Baluntai Explained

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.

Transport

Baluntai is served by China National Highways 216 and 218, and the Southern Xinjiang Railway.

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