Baicheng County

Baicheng County[4][5] (Chinese: 拜城县) as the official romanized name, also transliterated from Uyghur as Bay County[6] (Uyghur: باي ناھىيىس‎ [7]; Chinese: 拜县), is a county in Aksu Prefecture of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China.

Baicheng County

باي ناھىيىس
拜城县

Bay, Bai, Paicheng
County
Location of Baicheng County (red) in Aksu Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Autonomous regionXinjiang
PrefectureAksu
Township-level divisions4 towns, 10 townships
Area
 • Total15,916.81 km2 (6,145.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[2]
 • Total241,079
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
 • Major ethnic groupsUyghur[3]
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
842300
Websitewww.xjbc.gov.cn (in Chinese)
Baicheng County
Uyghur name
Uyghurباي ناھىيىس
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese拜城县
Traditional Chinese拜城縣
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese拜县
Traditional Chinese拜縣

History

In 1882, the county was established.[1][8]

According to a report from Radio Free Asia, on February 17, 2015, seventeen Uyghurs (four policemen, nine attackers and four bystanders) were killed in an incident 150 m (490 ft) from a police station in the county.[9]

On September 18, 2015, there were a large number of casualties including police in an attack at a coalmine at the Sogan Colliery in Terek.[10] On November 13, twenty-eight persons were killed and one captured in connection with a manhunt for suspects involved in the coalmine attack. In interview with Radio Free Asia, county police officers confirmed that women and children were among those killed in November.[6]

On December 5, 2019 at around 10:46 a.m., a 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck the county (epicenter: 41.73°N 81.65°E / 41.73; 81.65).[4]

Geography

The county is located in the northern part of the prefecture, occupying the valley of the Muzart River between the southern slopes of the Tengritagh and the Qoltagh (却勒塔格山; Quèlètǎgé Shān).

Administrative divisions

Towns:[1][11]

  • Bai Town (باي بازىرى / 拜城镇, Baicheng Zhen)
  • Tirek Town (تېرەك بازىرى / 铁热克镇, Tiereke Zhen)
  • Qarqi[12] Town (Yaqeriq; ياقىئېرىق بازىرى / 察尔齐镇, Cha'erqi Zhen)
  • Sayram Town (سايرام بازىرى / 赛里木镇, Sailimu Zhen) – birthplace of the historian Musa Sayrami

Townships:

  • Qeyir Township (قېيىر يېزىسى / 黑英山乡, Heiyingshan Xiang)
  • Kizil Township (قىزىل يېزىسى / 克孜尔乡, Kezi'er Xiang) – site of a number of Buddhist grotto sites, including Kizil Caves
  • Toqsun Township (توقسۇن يېزىسى / 托克逊乡, Tuokexun Xiang)
  • Yatur Township (ياتۇر يېزىسى / 亚吐尔乡, Yatu'er Xiang)
  • Kanqi Township (كانچى يېزىسى / 康旗乡, Kangqi Xiang)
  • Bulung Township (بۇلۇڭ يېزىسى / 布隆乡, Bulong Xiang)
  • Miqigh Township (مىچىغ يېزىسى / 米吉克乡, Mijike Xiang)
  • Onbash Township (ئومباش يېزىسى / 温巴什乡, Wenbashi Xiang)
  • Chong Kowruk Township (چوڭ كۆۋرۈك يېزىسى / 大桥乡, Daqiao Xiang)
  • Qarabagh Township (قاراباغ يېزىسى / 老虎台乡, Laohutai Xiang)

Economy

The county’s economy is based on agriculture and produces rapeseed in abundance. Animal husbandry is also common. Mineral resources are rich. Industries include coal, iron, electronics, fertilizer, tractors, vegetable oil extraction, etc. The Tianshan Mountains have lush spruce forests.[8]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2000203,665—    
2010229,252+1.19%
[1]

As of 2015, 212,272 of the 241,079 residents of the county were Uyghur, 26,559 were Han Chinese and 2,248 were from other ethnic groups.[2]

According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 200,000.

