Kulansarak
Kulansarak
Kulansarike | |
|---|---|
  Kulansarak Location of the township | |
| Coordinates: 41°01′32″N 78°42′06″E / 41.0255315618°N 78.7015309465°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture | Kizilsu |
| County | Akqi |
| Seat | Jildiz Village (Jiledesi; 吉勒得斯村)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,954 km2 (754 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,498 |
| • Density | 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Major ethnic groups | Kyrgyz[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
| Website | www |
Kulansarak[1][4] (Kulansa rak; also as Kulansarike; simplified Chinese: 库兰萨日克乡; traditional Chinese: 庫蘭薩日克鄉; pinyin: Kùlánsàrìkè Xiāng) is a township of Akqi County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Located in the northeast of the county, it covers an area of 1,594 kilometres with a population of 4,498 (2010 Census[3]), the main ethnic group is Kyrgyz. The township has 5 administrative villages (as of 2018[5]) and 9 unincorporated villages under jurisdiction, its seat is at Jildiz Village (吉勒得斯).
Name
[edit]The name of Kulansa rak is from the Kyrgyz language, meaning yellow grass beach with wild horses (野马的黄草滩). It is said that the township was so named because there were wild horses that lived here.[4] The township is located in the northeast of the county, 33 kilometers northeast of the county seat Akqi Town.[6]
History
[edit]It was formerly part of the 1st district in 1950, Hulangshan Commune (虎狼山公社) was established in 1958. Kulansarak Commune was created in 1962. It was renamed to Xiangyang Commune (向阳公社) in 1969 during the Cultural Revolution. In 1978, the commune was renamed Kulansarak Commune. It was organized as a township in 1984.[2][6]
Administrative divisions
[edit]Kulansarak includes 5 villages:[7]
- Aqtektir Village (Aketeketi'ercun)[8] (阿克特克提尔村, ئاقتېكتىر كەنتى, اقتەكتىر قىشتاعى)
- Ainiqkekir Village (Ayinikekake'ercun) (阿依尼克喀克尔村, ئېنىق كېكىر كەنتى, اينىقكەكىر قىشتاعى)
- Bedel Village (Biedielicun)[9] (别迭里村, بەدەل كەنتى, بەدەل قىشتاعى)
- Jildiz Village (Jiledesicun)[10] (吉勒得斯村, جىلدىز كەنتى, جىلدىز قىشتاعى)
- Ozonkuch Village (玉山古西村, ئۆزىنكۈچ كەنتى, ۅزۅنكۉچ قىشتاعى)
Economy
[edit]The main industries in the township are planting and animal husbandry, wheat, corn, broad beans, hemp and rape are the main products. It is one of the main grain and edible oil producing areas in the county. There are roads link to the provincial road S306 (省道306).[6]
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,850 | — |
| 2010 | 4,498 | +4.67% |
| [3] | ||
As of 1997[update], 99.29% of the population of Kulansarak was Kyrgyz.[2]
Transportation
[edit]- Road to the Bedel Pass on the China–Kyrgyzstan border passes through the township[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Zhong Xingqi 钟兴麒, ed. (July 2008). 西域地名考录 (in Simplified Chinese). Beijing: 国家图书馆出版社. p. 557. ISBN 978-7-5013-3628-9.
- ^ a b c d 1997年阿合奇县行政区划 [1997 Akqi County Administrative Divisions] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 31 December 2010. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ a b c 阿合奇县历史沿革 [Akqi County Historical Development]. xzqh.org. 2015-01-29. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ^ a b c Xie Yuzhong 解玉忠 (2003). 地名中的新疆 (in Simplified Chinese). Ürümqi: 新疆人民出版社. pp. 197–198. ISBN 7-228-08004-1.
库兰萨日克 Kulansarak
- ^ 2018年库兰萨日克乡行政区划代码. National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ^ a b c 阿合奇县行政区划和居民地名称. Kizilsu.gov.cn. 2018-05-04. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
- ^ 2020年乌恰县乌鲁克恰提乡行政区划代码：库兰萨日克乡 [2020 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Kulansarak Township]. National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2020. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ Akete Keti’ercun (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ ئەلگە نەپ يەتكۈزۈش تەدبىرىگە تايىنىپ، بېيىش يولىغا مېڭىش. جۇڭگو قەشقەر تورى 中国喀什网. 2019-02-22. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
قۇلانساراق يېزىسى بەدەل كەنت
- ^ Jiledesicun (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency