Jimsar County

Jimsar County 吉木萨尔县 (Chinese) جىمىسار ناھىيىسى (Uyghur) Jimasa; Fuyuan
County
Location of Jimsar County (pink) in Changji Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang (light grey)
Jimsar County Show map of Dzungaria Jimsar County Show map of Xinjiang Jimsar County Show map of China
Coordinates: 43°59′N 89°04′E / 43.983°N 89.067°E / 43.983; 89.067
Country	China
Autonomous region	Xinjiang
Autonomous prefecture	Changji
Township-level divisions	4 towns 4 townships
County seat	Jimsar Town
Area
• Total	8,140.84 km2 (3,143.20 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	153,197
• Density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Website	www.jmser.gov.cn

Jimsar County is a county in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. It contains an area of 8,149 km² (3,146 sq mi). According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 130,000.

Near the town of Jimsar are the ruins of the ancient city of Beiting (Chinese: 北庭; pinyin: Běitíng) or Ting Prefecture (Chinese: 庭州; pinyin: Tíngzhōu), the headquarters of the Beiting Protectorate during the 8th century. It was later known as Beshbalik (Chinese: 别失八里) and became one of the capitals of the Uyghur Khaganate and then the Kingdom of Qocho.

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