Kalpin County Explained

Kalpin County
Other Name:Kelpin, Koping
Settlement Type:County
Pushpin Map:Xinjiang#China
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the seat
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous region
Subdivision Name1:Xinjiang
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Aksu
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Kalpin Town
Area Total Km2:8912
Population Total:50,619
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Demographics Type2:Ethnic groups
Demographics2 Title1:Major ethnic groups
Demographics2 Info1:Uyghur
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Ibox-Order:ug, zh
W:Kʻo¹-pʻing² Hsien⁴
P:Kēpíng Xiàn
Uig:كەلپىن ناھىيىسى
Uly:Kelpin Nahiyisi
Uyy:Kəlpin Nah̡iyisi
Sgs:Kalpin Nahiyisi
Usy:Келпин Наһийиси
Order:st

Kalpin County[2] [3] is a county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Aksu Prefecture. The overwhelmingly Uyghur population of the county lives on oases at the base of the Tian Shan mountains and on the edge of the Taklamakan Desert.

History

In 1902, a xiancheng (Chinese: [[:zh:縣丞|縣丞]]) was created at Kalpin. In 1930, a xianzhi (Chinese: [[:zh:縣治|縣治]]) was created at Kalpin.[4]

According to Radio Free Asia, in 2008, Chinese authorities demolished a Uyghur mosque 80km (50miles) from the Upper Kumtagh village in Kalpin County because the mosque was said to be illegally built and said to have been conducting illegal religious activities.[5]

On February 20, 2009, a 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck at a location 35km (22miles) from the county seats of Kalpin and Akqi counties. 207 aftershocks had been recorded by 11 AM on February 22. More than ten thousand houses were damaged and 182 were destroyed. Forty tents were set up and 12,400 people were relocated. The county received one million CNY in rescue funds from nearby government offices.[6]

On April 12, 2014 at 11:40 PM, Abdulbasit Ablimit (Abdubasit Ablimit), 17, of Qum'eriq village in Yurqi (Yurchi, Yu'erqi), was shot and killed by police while riding a motorcycle. Two other Uyghurs were injured. Four to five hundred people from their village participated in a protest at the county office demanding that the police officer be punished according to law. More than thirty of the protesters were detained and some were beaten.[7] [8] Tianshannet reported that on the following Wednesday, a man in Urumqi was detained by police for spreading rumors about the incident.[9] The Uyghur American Association condemned the killing.[10]

On April 3, 2015, Aqal (Aqiale, Achal), then a township, was made a town.[11]

According to research presented in The Diplomat, Xinjiang Nuodun Garment Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 新疆诺顿服装有限公司), a company based in Kalpin County, was founded in July 2017. The company has made shipments of men and women's trousers to four companies in the United States. The company is also mentioned in the context of Aksu Prefecture's wider policy related to re-education camps in the Aksu Daily.[12]

Geography

The county is made up of territory in the Tian Shan mountain range and the Taklamakan Desert. Kalpin, Gezlik and Yurqi are located west of Aqal. Qilan is located east of Aqal on the border with Aksu City. Mountain ranges in the county include Bozake Tagh, Kelpin Chöl Tagh, Chong Kizil Tagh, Kankerin Tagh, Chong Korum Tagh and Akin Bek Tagh. Rivers and streams in the county include Koram Boghuz, Chilan Su and Sargan.

Administrative divisions

Kalpin County included three towns and two townships:[13] [14] [15]

NameSimplified ChineseHanyu PinyinUyghur (UEY)Uyghur Latin (ULY)Administrative division codeNotes
Towns
Kalpin TownChinese: 柯坪镇Uighur; Uyghur: كەلپىن بازىرى652929100
Gezlik TownChinese: 盖孜力克镇Uighur; Uyghur: گەزلىك بازىرى652929101
Aqal TownChinese: 阿恰勒镇Uighur; Uyghur: ئاچال بازىرى[16] 652929102formerly Achal Township (Chinese: 阿恰勒乡)
Townships
Yurqi Township[17] Chinese: 玉尔其乡Uighur; Uyghur: يۇرچى يېزىسى652929201
Qilan TownshipChinese: 启浪乡Uighur; Uyghur: چىلان يېزىسى[18] 652929203

Economy

Kalpin County's economy is primarily agricultural, producing wheat, corn, sorghum, cotton, etc. Animal husbandry is also strong, including the raising of camels, sheep and other animals. Mineral resources include sulfur. Industries include mining, concrete and cotton processing among others.[19]

Spoons and other tableware made from the fragrant wood of apricot trees are a traditional product produced in the county.[20]

There is 126,000 mu of arable land in the county.[13], there was about 4,270 acres (28,164 mu) of cultivated land in Kalpin.[21]

Demographics

As of 2015, 53,804 of the 55,425 residents of the county were Uyghur, 1,501 were Han Chinese and 120 were from other ethnic groups.[22]

As of 1999, 97.31% of the population of Kalpin County was Uyghur and 2.54% of the population was Han Chinese.[23]

