Barin Township

Barin Township (Chinese: 巴仁乡; pinyin: Bārén Xiāng) is a township of Akto County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Located in the middle west of the northeastern part of the county, the township covers an area of 1,087 square kilometers with a population of 38,706 (as of 2017). It has 19 administrative villages under its jurisdiction. Its seat is at Barin Village (巴仁村).[1]

Barin

巴仁乡

Baren
Township
Barin
Location of the township
Coordinates: 39.0978663295°N 75.7872937794°E / 39.0978663295; 75.7872937794
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Autonomous regionXinjiang
PrefectureKizilsu
CountyAkto
Area
 • Total1,087 km2 (420 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total38,706
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Area code(s)653022 202
Websitewww.xjakt.gov.cn

Name

Barin is located between the Gez River (盖孜河) and the Kushan River (库山河). "Baihal" (拜哈勒) of the Arabic language is called for the area between two rivers. Later, it gradually evolved into the sound of "barin", and the name of Barin came from this.[2]

Geography

The township of Barin is located on the edge of the Taklamakan Desert and the Pamir Plateau, and is located between the Gez River and the Kushan River on the eastern slope of the Kunlun Range and western edge of the Tarim Basin. It is located in the east longitude 75°27′- 75°52′, the north latitude 38°08′- 39°36′, the southwest of the county seat Akto Town. It is bordered by Pilal Township, Yumai Township, Oytak Township, Kezilto Township, Bulungkol Township, and Shufu County and Yingjisha County. Its maximum length is 24 km from west to east, 66 km north to south, with a total area of 1,087 square kilometers and an arable land area of 2,940 hectares. Its seat is 17 kilometers away from the county seat.

Administrative divisions

The township has 19 administration villages.[3]

19 administration villages
  • Arelmaili (阿热买里村)
  • Barin (巴仁村)
  • Dunbag (墩巴格村)
  • Gulbag (古勒巴格村)
  • Hanterek (汗铁热克村)
  • Jiayi (加依村)
  • Kizilbayilak (克孜勒巴依拉克村)
  • Kizilwustang (克孜勒吾斯塘村)
  • Kumu (库木村)
  • Kuohongqi (阔洪其村)
  • Kurgan (库尔干村)
  • Nurbag (努尔巴格村)
  • Qiemo (且克村)
  • Sayibag (萨依巴格村)
  • Tur (吐尔村)
  • Xinhuayuan (杏花源村)
  • Yelgan (也勒干村)
  • Yingmaili (英买里村)
  • Yitipak (伊提帕克村)
Unincorporated villages
  • Bekmahalla (拜克买里)

Baren apricot

Akto County was named as "Hometown of Baren Apricot of China" (中国巴仁杏之乡) by the Ministry of Agriculture in 2002[4] and by the National Forestry Administration in 2014.[5] Baren apricot (巴仁杏) is one of the main fruits of local farmers planted, because of its highest yield and best quality in Barin and named after the place. Baren apricots are large, much flesh, high in sugar, sweet and delicious and of high yield, is a well-known local product of high-quality in Xinjiang. Barin Township is the core production area of Baren apricot, the local planting area of 933 hectares (14,000 mu) with 350,000 plants, the output reached 5,000 tons in 2018. The products through the e-commerce platform, were sold all over China.[6]

References
  1. 巴仁乡（概况）. xjakt.gov.cn. 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  2. 阿克陶县行政区划和居民地名称. xjkz.gov.cn. 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  3. 2018年阿克陶县巴仁乡行政区划代码. National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  4. 林果资源（阿克陶县）. xjakt.gov.cn. 2018-05-31. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  5. 2014年新疆若羌县等4县被命名为“中国经济林之乡”称号. xbmiaomu.com. 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  6. 阿克陶县首届巴仁杏电商品鉴会成功举办. xinjiang.gov.cn. 2019-06-25. Retrieved 2019-07-07.; 中国巴仁杏之乡—新疆阿克陶县. agronet.com.cn. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
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