Karabulak Township Explained

Karabulak
Other Name:Halabulake
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:Akqi
Unit Pref:metric
Area Total Km2:2,812
Population As Of:2017
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:6,466
Utc Offset:+8
Coordinates:40.7875°N 77.5804°W

Karabulak (Ka rabulak; also as Halabulake;) is a township of Akqi County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Located in the west of the county, it covers an area of 2,811 kilometres with a population of 7,361 (2010 Census[2]), the main ethnic group is Kyrgyz. The township has 7 administrative villages (as of 2018[3]) and 13 unincorporated villages under jurisdiction, its seat is at Karabulak Village (Chinese: 哈拉布拉克).

The name of Ka Rabulak was from the Kyrgyz language, meaning clear spring (Chinese: 清泉). The township is located in the west of the county, 84 kilometers west of the county seat Akqi Town.

History

It was formerly part of the 2nd district in 1950 and the 3rd district in 1954, Karabulak Commune (Chinese: 哈拉布拉克公社) was established in 1962, and renamed to Weidong Commune (Chinese: 卫东公社), Karabulak Commune in 1978. It was organized as a township in 1984.[4]

Administrative divisions

Overview

The township is located in the west of the county, the upper reaches of Taushgan River (Chinese: 托什干河). The main industries in the township are mainly animal husbandry and agriculture. There are 70,000 livestock in stock all year round in the township, the main crops are highland barley, barley, hemp, rapeseed and so on. In the west, there is the site of the ancient Barergendi Fort (Chinese: 巴勒根迪古炮台遗址). There are roads link to Karaqi Township.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.xjahq.gov.cn/P/C/1708.htm. zh:阿合奇县哈拉布拉克乡简介. xjahq.gov.cn. 2018-05-30. 2019-10-24.
  2. Web site: http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/xj/22307.html. zh:阿合奇县历史沿革. xzqh.org. 2015-01-29. 2019-08-08.
  3. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2018/65/30/23/653023204.html. zh:2018年哈拉布拉克乡行政区划代码. National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2018-10-31. 2019-08-08.
  4. Web site: http://www.xjkz.gov.cn/P/C/7385.htm. zh:阿合奇县行政区划和居民地名称. Kizilsu.gov.cn. 2018-05-04. 2019-08-08.