Transportation

Historical maps

Historical English-language maps including Kalpin:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/xinjiang/admin/ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  2. The official spelling is "Kalpin" according to Zhōngguó dìmínglù Chinese: 中国地名录 (Beijing, SinoMaps Press 1997); ; p. 305.
  3. Book: Complete Atlas Of The World. 3. Penguin Random House. 238. Kalpin. Internet Archive. 2016.
  4. Web site: http://www.xjkpx.gov.cn/kpgk/dywh/. zh:柯坪县地域文化. 柯坪县政府办公 . zh:柯坪县人民政府 . zh-hans. https://web.archive.org/web/20200505020046/http://www.xjkpx.gov.cn/kpgk/dywh/. 5 May 2020. 15 March 2019. 5 May 2020.
  5. Web site: Uyghur Mosque Demolished. 23 June 2008. 4 May 2020. Radio Free Asia. Sarah Jackson-Han.
  6. Web site: Over 200 aftershocks jolt NW China county. China Internet Information Center. 23 February 2009. 5 May 2020.
  7. Web site: Uyghur Student Motorcyclist Who Beat Traffic Light Shot Dead. 13 April 2014. 5 May 2020. Radio Free Asia . Eset Sulaiman . . Parameswaran Ponnudurai . Eset Sulaiman . Shohret Hoshur.
  8. Web site: Uygurs protest over teenager's fatal shooting in Aksu city, Xinjiang. 15 April 2014. 5 May 2020. South China Morning Post. Zhaung Pinghui.
  9. Web site: Xinjiang rumormonger detained after attacker's death. 17 April 2014. 5 May 2020. China Daily.
  10. Web site: The Uyghur American Association Condemns the Extrajudicial Killing of 17-Year-Old Uyghur Student Abdulbasit Ablimit. 14 April 2014. 6 May 2020. Uyghur Human Rights Project.
  11. Web site: http://www.xjmca.gov.cn/xzqhtzgg/28580.jhtml. zh:关于同意柯坪县阿恰勒乡撤乡设镇的批复(新政函【2015】85号). 26 May 2015. 5 May 2020. zh:新疆民政. https://web.archive.org/web/20170921001418/http://www.xjmca.gov.cn/xzqhtzgg/28580.jhtml. 21 September 2017.
  12. Web site: Tracking Down the Fruits of Xinjiang's Forced Labor Industry. 16 November 2019. 4 May 2020. The Diplomat. Juozapas Bagdonas.
  13. Web site: http://www.xjkpx.gov.cn/kpgk/xzqh/index.html. zh:柯坪县行政区划. Kalpin County Administrative Divisions. 柯坪县政府办公 . zh:柯坪县人民政府 . zh-hans. https://web.archive.org/web/20200503212814/http://www.xjkpx.gov.cn/kpgk/xzqh/index.html. 3 May 2020. 5 March 2019. 3 May 2020.
  14. Web site: http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/xj/21103.html. zh:柯坪县历史沿革 . Kalpin County Historical Development . XZQH.org . 27 May 2015. zh-hans . 4 May 2019 . Chinese: 2000年第五次人口普查,柯坪县常住总人口38584人,{....
  15. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2019/65/29/652929.html . zh:2019年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:柯坪县 . 2019 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Kalpin County . zh-hans . . 2019 . 4 May 2019 . Chinese: 统计用区划代码 名称 652929100000 柯坪镇 652929101000 盖孜力克镇 652929102000 阿恰勒镇 652929201000 玉尔其乡 652929203000 启浪乡.
  16. , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  17. 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. Chinese: '''玉尔其''' yù ěr qí Yurqi 乡名。新疆柯坪县玉尔其乡,在县城北3公里。. 1134.
  18. , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  19. Book: 夏征农. 陈至立. zh:辞海:第六版彩图本 . Cihai (Sixth Edition in Color) . September 2009. 上海. Shanghai. 上海辞书出版社. Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House.. 978-7-5326-2859-9. zh. 1228.
  20. Web site: Across China: Born with a wooden spoon: Uygur father and son preserve ancient craft. 17 April 2017. 5 May 2020. Xinhua News Agency. ZD.
  21. Cultivation Development and Expansion in China's Colonial Realm in Central Asia. Herold J. Wiens. The Journal of Asian Studies. 26. 1. November 1966. 75. 10.2307/2051832 . 2051832. 162339064 . free.
  22. Web site: http://www.xjtj.gov.cn/sjcx/tjnj_3415/2016xjtjnj/rkjy/201707/t20170714_539450.html . zh:3-7 各地、州、市、县(市)分民族人口数 . zh-hans. Statistic Bureau of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region . 15 March 2017. 3 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171011101904/http://www.xjtj.gov.cn/sjcx/tjnj_3415/2016xjtjnj/rkjy/201707/t20170714_539450.html . 11 October 2017 . live .
  23. Book: Governing China's Multiethnic Frontiers. 2004. 0-295-98390-6. Morris Rossabi. Morris Rossabi. University of Washington Press. 179.