinjiang)
Nilka
Nilka (China)
Coordinates: 43°48′01″N 82°30′42″E / 43.8002°N 82.5118°E / 43.8002; 82.5118
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Autonomous prefectureIli
County seatNilqa Town
Area
  Total
10,122.62 km2 (3,908.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
155,737
  Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.xjnlk.gov.cn
Nilka County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese尼勒克县
Traditional Chinese尼勒克縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNílèkè Xiàn
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese巩哈县
Traditional Chinese鞏哈縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGǒnghā Xiàn
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicНялх Шянь
Mongolian scriptᠨᠢᠯᠬ᠎ᠠ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ
Uyghur name
Uyghurنىلقا ناھىيسى
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiNilqa Nahiyisi
Yengi YeziⱪNilⱪa Naⱨiyisi
SASM/GNCNilka Nahiyisi
Siril YëziqiНилқа Наһийиси
Kazakh name
Kazakhنىلقى اۋدانى

Nilka(pinyin: Nílèkè) County is a county situated in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China and is under the administration of the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. It contains an area of 10,121 km2 (3,908 sq mi). According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 150,000.