Bohu County, a county under Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang, is located in the central part of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the southern foot of Tianshan Mountain, the southeast of Yanqi Basin, the lower reaches of Kaidu River, the west bank of Bosten Lake, the border between Hesuo County in the northeast, Yanqi County in the northwest, Korla City in the southwest, and Yuli County in the south. Bosten Lake was founded in 1971 as a county. It is named after Bosten Lake, the largest inland freshwater lake in the country.

In 2008, Bohu County governed 5 townships and 2 towns, with a total of 29 village (residential) committees and 119 villagers' groups; The total administrative area is 3593 square kilometers. The water area is 1646 square kilometers, accounting for 43.2% of the total area; By the end of 2019, the registered residence population of Bohu County was 58671. It is composed of 18 nationalities including Han, Mongolian, Uyghur and Hui. Bohu Town, the county seat, is 430 kilometers away from Urumqi.

Bohu County is rich in water and grass, rich in resources, mild and humid climate, flat and fertile land, suitable for farming and animal husbandry. It is known as the "Jiangnan beyond the Great Wall" with rich fish, grass and grain; It has won the honorary titles of "Top Ten Demonstration Counties" and "National Garden County".

On January 2, 2020, the State Council agreed to put part of Bohu County under the jurisdiction of Tiemenguan.

In 2019, the regional GDP of Bohu County was 274.956 million yuan, the added value of the primary industry was 1108.55 million yuan, the added value of the secondary industry was 370.82 million yuan, the general public budget revenue was 178.89 million yuan, and the general public budget expenditure was 120.6 million yuan.