Baluntai | |
Native Name: | بالغۇنتاي 巴仑台 |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | China Xinjiang Bayingolin |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Xinjiang |
Pushpin Map1: | China |
Pushpin Map Caption1: | Location in China |
Coordinates: | 42.7594°N 86.3231°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Xinjiang |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Hejing County |
Area Total Km2: | 3020 |
Elevation M: | 1751 |
Population Total: | 10521 |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Area Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code: | 652827 |
Baluntai is a town in north-central Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of Northwest China. It is located in the mountainous area north of Hejing Town (和静镇), the seat of Hejing County, which administers it. It borders Ke'erguti Township (克尔古提乡) on the east, Bayinbulak on the west, and Ürümqi Prefecture on the north.
Baluntai's total area is 3,020 km2, with 123,600 mu (82.4 km2) of forest and 3.2 million mu (km2) of pasture. It had a population of 10,521 in 2008, among which more than 75% are Mongols. Economy of Baluntai is supported by livestock breeding and tourism.
Baluntai is served by China National Highways 216 and 218, and the Southern Xinjiang Railway.