Ruoqiang County
Ruoqiang County
若羌县 ( Postal code | 841800 | |
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Area code | 0966 | |
Website | loulan |
Ruoqiang County | |
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Chinese name | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Qiǎkèlǐkè Xiàn |
Transcriptions | |
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Latin Yëziqi | Chaqiliq Nahiyisi |
Yengi Yeziⱪ | Qak̡ilik̡ Nah̡iyisi |
SASM/GNC | Qak̂ilik̂ Naĥiyisi |
Siril Yëziqi | Чақилиқ Наһийиси |
Ruoqiang County (
The county seat is in Ruoqiang Town. This is the location which less-detailed maps will label as "Ruoqiang". It lies at an altitude of 848 metres (2,782 ft).
History
The ancient settlement of Charklik was located in what is today Ruoqiang County.
The
The county was established in 1902 as 婼羌 (Ruòqiāng, "recalcitrant Qiang"). In 1959, the less-offensive written form of "若羌" ("like the Qiang") was adopted.[5] The Uyghur name of the county, "Çakilik", is transliterated in Chinese as "卡克里克" (Qiǎkèlǐkè).
On July 24, 2015, Tieganlike was changed from a township to a town.[9]
Geography
Ruoqiang County ranges in latitude from 36° 00' to 41° 23' N and in longitude from 86° 45 to 93° 45' E. It borders
to the south.The populated areas are located mostly along the northern foothills of the Altyn-Tagh mountain range. North of this strip of irrigated agricultural settlement is the Taklamakan Desert, south, the Altyn-Tagh and Kunlun Mountains.
The well known
The southern part of the county (administratively,
The three main lakes in the Kumkol Basin are Lake Aqqikkol (also known as Achak-kum; 阿其克库勒湖; 37°05′N 88°25′E / 37.083°N 88.417°E, 4,250 m (13,940 ft) elevation),
Climate
Ruoqiang has a
Climate data for Ruoqiang (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
6.9 (44.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
30.3 (86.5) |
34.5 (94.1) |
36.3 (97.3) |
34.9 (94.8) |
29.9 (85.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
10.8 (51.4) |
1.0 (33.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.5 (18.5) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
8.2 (46.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
27.9 (82.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
12.1 (53.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.0 (8.6) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
0.3 (32.5) |
8.0 (46.4) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
19.7 (67.5) |
17.7 (63.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
4.7 (40.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.3 (0.05) |
0.5 (0.02) |
0.6 (0.02) |
1.0 (0.04) |
3.3 (0.13) |
8.2 (0.32) |
9.5 (0.37) |
6.4 (0.25) |
1.2 (0.05) |
0.4 (0.02) |
0.6 (0.02) |
1.5 (0.06) |
34.5 (1.35) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 13.9 |
Average snowy days | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 8.2 |
Average relative humidity (%)
|
58 | 43 | 29 | 26 | 31 | 36 | 40 | 42 | 45 | 48 | 51 | 60 | 42 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 190.7 | 192.0 | 232.5 | 253.5 | 284.5 | 283.2 | 280.9 | 279.3 | 278.1 | 274.8 | 219.4 | 180.2 | 2,949.1 |
Percent possible sunshine | 63 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 67 | 76 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 67 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[11][12] |
Climate data for Tieganlike Station, Ruoqiang County (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) |
7.1 (44.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
34.1 (93.4) |
35.7 (96.3) |
34.8 (94.6) |
29.5 (85.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
10.7 (51.3) |
1.0 (33.8) |
20.4 (68.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.6 (16.5) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
7.6 (45.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
21.7 (71.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
27.7 (81.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
10.5 (50.9) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −15.5 (4.1) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
