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{{Infobox settlement
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|name                     =Tazhong
|native_name              =塔中镇
|official_name            =Tazhong Town
|settlement_type        = [[Towns of China|Town]]
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|subdivision_type         = Country
|subdivision_name = [[China]]
|subdivision_type1 = [[Autonomous regions of China|Autonomous region]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Xinjiang]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[Autonomous prefecture]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture|Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture]]
|subdivision_type3      = County
|subdivision_name3        =  [[Qiemo County]]
|subdivision_type4        =
|subdivision_name4        =
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|coordinates              = {{Coord|39.0100|N|83.6100|E|format=dms|type:city_region:CN|display=inline, title}}
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'''Tazhong''' ({{zh|c=塔中镇}}; [[Pinyin]] ''tǎ zhōng zhèn'') is a [[Towns of China|town]] in [[Qiemo County]], [[Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture]], [[Xinjiang]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2020/65/28/652825.html|access-date=2021-03-29|website=www.stats.gov.cn|title=2020年统计用区划代码 }}</ref> Tazhong administers one community: Tazhong Community ({{Zh|c=塔中虚拟社区}}).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2020/65/28/25/652825103.html|access-date=2021-03-29|website=www.stats.gov.cn|title=2020年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码 }}</ref> Tazhong was created on July 24, 2015. The population is typically around 20,000, 90% of which are temporary residents.
== Geography ==
Tazhong is located in centre of the [[Taklamakan Desert]].
==Climate==
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Tazhong, elevation {{convert|1099|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1996–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
|Jan record high C = 16.3 |Jan record low C = -32.6
|Feb record high C = 17.2 |Feb record low C = -32.7
|Mar record high C = 32.7 |Mar record low C = -12.3
|Apr record high C = 37.0 |Apr record low C = -8.3
|May record high C = 38.2 |May record low C = 1.2
|Jun record high C = 41.6 |Jun record low C = 7.2
|Jul record high C = 45.6 |Jul record low C = 11.1
|Aug record high C = 42.7 |Aug record low C = 6.8
|Sep record high C = 39.5 |Sep record low C = 0.6
|Oct record high C = 31.9 |Oct record low C = -8.4
|Nov record high C = 24.7 |Nov record low C = -18.0
|Dec record high C = 16.7 |Dec record low C = -24.7
|year high C =  |year low C =
|year high F =  |year low F =
|Jan high C = 	-0.4
|Feb high C = 	7.0
|Mar high C = 	17.5
|Apr high C = 	25.6
|May high C = 	30.5
|Jun high C = 	34.3
|Jul high C = 	36.3
|Aug high C = 	35.5
|Sep high C = 	30.4
|Oct high C = 	22.2
|Nov high C = 	11.0
|Dec high C = 	1.3
|Jan mean C = 	-10.0
|Feb mean C = 	-2.5
|Mar mean C = 	8.0
|Apr mean C = 	16.5
|May mean C = 	21.9
|Jun mean C = 	26.3
|Jul mean C = 	28.3
|Aug mean C = 	27.3
|Sep mean C = 	21.3
|Oct mean C = 	11.4
|Nov mean C = 	0.2
|Dec mean C = 	-8.5
|Jan low C = 	-18.3
|Feb low C = 	-11.9
|Mar low C = 	-2.0
|Apr low C = 	6.9
|May low C = 	12.7
|Jun low C = 	17.8
|Jul low C = 	20.0
|Aug low C = 	18.7
|Sep low C = 	11.7
|Oct low C = 	1.1
|Nov low C = 	-8.6
|Dec low C = 	-16.2
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 	0.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 	0.4
|Mar precipitation mm = 	0.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 	0.7
|May precipitation mm = 	3.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 	9.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 	5.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 	3.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 	0.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 	0.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 	0.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 	0.1
|Jan humidity = 	55
|Feb humidity = 	40
|Mar humidity = 	23
|Apr humidity = 	20
|May humidity = 	24
|Jun humidity = 	29
|Jul humidity = 	30
|Aug humidity = 	28
|Sep humidity = 	29
|Oct humidity = 	34
|Nov humidity = 	45
|Dec humidity = 	56
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 	0.8
|Feb precipitation days = 	0.3
|Mar precipitation days = 	0.3
|Apr precipitation days = 	0.3
|May precipitation days = 	1.8
|Jun precipitation days = 	3.5
|Jul precipitation days = 	3.5
|Aug precipitation days = 	1.8
|Sep precipitation days = 	0.8
|Oct precipitation days = 	0.4
|Nov precipitation days = 	0.1
|Dec precipitation days = 	0.6
|year precipitation days =
|Jan sun = 	188.5
|Feb sun = 	191.2
|Mar sun = 	220.7
|Apr sun = 	222.0
|May sun = 	251.4
|Jun sun = 	240.6
|Jul sun = 	246.8
|Aug sun = 	246.3
|Sep sun = 	253.9
|Oct sun = 	262.7
|Nov sun = 	216.9
|Dec sun = 	184.1
|year sun =
| Jan percentsun = 	62
| Feb percentsun = 	62
| Mar percentsun = 	59
| Apr percentsun = 	55
| May percentsun = 	56
| Jun percentsun = 	54
| Jul percentsun = 	55
| Aug percentsun = 	59
| Sep percentsun = 	69
| Oct percentsun = 	78
| Nov percentsun = 	73
| Dec percentsun = 	63
| year percentsun =
|Jan snow days = 	2.7
|Feb snow days = 	1.1
|Mar snow days = 	0
|Apr snow days = 	0
|May snow days = 	0
|Jun snow days = 	0
|Jul snow days = 	0
|Aug snow days = 	0
|Sep snow days = 	0
|Oct snow days = 	0
|Nov snow days = 	0.3
|Dec snow days = 	2.8
|year snow days =
|source 1 = [[China Meteorological Administration]]<ref name="cma graphical">{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=[[China Meteorological Administration]] |language = zh-hans |access-date=10 October 2023}}</ref><ref>
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== Economy ==
The [[Petroleum industry in China|petroleum industry]] makes up most of the economy of Tazhong.{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}} There are more than 100 oilfield units and engineering construction units such as [[PetroChina|PetroChina Tarim Oilfield Branch]], [[Sinopec|Sinopec Northwest Oilfield Branch]], [[Daqing Oilfield Company|Daqing Oilfield Tadong Company]], and nearly 100 various commercial outlets in the area of Tazhong. Other than petroleum, the service and tourism industry also support Tazhong.
== Transport ==
[[Tarim Desert Highway]] runs through Tazhong.
==See also==
* [[List of township-level divisions of Xinjiang]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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[[Category:Township-level divisions of Xinjiang]]
[[Category:Qiemo County]]
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