| Luntai County | |
| Native Name: | |
| Other Name: | Bugur County |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Pushpin Map: | China Xinjiang Bayingolin#Xinjiang#China |
| Pushpin Label: | Luntai |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in Xinjiang |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Xinjiang |
| Subdivision Type2: | Autonomous prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bayingolin |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Luntai Town (Bügür) |
| Area Total Km2: | 14,181.7 |
| Population Total: | 137,327 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 41.7667°N 94°W |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| S: | 轮台县 |
| T: | 輪台縣 |
| P: | Lúntái Xiàn |
| S2: | 布古尔县 |
| T2: | 布古爾縣 |
| P2: | Bùgǔ'ěr Xiàn |
| Uig: | بۈگۈر ناھىيىسى |
| Uly: | Bügür Nahiyisi |
| Uyy: | Bügür Nah̡iyisi |
| Sgs: | Bügür Nahiyisi |
| Usy: | Бүгүр наһийиси |
| Order: | st |
Luntai County,[2] also known as Bugur County[3] [4] [5] or Bügür County[6] (transliterated from Mongolian), is a county in central Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region under the administration of the Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture. It contains an area of 14189km2. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 90,000.
Luntai has a long history associated with China. When the city refused aid to Li Guangli's Fergana campaign (c. 101 BC), the inhabitants were slaughtered. Around 80 BC, a military colony of the Han dynasty was established on the site.[7] In 60 BC, the Han dynasty established the Protectorate of the Western Regions, with the Protector General stationed in Wulei[8] in present Luntai County.[9]
, there was about 25,100 acres (165,700 mu) of cultivated land in Bugur.[10]
Luntai County includes 4 towns and 7 townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Mongolian (traditional) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towns | ||||||||
| Luntai Town | Chinese: 轮台镇 | Uighur; Uyghur: بۈگۈر بازىرى | 652822100 | |||||
| Lunnan Town | Chinese: 轮南镇 | Uighur; Uyghur: جەنۇبىي بۈگۈر بازىرى | 652822101 | |||||
| Qumpak Town | Chinese: 群巴克镇 | Uighur; Uyghur: چۇمپاق بازىرى | 652822102 | |||||
| Yengisar Town | Chinese: 阳霞镇 | Uighur; Uyghur: يېڭىسار بازىرى | 652822103 | |||||
| Townships | ||||||||
| Karabag Township | Chinese: 哈尔巴克乡 | Uighur; Uyghur: قارىباغ يېزىسى | 652822201 | |||||
| Yeyungou Township (Eshme Township) | Chinese: 野云沟乡 | Uighur; Uyghur: ئەشمە يېزىسى | 652822202 | |||||
| Aksaray Township | Chinese: 阿克萨来乡 | Uighur; Uyghur: ئاقساراي يېزىسى | 652822203 | |||||
| Tarlak Township | Chinese: 塔尔拉克乡 | Uighur; Uyghur: تارلاق يېزىسى | 652822204 | |||||
| Caohu Township | Chinese: 草湖乡 | Uighur; Uyghur: سوخۇ يېزىسى | 652822205 | |||||
| Terakbazar Township | Chinese: 铁热克巴扎乡 | Uighur; Uyghur: تېرەكبازار يېزىسى | 652822206 | |||||
| Qedir Township | Chinese: 策达雅乡 | Uighur; Uyghur: چېدىر يېزىسى | 652822207 | |||||