Bole, also known by its Mongolian name Bortala (lit. 'brown steppe'), is a county-level city in Xinjiang, China. It is the seat of Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, which borders Kazakhstan. The city covers an area of 7517 km2 and has a total population of 270,000. The Northern Xinjiang Railway runs through the city, as do highways to Ürümqi.

Climate

Bole has a borderline cool arid climate (Köppen BWk) just short of a cool semi-arid climate (BSk). Like all of Xinjiang, Bole has very warm to hot summers and freezing to frigid winters. Precipitation, again common to all of Xinjiang outside the mountains, is very low and chiefly falls in summer.

Subdivisions

Bole is made up of 5 subdistricts, 4 towns and 1 township. Others:

Notable people