Yitunbulake Town (; also Yetimbulak or Qilanbulak) is a town in Ruoqiang County, Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in southeastern Xinjiang, People's Republic of China.
Location The town lies at an altitude of , South of the Altyn-Tagh mountain range and close to the Qinghai Province border.
The China National Highway 315, linking Ruoqiang Town () and Mangnai, passes Northeast of town, and other smaller roads lead to (to the Southeast) and Qimantag Township ( to the South), as well as pastoral areas.
Climate Yitumbulak has a cold semi-arid climate, characterised by an extreme aridity. Spring is usually dry and windy, summer sees the majority of rainfall, autumn is mild and cool and winter is dry and cold, with little snow.
Average annual temperature: Average temperature in January: Average temperature in July: Average annual frost-free period: 150 days Average annual sunshine hours: 2647.6 hours Total annual radiation: 127.4 kcal/cm2 Average annual precipitation:
History In 1958, as the surrounding area developed mines of coal, lead, zinc and copper, and especially asbestos, a new mining town was created, and on November 5, 1983, the town of Yitunbulake (meaning "lonely spring" in Uyghur) was officially established.
Administrative divisions Yitunbulake Town has under its jurisdiction the communities of Yitunbulake () and Arjin ().
See also List of township-level divisions of Xinjiang
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