Waxxari Explained

Waxxari
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:China Xinjiang Bayingolin
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Xinjiang
Pushpin Map1:China
Pushpin Map Caption1:Location in China
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous Region
Subdivision Name1:Xinjiang
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Bayingolin
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Ruoqiang / Qakilik
Population As Of:2010
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:5886
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type2:Ethnic groups
Demographics2 Title1:Major ethnic groups
Demographics2 Info1:Uyghur, Han Chinese[2]
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Coordinates:38.6831°N 87.3297°W

Waxxari[3] [4] [5] [6] is a town in Ruoqiang / Qakilik County, Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China.

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Name

'Waxxari' means 'noisy city' in Uyghur. The Mandarin Chinese pinyin-derived name Washixia (Wade-Giles: Wa-shih-hsia) is derived from the sound of the Uyghur name, an abbreviation of Washixiehai'er (Chinese: 瓦石协海尔).[5] [7]

History

In 1953, Waxxari Township (Chinese: 瓦石峡乡) was established.[2]

In 1960, Waxxari Township became Waxxari Commune (Chinese: 瓦石峡公社).[2]

In 1984, Waxxari Commune became Waxxari Township.[2]

In 2012, Waxxari Township became Waxxari Town (Chinese: 瓦石峡镇).[1]

Geography

Waxxari is located 80km (50miles) southwest of the county seat, Ruoqiang Town.[5] [8] Waxxari is located on the Waxxari River (Waxxari He, Wa-shih-hsia Ho).

Administrative divisions

Waxxari includes one residential community and five villages:[9]

Residential community:

Villages:

Demographics

, the population of Waxxari was 43.9% Uyghur and 43.2% Han Chinese.[11]

Transportation

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/xj/21352.html . zh:若羌县历史沿革 . Ruoqiang / Qakilik County Historical Development . XZQH.org . 30 January 2015 . zh-hans . 4 December 2019 . Chinese: 2000年第五次人口普查，若羌县常住总人口28636人，其中：{....
  2. Web site: http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/xj/21344.html . zh:瓦石峡乡 . Waxxari Township . XZQH.org . 13 December 2010 . zh-hans . 31 July 2020 .
  3. Redistribution of prehistoric Tarim people in response to climate change. 2 October 2013. 31 July 2020. . Zihua Tang . Dongmei Chen . Xinhua Wu . Guijin Mu . 308-9. 36–41. Quaternary International. 10.1016/j.quaint.2013.01.021 . 2013QuInt.308...36T . Waxxari.
  4. Book: Complete Atlas Of The World. 3. Penguin Random House. 238. Waxxari. Internet Archive. 2016.
  5. 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.
  6. , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  7. 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 . 33. 走进新疆丛书.
  8. 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. 957.
  9. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2019/65/28/24/652824103.html . zh:2019年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：瓦石峡镇 . 2019 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Waxxari Town . zh-hans . . 2019 . 31 July 2020 . Chinese: 统计用区划代码 城乡分类代码 名称 652824103001 121 瓦石峡社区居民委员会 652824103200 220 乌都勒吾斯塘村民委员会 652824103201 220 吾塔木村民委员会 652824103202 220 新建村民委员会 652824103203 220 牧业村民委员会 652824103204 220 塔什萨依村民委员会.
  10. , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  11. Web site: http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/xj/21350.html . zh:1997年若羌县行政区划 . 1997 Ruoqiang / Qakilik County Administrative Divisions . XZQH.org . 13 December 2010 . zh-hans . 31 July 2020 . Chinese: 瓦石峡乡　1950年建区公所，1953年后改为瓦石峡乡，1960年成立瓦石峡公社，1984年重设瓦石峡乡。位于县城西北80千米处。315国道从乡境中部穿过。面积2.4万平方千米，人口0.4万，其中维吾尔族占43.9％，汉族占43.2％，辖乌都勒吾斯塘、吾塔木、新建、瓦石峡牧业4个行政村。是若羌唯一水稻产区。境内有瓦石峡古城遗址。 （本页根据《中国政区大典》整理，1997年左右资料）.

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