7.9 (46.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
18.1 (64.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
18.2 (64.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
4.1 (39.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.5 (0.02) |
0.4 (0.02) |
0.9 (0.04) |
2.5 (0.10) |
4.5 (0.18) |
9.3 (0.37) |
7.3 (0.29) |
5.6 (0.22) |
1.3 (0.05) |
2.4 (0.09) |
0.4 (0.02) |
0.8 (0.03) |
35.9 (1.43) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 15.8 |
Average snowy days | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 6.9 |
Average relative humidity (%)
|
61 | 47 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 36 | 40 | 41 | 44 | 50 | 55 | 65 | 44 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 191.1 | 197.5 | 228.2 | 241.9 | 277.8 | 276.1 | 281.9 | 289.8 | 275.3 | 265.1 | 216.9 | 177.0 | 2,918.6 |
Percent possible sunshine | 63 | 65 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 69 | 75 | 79 | 74 | 62 | 66 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[11][13] |
Administrative divisions
The county is made up of five towns, three townships and other areas:[14][15][1]
Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | UEY )
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Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Mongolian (traditional) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code | Notes | |
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Towns | |||||||||
Ruoqiang Town (Qakilik Town) |
若羌镇 | Ruòqiāng Zhèn | چاقىلىق بازىرى | chaqiliq baziri | 652824100 | ||||
Yitimbulak Town (Yitunbulake,[16] Yetimbulak) |
依吞布拉克镇 | Yītūnbùlākè Zhèn | يېتىمبۇلاق بازىرى | yëtimbulaq baziri | 652824101 | ||||
Lopnur Town | 罗布泊镇 | Luóbùpō Zhèn | لوپنۇر كۆلى بازىرى (لوپكۆل بازىرى) |
lopnur köli baziri (lopköl baziri) |
652824102 | ||||
Waxxari Town[16][17][18] | 瓦石峡镇 | Wǎshíxiá Zhèn | ۋاششەرى بازىرى | washsheri baziri | 652824103 | ||||
Tikanlik Town | 铁干里克镇 | Tiěgànlǐkè Zhèn | تىكەنلىك بازىرى | tikenlik baziri | 652824104 | ||||
Townships | |||||||||
Utam Township | 吾塔木乡 | Wútǎmù Xiāng | ئۇتام يېزىسى | Utam yëzisi | 652824201 | ||||
Tomürlük Township | 铁木里克乡 | Tiěmùlǐkè Xiāng | تۆمۈرۈاك يېزىسى | tömürüak yëzisi | 652824203 | ||||
Qimantag Township | 祁曼塔格乡 | Qímàntǎgé Xiāng | چىمەنتاغ يېزىسى | chimentagh yëzisi | 652824204 |
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Map including the southern Ruoqiang County area from the International Map of the World (1975)
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Map including Ruoqiang (labeled as Ruoqiang (Jo-ch'iang)) and surrounding region (DMA, 1980)[b]
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Map including Charkhlik (CIA, 1950)
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Map including Ruoqiang (labeled as ERH-CH'IANG (CHARKHLIK) (JO-CH'IANG)) (1971)
Economy
As of 1885[update], there was about 2,740 acres (18,113
Demographics
As of 2015, 18,983 (55.8%) of the 34,020 residents of the county were Han Chinese, 13,328 (39.2%) were Uyghur and 1,709 were from other ethnic groups.[20]
As of 2005[update], the county had a population of 31,877, of which 18,957 (59.5%) were of Han ethnicity, while Uyghurs numbered 11,761 (36.9%).[5]
As of 1999, 58.72% of the population of the county was Han Chinese and 38.2% of the population was Uyghur.[21]
As of 1997, several township-level divisions had a majority or plurality of Uyghur residents including Wutamu Township (62.3%), Tieganlike Township (61.3%), Ruoqiang Town (57.9%), and Waxxari (Washixia) Township (43.9%).[22]
Transportation
- China National Highway 218
- China National Highway 315
- Ruoqiang Loulan Airport
- Golmud-Korla Railway
Plans also exist for the construction of the Hotan-Ruoqiang Railway.[24]
The following expressways are under construction in the county:
- G0612 Expressway connecting the county to Hotan and Kashgar to the West, and Golmud in Qinghai to the East
- G0711 Expressway connecting the county to Korla and Ürümqi to the North
See also
Notes
- UTC+6 (Xinjiang Time), 2 hours behind Beijing.
