Kom-Kanas Mongolian Ethnic Township

Kom-Kanas Mongolian Ethnic Township, generally known as Kom-Kanas, is a township of Burqin County, Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. 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
Township
Chinese transcription(s)
  Chinese禾木喀纳斯蒙古族乡
  PinyinHémù Kānàsī Ménggǔzú Xiāng
Mongolian transcription(s)
  Mongolian CyrillicКом-Канас
CountryChina
ProvinceXinjiang
PrefectureAltay Prefecture
CountyBurqin County
Population
  Total2,099
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard Time)

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[1]

References

  1. 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.


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