Baicheng County

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nameBaicheng County
native_nameug-Arab

| | other_name | | | pushpin_map | Xinjiang#China | | pushpin_label_position | right | | pushpin_map_caption | Location within China | | pushpin_mapsize | 275 | | coordinates | | | settlement_type | County | | image_skyline | 为民族争气，为祖国加油 - panoramio (2).jpg | | image_map | Location of Baicheng within Xinjiang (China).png | | map_caption | Location of Baicheng County (red) in Aksu Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang | | subdivision_type | Country | | subdivision_name | China | | subdivision_type1 | Autonomous region | | subdivision_name1 | Xinjiang | | subdivision_type2 | Prefecture | | subdivision_name2 | Aksu | | seat_type | County seat | | seat | Bai Town | | parts | 4 towns, 10 townships | | parts_type | Township-level divisions | | area_total_km2 | 15916.81 | | area_footnotes | | | population_total | 231,113 | | population_as_of | 2020 | | population_footnotes | | | population_density_km2 | auto | | population_density_urban_km2 | auto | | demographics_type2 | Ethnic groups | | demographics2_title1 | Major ethnic groups | | demographics2_info1 | Uyghur | | timezone | China Standard | | utc_offset | +8 | | postal_code_type | Postal code | | postal_code | 842300 | | website | | ::

|name = Baicheng County |native_name = ug-Arab

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|ibox-order=ug, zh |title=Baicheng County |s=拜城县 |t=拜城縣 |p=Bàichéng Xiàn |s2=拜县 |t2=拜縣 |p2=Bài Xiàn |uig=باي ناھىيىسى |uly=Bay Nahiyisi |uyy=Bay Naⱨiyisi |sgs=Bay Nahiyisi |usy=Бай Наһийиси |order=st Baicheng County () as the official romanized name, also transliterated from Uyghur as Bay County (pronounced like 'bye', , ; ), is a county in Aksu Prefecture of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.

History

In 1882, the county was established.

On 6 November 1997, a member of a Xinjiang separatist group, Muhammat Tursun, fatally shot imam Yunus Sidiq Damolla at his mosque in Baicheng County.

According to a report from Radio Free Asia, on February 17, 2015, seventeen Uyghurs (four policemen, nine attackers and four bystanders) were killed after a stabbing incident 150 m from a police station in the county.

Main article: 2015 Aksu colliery attack

On September 18, 2015, a group of terrorists, suspected to be Uyghurs, attacked workers and security guards at the Sogan Colliery in Terek, leaving at up to 50 dead and 50 wounded. A manhunt for the suspects concluded on November 13, with 28 suspects killed and 1 surrendering. In interview with Radio Free Asia, county police officers confirmed that women and children were among those killed in November.

On December 5, 2019 at around 10:46 a.m., a 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck the county (epicenter: ).

Geography

The county is located in the northern part of the prefecture, occupying the valley of the Muzart River between the southern slopes of the Tengritagh and the Qoltagh ().