- ^ From map: "The representation of international boundaries is not necessarily authoritative."
References
- ^ a b 若羌县历史沿革 [Ruoqiang County Historical Development] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
2003年,若羌县总面积199222平方千米,{...}2010年第六次人口普查,若羌县常住总人口35580人,其中:若羌镇9872人,依吞布拉克镇800人,罗布泊镇1713人,铁干里克乡5156人,吾塔木乡4082人,瓦石峡乡5886人,铁木里克乡457人,祁曼塔格乡14人,兵团三十六团7600人。2012年,自治区政府(新政函[2012]131号)批复同意撤销瓦石峡乡,设立瓦石峡镇。调整后,全县辖4个镇、4个乡。
- ^ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
- ^ 1997年若羌县行政区划 [1997 Ruoqiang County Administrative Divisions]. XZQH.org. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
人口2.8万,有维吾尔、汉、回、东乡等11个民族,其中维吾尔族占38.4%,汉族占56%,辖2镇3乡,
- ^ Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian (24 November 2019). "Exposed: China's Operating Manuals For Mass Internment And Arrest By Algorithm". International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
The final document — not classified but of a sort rarely seen outside Chinese government circles — is from a 2018 court case in the Qakilik County People's Procuratorate in southern Xinjiang.
- ^ a b c 若羌县历史沿革. Xzqh.org. Accessed 2011-05-27 Archived January 20, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "若羌概况". Archived from the original on 2012-12-16. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
- ISBN 0-521-25514-7. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^
ISBN 0-8101-6071-4.
- ^ 关于同意若羌县铁干里克乡撤乡设镇的批复(新政函【2015】182号). 新疆民政 (in Simplified Chinese). 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
2015年7月24日,自治区人民政府同意撤销若羌县铁干里克乡建制,设立铁干里克镇,其行政区域界线、政府驻地及隶属关系不变。
- ^ ISBN 0-7923-6688-3
- ^ a b 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ 行政区划. 若羌县人民政府网站 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 December 2019.
全县共有4乡4镇,25个行政村、8个社区 若羌镇{...}依吞布拉克镇{...}罗布泊镇{...}铁干里克乡{...}吾塔木乡{...}瓦石峡镇{...}铁木里克乡{...}祁曼塔格乡{...
} - National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
统计用区划代码 名称 652824100000 若羌镇 652824101000 依吞布拉克镇 652824102000 罗布泊镇 652824103000 瓦石峡镇 652824104000 铁干里克镇 652824201000 吾塔木乡 652824203000 铁木里克乡 652824204000 祁曼塔克乡 652824501000 兵团三十六团
- ^ ISBN 7-228-08004-1.
依吞布拉克 Yetimbulak {...}
}
瓦石峡 Waxxari {... - Barnes & Noble Books. 1999. p. 83 – via Internet Archive.
Waxxari
- ^ Complete Atlas Of The World (3 ed.). Penguin Random House. 2016. p. 238 – via Internet Archive.
Waxxari
- S2CID 162339064.
- ^ 3-7 各地、州、市、县(市)分民族人口数 (in Simplified Chinese). شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونى 新疆维吾尔自治区统计局 Statistic Bureau of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. 15 March 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ISBN 0-295-98390-6.
- ^ 1997年若羌县行政区划 [1997 Qakilik County Administrative Divisions]. XZQH.org (in Simplified Chinese).
- ^ 3-7 各地、州、市、县(市)分民族人口数 [3-7 Population by Nationality by Prefecture, State, City and County (City)]. tjj.xinjiang.gov.cn (in Chinese). Statistical Bureau of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. 2020-06-10. Archived from the original on 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ^ 和田至若羌铁路将开工建设 (Construction of the Hotan-Ruopqiang Railway will begin), 2017-05-10
External links
- A Tourism Guide to "Charklik / Ruoqiang - Ancient Kingdom and Outpost Gateway"[1]