Kulansarak
Kulansarak (Kulansa rak; also as Kulansarike; simplified Chinese: 库兰萨日克乡; traditional Chinese: 庫蘭薩日克鄉; pinyin: Kùlāsàrìkè Xiāng) is a township of Akqi County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Located in the northeast of the county, it covers an area of 1,594 kilometres with a population of 4,498 (2010 Census[1]), the main ethnic group is Kyrgyz. The township has 5 administrative villages (as of 2018[2]) and 9 unincorporated villages under jurisdiction, its seat is at Jildiz Village (吉勒得斯).
Kulansarak 库兰萨日克乡 Kulansarike | |
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  Kulansarak Location of the township | |
| Coordinates: 41.0255315618°N 78.7015309465°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture | Kizilsu |
| County | Akqi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,594 km2 (615 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,498 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
| Website | www |
The name of Kulansa rak was from the Kyrgyz language, meaning yellow grass beach with wild horses (野马的黄草滩). It is said that there were wild horses perched here, so that it was named after that. The township is located in the northeast of the county, 33 kilometers northeast of the county seat Akqi Town.[3]
History
It was formerly part of the 1st district in 1950, Hulangshan Commune (虎狼山公社) was established in 1958, and renamed to Xiangyang Commune (向阳公社), Kulansarak Commune in 1978. It was organized as a township in 1984.[3]
Administrative divisions
- Bedel Village (别迭里村)
- Jildiz Village (吉勒得斯村)
- Aktekir Village (阿克特克提尔村)
- Yushanguxi Village (玉山古西村)
- Ayinikegaker Village (阿依尼克喀克尔村)
Overview
The main industries in the township are planting and animal husbandry, wheat, corn, broad beans, hemp and rape are the main products. It is one of the main grain and edible oil producing areas in the county. There are roads link to the provincial road S306 (省道306).[3]
References
- 阿合奇县历史沿革. xzqh.org. 2015-01-29. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- 2018年库兰萨日克乡行政区划代码. National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- 阿合奇县行政区划和居民地名称. Kizilsu.gov.cn. 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2019-08-09.