Jigin Explained

Jigin
Other Name:Jigen
Settlement Type:Township
Pushpin Map:China Xinjiang Southern
Pushpin Label Position:right
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:Ulugqat (Wuqia)
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:Saz Village (Sazi; Chinese: 萨孜村)[1]
Unit Pref:metric
Area Total Km2:1,452
Population As Of:2017
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:2,467
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type2:Ethnic groups
Demographics2 Title1:Major ethnic groups
Demographics2 Info1:Kyrgyz
Utc Offset:+8
Coordinates:39.8196°N 74.1069°W

Jigin[3] [4] Township (جىغىن يېزىسى / جىعىن ايىلى / Jigen) is considered to be the westernmost township of China located in Ulugqat County (Wuqia), Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The township covers an area of 1,452 square kilometers. It has four villages under its jurisdiction and its seat is at Saz Village (Chinese: 萨孜村).[2]

History

The word Jigin comes from the Kyrgyz language, which means "get-together".[1] It was part of the 4th Township of the 2nd district of Wuqia County in 1950 and part of Ulugqat Commune (Chinese: 乌鲁克恰提公社) in 1958.

Jigin Commune (Chinese: 吉根公社) was formed from Ulugqat Commune in 1962. In 1968 during the Cultural Revolution, the commune was renamed Fanxiu Commune (Chinese: 反修公社). The original name was restored in 1980.

In 1984, the commune was reorganized as a township.[5]

Geography

Jigin Township is located 120 kilometers west of the county seat Wuqia Town and 25 kilometers away east of Arkaxtam Port on the China–Kyrgyzstan border. It is adjacent to Ulugqat Township in the east and Oksalur Township in the south, and borders with the Kyrgyz Republic in the northwest with a boundary line of 108 kilometers.[2]

Jigen is located between 2,700 and 5,700 meters above sea level, with an average annual temperature of 6.2 degrees and an annual precipitation of 2.2 ml. The township has 253 hectares of cultivated grassland, 870 square kilometers of natural grassland, 2,667 hectares of natural forest. There are 18 mountain passes in the township.[2]

Politics and Government

Settlements

The township has 4 administration villages[6] and 4 unincorporated villages under its jurisdiction.[5] [7]

CCP Party Secretaries

Demographics

, the population of Jigin was 99.6% Kyrgyz.[7]

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: http://www.xjwqx.gov.cn/P/C/2703.htm. https://web.archive.org/web/20201027145515/http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3ArBEn5olYk6QJ%3Awww.xjwqx.gov.cn%2FP%2FC%2F2703.htm. 27 October 2020. live-->. Google Cache, Internet Archive. zh:吉根乡简介. zh-hans. xjwqx.gov.cn. 2018-05-29. 2019-10-20.
  3. Web site: Herdsmen transfer sheep to autumn pastures in Xinjiang. https://web.archive.org/web/20200210060647/http://www.ecns.cn/m/hd/2016-08-15/detail-ifytxtex5096814.shtml. 10 February 2020. live. Li Yan. China News Service. 2016-08-15. 26 October 2020. Herdsmen transfer their sheep to autumn pastures in Jigin County in Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture of Kizilsu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 14, 2016.. (Note: Jigin is not a county.)
  4. News: Authorities Urge Kyrgyz Herdsmen to Spy on Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang. https://web.archive.org/web/20201024144025/https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/authorities-urge-kyrgyz-herdsmen-to-spy-on-uyghurs-in-chinas-xinjiang-04122017153521.html/. 24 October 2020. live. 12 April 2017. 4 September 2020. Radio Free Asia. Eset Sulaiman, Roseanne Gerin. Mamatjan Juma. Herdsmen transfer their sheep to autumn pastures in Jigin county, Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture, in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Aug. 14, 2016. Xinhua. (Note: Jigin is not a county.)
  5. Web site: http://www.xjwqx.gov.cn/P/C/3141.htm. https://web.archive.org/web/20201008135305/http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:iMajUJAal0wJ:www.xjkz.gov.cn/P/C/7391.htm. 8 October 2020. Google Cache, Internet Archive. zh:乌恰县行政区划和居民地名称. xjwqx.gov.cn. 2018-06-04. 2019-10-19. zh-hans.
  6. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2018/65/30/24/653024208.html. zh:2018年乌恰县吉根乡行政区划代码. National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2018-10-31. 2019-10-20.
  7. 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 . 吉根乡　位于县城西94.5千米。是中国最西部的一个乡。西北与吉尔吉斯斯坦接壤。面积3270.3平方千米，人口0.2万，柯尔克孜族占99.6%。未设行政村，只有3个村民小组。属纯牧业乡。“吉根”系柯尔克孜语译音，意为“聚会”。1950年设立吉根乡，1962年建反修公社，1984年复改吉根乡。克孜勒苏河穿境而过。.
  8. 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. 196. 斯木哈纳 Simhana.
  9. , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  10. 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. 斯木哈纳 我国最西部村庄。.
  11. Web site: http://www.xinhuanet.com//local/2017-07/04/c_1121262728.htm. zh:从未名湖畔到帕米尔云端——记新疆乌恰县吉根乡党委书记钟梓欧. zh-hans. 2017-07-04. 27 October 2020. Xinhua News Agency. https://web.archive.org/web/20190611204308/http://www.xinhuanet.com//local/2017-07/04/c_1121262728.htm. 11 June 2019. dead.
  12. Web site: Recognizing the heroes of 70 years of the PRC. 2019-08-31. 27 October 2020. China Daily. Jigen township in Wuqia county, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region,. https://web.archive.org/web/20201027140706/http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201908/31/WS5d69a5c7a310cf3e35568e94_9.html. 27 October 2020. live.

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