As of 1999, 87.03% of the population of the county were Uyghur and 12.08% of the population was Han Chinese.[13]

Transportation

Historical maps

Historical English-language maps including the county:

  • Map including the county (labeled as PAI-CH'ENG (BAI)) and surrounding region from the International Map of the World (AMS, 1950)[lower-alpha 1]
  • Map including the county (labeled as BAICHENG) (DMA, 1981)
  • From the Operational Navigation Chart; map including the county (labeled as Pai-ch'eng (Bay)) (DMA, 1985)[lower-alpha 2]

Notes
  1. From map: "THE DELINEATION OF INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARIES ON THIS MAP MUST NOT BE CONSIDERED AUTHORITATIVE"
  2. From map: "The representation of international boundaries is not necessarily authoritative."

References
  1. 拜城县历史沿革 (in Chinese). XZQH.org. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2020. 2010年第六次人口普查，拜城县常住总人口229252人，其中：拜城镇49207人，铁热克镇6479人，察尔齐镇18485人，赛里木镇15142人，黑英山乡12538人，克孜尔乡8516人，托克逊乡14530人，亚吐尔乡16870人，康其乡17290人，布隆乡9390人，米吉克乡14756人，温巴什乡15613人，大桥乡9963人，老虎台乡11997人，大宛其农场6515人，种羊场1961人。
  2. 3-7 各地、州、市、县(市)分民族人口数 (in Chinese). شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونى 新疆维吾尔自治区统计局 Statistic Bureau of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Archived from the original on 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  3. 1997年拜城县行政区划. XZQH.org (in Chinese). 10 November 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2020. 有维吾尔、汉、柯尔克孜、回等民族，其中维吾尔族占89%，
  4. huaxia, ed. (5 December 2019). "4.9-magnitude quake hits Xinjiang, no casualties". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 15 June 2020. A 4.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Baicheng County of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at around 10:46 a.m. Thursday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
  5. huaxia, ed. (20 December 2017). "China Kitchen: Laghman Noodle, a hand-rubbed delicacy in Xinjiang". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 15 June 2020. "Three cooks would suffice with the traditional way of making Laghman, but we hired 13, all from Baicheng county," She explains.
  6. Shohret Hoshur, Lam Lok-tung, Paul Eckert (20 November 2015). "China Says Kills 28 Suspects in Xinjiang Coal Mine Attack After 56-day Manhunt". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 15 June 2020.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  7. باي (Variant Non-Roman Script - VS) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  8. 夏征农; 陈至立, eds. (September 2009). 辞海：第六版彩图本 [Cihai (Sixth Edition in Color)] (in Chinese). 上海. Shanghai: 上海辞书出版社. Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House. p. 87. ISBN 9787532628599.
  9. Paul Eckert (20 February 2015). "Hacking, Shooting Incident Leaves 17 Dead in Xinjiang's Aksu Prefecture". Radio Free Asia. Translated by Mamatjan Juma. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  10. Andrew Jacobs (18 October 2015). "In a Region Disturbed by Ethnic Tensions, China Keeps Tight Lid on a Massacre". New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 October 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2020 – via Internet Archive.
  11. 2019年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：拜城县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019. 统计用区划代码 名称 652926100000 拜城镇 652926101000 铁热克镇 652926102000 察尔其镇 652926103000 赛里木镇 652926200000 黑英山乡 652926201000 克孜尔乡 652926203000 托克逊乡 652926204000 亚吐尔乡 652926205000 康其乡 652926206000 布隆乡 652926207000 米吉克乡 652926208000 温巴什乡 652926209000 大桥乡 652926210000 老虎台乡 652926400000 大宛其管理委员会
  12. Qarqi (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  13. Morris Rossabi, ed. (2004). Governing China’s Multiethnic Frontiers (PDF). University of Washington Press. p. 179. ISBN 0-295-98390-6.



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