Hakkahe County Akqi National Wetland Park

Hakkahe County Akqi National Wetland Park

Hakkahe County Akqi National Wetland Park is a national-level wetland park.

Hakkahe County Akqi National Wetland Park (hereinafter referred to as the Wetland Park) is located in Hakkahe County, Altay Prefecture, the northernmost part of Xinjiang. It lies in the triangular area where the Ertix River, the Hakkahe River, and the urban area of Hakkahe County converge. The total area is 1,250 hectares, of which the wetland area covers 1,206.11 hectares, accounting for 96.49% of the total area of the Wetland Park. The Wetland Park is home to 194 plant species from 110 genera and 51 families. It also hosts six species of Class I nationally protected animals, including the white stork, bean goose, Pallas's fish eagle, little bustard, great bustard, and sand lizard, as well as 15 species of Class II nationally protected animals, such as the kite, eagle, steppe eagle, saker falcon, levant sparrowhawk, common kestrel, grey partridge, lynx, and mink.