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5 Sept 2011
Bortala ( Xinjiang ) City Information

Major Economic Indicators (2010)

Land Area (km2) 27,000
Population (million) 0.48
GDP (RMB billion) 12.83
GDP Composition
Primary Industry 31%
Secondary Industry
(Industry & Contruction)		 20%
Tertiary Industry (Service) 49%
GDP Per Capita (RMB) 28,156
Unemployment Rate 3.8%
Fixed Asset Investment (RMB billion) 5.23
Utilized FDI (USD million) N.A.
Total Import & Export (USD million) 11,870
Export (USD million) 361
Import (USD million) 249
Sales of Consumer Goods (RMB billion) 1.83
Source Source: Bortala Autonomous Prefecture Economic and Social Development Report 2010

   

 
Introduction
 

Bortala Autonomous Prefecture is located in the northwestern part of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, bordering Kazakhstan. Bortala covers an area of approximately 27,000 sq km. Its population was 0.48 million by the end of 2009. Mongols account for approximately 5.6% of Bortala's total population, while the Uygur and the Kazak account for about 12.5% and 9.1%, respectively.

Bortala has a temperate continental climate with plenty of sunshine and a large temperature difference between day and night. The average temperature is 5.5°C, while the average annual evaporation amounts to approximately 200 mm.

Bortala is rich in natural resources. The total water resources of the prefecture reach 2.6 billion cubic meters, while water resources per capita amount to approximately 5,786 cubic meters, 2.5 times as many as the national average.

Transportation in Bortala is very convenient. State Highway 312 (which runs from Shanghai to Yining) runs through the prefecture. In addition, Alashankou Land Port, located in Bortala, is a national category-1 port (approved by the State Council), making the prefecture an important trading base between China and Central Asian counties.
 
Economic Features
 
Bortala realized GDP of RMB 12.82 billion in 2010, representing a rise of 11.9% year on year. The prefecture's GDP accounted for 3.1% of Xinjiang's total.

The agricultural sector generated value-added output of RMB 3.1 billion in 2010, accounting for 31% of the prefecture's GDP. Farming is the largest contributor. In 2010, the farming industry got RMB 4.26 billion gross output, making up 77% of the agricultural sector's total. 

Secondary industry (industry and construction), the smallest contributor to the prefecture's economy, realized value-added output of RMB 2.01 billion, accounting for 20% of Bortala's total.

The industrial sector realized value-added industrial output of RMB 1.15 billion in 2010, contributing 8.9% of the city's GDP. Leather manufacturing, building materials and agricultural products processing are the pillar industries of Bortala. 

The service sector generated value-added output of RMB 4.96 billion, accounting for 49% of the prefecture's total GDP in 2010. The sales of consumer goods rose 13.1% year on year to RMB 1.83 billion.

During 2010, approximately 1.08 million tourists visited the prefecture, up 30.4% year on year, while tourism income totaled RMB 178 million, increasing by 49.5% compared to the previous year.

In 2010, total foreign trade of enterprises in Bortala amounted to US$11.87 billion, representing an increase of 39.8% year on year. Export value down 9.8% to approximately US$361 million, while import value sank 64.2% to US$249 million. Major export goods are building materials and agricultural and sideline products, while import goods include crude oil and iron minerals.  Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan are major export destinations.

During 2010, the freight import and export throughput of Alashankou land Port, which is located in Bole City, which is under the administration of Bortala, amounted to 23.23 million tons, while the total foreign trade of the port reached US$11.87 billion.
 
Cultural Highlights
 

There are 35 ethnic groups living in Bortala. The Mongols, the Uygur and the Kazak have their own languages and writing systems. Mongols practice Tibetan Buddhism, also called Lamaism, while the Islam is the major religion of the Uygur and the Kazak people.

Traditional festivals of local minorities include the Mongolian Spring Festival, the Muslim Guerbang Festival and Rouzi Festival and the Shengji Festival of the Hui people.
 
Tourist Attraction
 

The tourist attractions of Bortala include Haritureg National Forest Park, Mysterious Stone Valley, Sayram Lake and Aibi Lake.

Haritureg National Forest Park is a beautiful summer resort located at the southern foot of Alataw Mountain in northern Bortala City. Tourists can explore Buddhist caves, ancient tombs and rock paintings, and the breathtakingly beautiful natural landscape of brooks, waterfalls, and birch and spruce forests.

Sayram Lake, the largest alpine lake in Xinjiang, was approved by the State Council as a national key scenery spot in 2004.

The prefecture has special local products including Chinese medlar, which is a renowned Red Jade with a very high medicinal value, and Sayram Lake Cold Water Fish, which has a delicious and a high nutrition value.

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