Ujme

Ujme (Chinese: 玉麦乡; pinyin: Yùmài Xiāng) is a township of Akto County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Located in the northeast of the county, the township covers an area of 194 square kilometers with a population of 26,107 (as of 2015[1]). It has 15 administrative villages under its jurisdiction. Its seat is at Hoylaerik Village (霍伊拉艾日克村).[2]

Ujme

玉麦乡

Yumai
Township
Ujme
Location of the township
Coordinates: 39.1272356413°N 75.9738081136°E / 39.1272356413; 75.9738081136
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Autonomous regionXinjiang
PrefectureKizilsu
CountyAkto
Area
 • Total194 km2 (75 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total26,107
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard Time)
postal code
845550
Area code(s)653022 200
Websitewww.xjakt.gov.cn

Name

The name of Ujme is from Uighur language, meaning "mulberry" (桑椹). Because there are more mulberry trees and mulberry quality is good, the land was named after that.[3]

Geography and resources

The township of Ujme is located between 75°51-76°08′ east longitude and 39°00′-39°10′ north latitude, in the alluvial plain of Kushan River (库山河) on the eastern slope of Pamir Plateau and on the western edge of Tarim Basin. The Kashgar–Hotan railway runs through the territory. Its maximum distance is 24 kilometers from west to east and 19 kilometers from north to south, it has an area of 194 square kilometers with the arable land area of 3,115 hectares. The seat of the township is 3 kilometers away from the southwest of Akto Town. As of 2015, the township has 6,679 households with a population of 26,107.

The average altitude of Ujme Township is at 1,210 meters above sea level, it has a warm temperate continental arid climate with abundant sunshine, four distinct seasons, drought and little rain. There exists large temperature difference between day and night with the average annual temperature of 10.9 ℃, the average temperature of 6.3 ℃ in January, the frost-free period of 200–240 days and the average annual precipitation of 70 to 120 mm. The main water channels are the Kunisak Channel (库尼萨克渠), Ujme Channel (玉麦渠) and Kogunqi Regulating Channel (阔滚其调水渠). Soil is mainly Irrigated warped soil，suitable for farming, fruit and gardening.

Administrative divisions

The township has 15 administration villages[4] and 69 unincorporated villages.[2]

15 administration villages
  • Altungqi Village (阿勒吞其村)
  • Amash Village (阿玛希村)
  • Bayheti Village (百合提村)
  • Bilikeqi Village (比力克其村)
  • Hoylaerik Village (霍伊拉艾日克村)
  • Jangeliavati Village (江格里阿瓦提村)
  • Jayterek Village (加依铁热克村)
  • Kasherik Village (喀什艾日克村)
  • Kolbag Village (库尔巴格村)
  • Kunisak Village (库尼萨克村)
  • Langan Village (兰干村)
  • Qager Village (恰格尔村)
  • Ujme Village (玉麦村)
  • Yengaymak Village (英阿依玛克村)
  • Yokakhoy Village (尤喀克霍伊拉村)
Unincorporated villages
  • Kadirkorukmahalla (喀迪尔阔如克买里)
  • Baymahalla (巴依买里)

References
  1. 玉麦乡（概况）. xjakt.gov.cn. 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  2. 阿克陶县行政区划和居民地名称. xjkz.gov.cn. 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  3. 克孜勒阿克陶县民生地理. monseng.com. 2019-03-04. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  4. 2018年玉麦乡行政区划代码. National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
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