Boritokay Explained

Boritokay
Other Name:Biao'ertuokuoyi
Settlement Type:Township
Pushpin Map:China Xinjiang Southern
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous region
Subdivision Name1:Xinjiang
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Kizilsu
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Wuqia
Unit Pref:metric
Area Total Km2:4221.2
Population As Of:2017
Population Note:[1]
Population Total:6,977
Demographics Type2:Ethnic groups
Demographics2 Title1:Major ethnic groups
Demographics2 Info1:Kyrgyz
Utc Offset:+8
Coordinates:39.323°N 75.0857°W

Boritokay Township[1] [2] [3] [4] (بۆرىتوقاي يېزىسى /) is a township of Wuqia County in Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Located in the south of the county, the township covers an area of 4221km2 with a population of 6,977 (as of 2017). It has 5 villages under its jurisdiction. Its seat is at Dongengiz (Chinese: 墩艾额孜).[1]

Boritokay Township is located 86 kilometers south of the county seat Wuqia Town. It is adjacent to Shufu County in the east, Bostanterak Township in the south, Akto County in the southwest, and Oksalur Township in the north.

Name

The name "Boritokay" is from the Kyrgyz language. The word "bori" (膘尔) means wolf and the word "tokay" (托阔依) means forest, brush or grassy area. According to legend, there was a forest/grassland/brushland in Boritokay in which wolves roamed and hence the area was called Boritokay, meaning "forest/grassland/brushland with wolves in it".[1] [4] [5] Xinjiang Tuzhi (Chinese: 新疆图志) mentions a Biaolituohai (Chinese: 标里托海) in the western part of Shufu, in the area of Boritokay.[6]

History

Boritokay was the 5th township of the 3rd district in Wuqia County in 1950. It was part of Bostanterak Commune (Chinese: 波斯坦铁列克公社) in 1958 and Boritokay Commune (Chinese: 膘尔托阔依公社) was formed from Bostanterak Commune in 1962, it was renamed Jinsong Commune (Chinese: 劲松公社) in 1968 and restored the original name in 1980, and organized as a township in 1984.

Geography

Boritokay is 44km (27miles) south of the county seat.[5] The township is located between 1,700 meters and 2,800 meters above sea level, most of which are mountainous areas.[7]

Settlements

The township has 5 administration villages[8] and 21 unincorporated villages under its jurisdiction.[1] [9]

5 administration villages:

Economy

It is a township of semi-agriculture and semi-animal husbandry. Local wildlife include Argali, wolves, snow chicken, stone chicken, yellow sheep and so on. Ginseng and angelica grow in the area. Mineral resources include gold, copper, fossil oil and so on. The township has an area of 469.7 hectares of arable land, 355.7 hectares of forest land and 1,677 hectares of natural grassland. All the 5 villages in the township pass through the asphalt road, and mobile communication covers all the villages. There are 2 primary schools, 4 kindergartens, 1 health center, 5 clinics and 29 medical staff in the township.[4] [7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.xjwqx.gov.cn/P/C/3141.htm. https://web.archive.org/web/20201008135305/http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3AiMajUJAal0wJ%3Awww.xjkz.gov.cn%2FP%2FC%2F7391.htm. 2020-10-08. Google Cache, Internet Archive. zh:乌恰县行政区划和居民地名称. zh-hans. xjwqx.gov.cn. 2018-06-04. 2019-10-20. dead.
  2. Web site: Feature: A young official's indispensable position on the Pamir Plateau. https://web.archive.org/web/20200716230433/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-05/31/c_139102336.htm. 16 July 2020. dead. 31 May 2020. 11 October 2020. Xinhua News Agency. huaxia. Zhou Long (M) talks with two residents of Boritokay Township in the county of Wuqia, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 15, 2020..
  3. Web site: Full Text: Employment and Labor Rights in Xinjiang. 17 September 2020. 20 September 2020. Xinhua News Agency. huaxia. Pashagul Keram from Boritokay Township, Wuqia (Ulughchat) County, Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture.
  4. Book: zh:地名中的新疆. zh-hans. 2003. 7-228-08004-1. Xie Yuzhong 解玉忠. Ürümqi. 新疆人民出版社. 195. 膘尔托阔依 Boritokay.
  5. Book: zh:新疆地名与传说故事. zh-hans. Wen Hao 文昊. Ürümqi. January 2007. 978-7-80744-012-3. 新疆美术摄影出版社, 新疆电子音像出版社. 46. 走进新疆丛书.
  6. Book: zh:西域地名考录. zh-hans. July 2008. 978-7-5013-3628-9. Zhong Xingqi 钟兴麒. Beijing. 国家图书馆出版社. 122–23.
  7. Web site: http://www.xjwqx.gov.cn/P/C/2906.htm. https://web.archive.org/web/20201011091740/http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3A4d0OndH_-TIJ%3Awww.xjwqx.gov.cn%2FP%2FC%2F2906.htm. 11 October 2020. zh:膘尔托阔依乡. zh-hans. xjwqx.gov.cn. 2018-05-31. 2019-10-21.
  8. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2018/65/30/24/653024202.html. zh:2018年乌恰县膘尔托阔依乡行政区划代码. National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2018-10-31. 2019-10-21.
  9. Web site: http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/xj/22309.html. https://web.archive.org/web/20171015080753/http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/xj/22309.html. 15 October 2017. live. zh:1997年乌恰县行政区划. 1997 Ulugqat County Administrative Divisions . XZQH.org . 31 December 2010 . zh-hans . 10 October 2020 . 膘尔托阔依乡　位于县城南43.5千米。面积4221.2平方千米，人口0.5万，均为柯尔克孜族。辖膘尔托阔依、塔尔尕拉克、萨孜、阿克奇4个行政村。“膘尔托阔依”系柯尔克孜语译音，意为“野狼出没的森林”。1958年成立膘尔托阔依公社，1969年更名劲松公社，1984年改设膘尔托阔依乡。东部为戈壁，地势平坦，西部为高山，山顶常年积雪。.
  10. , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

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