Jigin

Jigin Township (Chinese: 吉根乡; pinyin: Jígēn Xiāng) is the westernmost township of China located in Wuqia County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The township is situated in the west of the county, it covers an area of 1,452 square kilometers with a population of 2,467 (as of 2017). It has 4 villages under its jurisdiction. Its seat is at Saz Village (萨孜村).

Jigin

吉根乡

Jigen
Township
Jigin
Location of the township
Coordinates: 39.8196419001°N 74.106865192°E / 39.8196419001; 74.106865192
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Autonomous regionXinjiang
PrefectureKizilsu
CountyWuqia
Area
 • Total1,452 km2 (561 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total2,467
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Websitewww.xjwqx.gov.cn/sitemap.htm

Jigin Township is located 120 kilometers west of the county seat Wuqia Town and 25 kilometers away east of Arkaxtam Port (萨孜村). It is adjacent to Ulugqat Township in the east and Oksalur Township in the south, and borders with the Kyrgyz Republic in the northwest with a boundary line of 108 kilometers.

Jigen is located between 2,700-5,700 meters above sea level, with an average annual temperature of 6.2 degrees and an annual precipitation of 2.2 ml. The township has 253 hectares of cultivated grassland, 870 square kilometers of natural grassland, 2,667 hectares of natural forest. There are 18 mountain passes in the township.[1]

History

The word Jigin comes from the Kyrgyz language, which means "get-together". It was part of the 4th Township of the 2nd district of Wuqia County in 1950 and part of Ulugqat Commune (乌鲁克恰提公社) in 1958, Jigin Commune (吉根公社) was formed from Ulugqat Commune in 1962. It was renamed Fanxiu Commune (反修公社) in 1968 and restored the original name in 1980, and was organized as a township in 1984.[2]

Settlements

The township has 4 administration villages[3] and 4 unincorporated villages under its jurisdiction.[2]

  • Saz Village (萨孜村)
  • Simhana Village (斯木哈纳村)
  • Sahal Village (萨哈勒村)
  • Hanaterak (哈拉铁列克村)

References
  1. 吉根乡简介. xjwqx.gov.cn. 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  2. 乌恰县行政区划和居民地名称. xjwqx.gov.cn. 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  3. 2018年乌恰县吉根乡行政区划代码. National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
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