Climate

|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Baicheng, elevation 1229 m, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present) |Jan record high C = 5.6 |Feb record high C = 16.8 |Mar record high C = 25.3 |Apr record high C = 33.6 |May record high C = 34.2 |Jun record high C = 36.2 |Jul record high C = 39.0 |Aug record high C = 37.7 |Sep record high C = 34.2 |Oct record high C = 28.3 |Nov record high C = 19.2 |Dec record high C = 7.3 |Jan record low C = -28.7 |Feb record low C = -28.1 |Mar record low C = -9.6 |Apr record low C = -5.0 |May record low C = -0.2 |Jun record low C = 4.9 |Jul record low C = 8.3 |Aug record low C = 7.3 |Sep record low C = 0.8 |Oct record low C = -5.7 |Nov record low C = -18.8 |Dec record low C = -25.0 |Jan high C = -4.3 |Feb high C = 2.7 |Mar high C = 12.9 |Apr high C = 21.3 |May high C = 25.8 |Jun high C = 29.1 |Jul high C = 30.8 |Aug high C = 29.9 |Sep high C = 25.4 |Oct high C = 18.1 |Nov high C = 7.5 |Dec high C = -2.3 |Jan mean C = -11.3 |Feb mean C = -4.5 |Mar mean C = 5.4 |Apr mean C = 13.4 |May mean C = 17.8 |Jun mean C = 20.7 |Jul mean C = 22.1 |Aug mean C = 21.1 |Sep mean C = 16.5 |Oct mean C = 8.6 |Nov mean C = 0.1 |Dec mean C = -8.2 |Jan low C = -16.6 |Feb low C = -10.3 |Mar low C = -1.1 |Apr low C = 6.0 |May low C = 10.4 |Jun low C = 13.1 |Jul low C = 14.9 |Aug low C = 14.0 |Sep low C = 9.7 |Oct low C = 1.9 |Nov low C = -4.7 |Dec low C = -12.2 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 3.3 |Feb precipitation mm = 4.9 |Mar precipitation mm = 4.8 |Apr precipitation mm = 7.5 |May precipitation mm = 13.4 |Jun precipitation mm = 23.9 |Jul precipitation mm = 22.1 |Aug precipitation mm = 22.5 |Sep precipitation mm = 16.7 |Oct precipitation mm = 11.1 |Nov precipitation mm = 5.0 |Dec precipitation mm = 2.5 |Jan humidity = 76 |Feb humidity = 71 |Mar humidity = 56 |Apr humidity = 45 |May humidity = 48 |Jun humidity = 56 |Jul humidity = 60 |Aug humidity = 62 |Sep humidity = 66 |Oct humidity = 68 |Nov humidity = 76 |Dec humidity = 80 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 5.3 |Feb precipitation days = 3.2 |Mar precipitation days = 2.5 |Apr precipitation days = 3.0 |May precipitation days = 5.4 |Jun precipitation days = 9.1 |Jul precipitation days = 10.4 |Aug precipitation days = 9.1 |Sep precipitation days = 6.8 |Oct precipitation days = 2.8 |Nov precipitation days = 2.1 |Dec precipitation days = 4.0 |year precipitation days = |Jan sun = 184.4 |Feb sun = 200.5 |Mar sun = 240.1 |Apr sun = 258.9 |May sun = 294.1 |Jun sun = 295.7 |Jul sun = 308.2 |Aug sun = 291.5 |Sep sun = 266.3 |Oct sun = 254.3 |Nov sun = 200.4 |Dec sun = 161.0 |year sun = | Jan percentsun = 62 | Feb percentsun = 66 | Mar percentsun = 64 | Apr percentsun = 64 | May percentsun = 65 | Jun percentsun = 65 | Jul percentsun = 68 | Aug percentsun = 69 | Sep percentsun = 73 | Oct percentsun = 76 | Nov percentsun = 69 | Dec percentsun = 57 | year percentsun = |Jan snow days = 8.9 |Feb snow days = 5.5 |Mar snow days = 1.6 |Apr snow days = 0.2 |May snow days = 0 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = 0.2 |Nov snow days = 2.5 |Dec snow days = 8.1 |year snow days = |source 1 = China Meteorological Administration

Administrative divisions

Baicheng County administered 4 towns and 10 townships

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NameSimplified ChineseHanyu PinyinUyghur (UEY)Uyghur Latin (ULY)Administrative division codeNotes
Towns
Bai Town拜城镇zhباي بازىرىug652926100
Tirek Town铁热克镇zhتېرەك بازىرىug652926101
Qarqi Town
(Yaqeriq)察尔齐镇zhياقىئېرىق بازىرىug652926102
Sayram Town赛里木镇zhسايرام بازىرىug652926103birthplace of the historian Musa Sayrami
Townships
Qeyir Township黑英山乡zhقېيىر يېزىسىug652926200
Kizil Township克孜尔乡zhقىزىل يېزىسىug652926201site of a number of Buddhist grotto sites, including Kizil Caves
Toqsun Township托克逊乡zhتوقسۇن يېزىسىug652926203
Yatur Township亚吐尔乡zhياتۇر يېزىسىug652926204
Kanchi Township康其乡zhكانچى يېزىسىug652926205
Bulung Township布隆乡zhبۇلۇڭ يېزىسىug652926206
Miqigh Township米吉克乡zhمىچىغ يېزىسىug652926207
Onbash Township温巴什乡zhئومباش يېزىسىug652926208
Chong Kowruk Township大桥乡zhچوڭ كۆۋرۈك يېزىسىug652926209
Qarabagh Township老虎台乡zhقاراباغ يېزىسىug652926210
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Economy

The county's economy is based on agriculture and produces rapeseed in abundance. Animal husbandry is also common. Mineral resources are rich. Industries include coal, iron, electronics, fertilizer, tractors, vegetable oil extraction, etc. The Tianshan Mountains have lush spruce forests.

, there was about 67,500 acres (445,577 mu) of cultivated land in Bay.

Demographics

|type=China |percentages = pagr |2000|203665 |2010|229252 |footnote = |}}

As of 2015, 212,272 of the 241,079 residents of the county were Uyghur, 26,559 were Han Chinese and 2,248 were from other ethnic groups.

As of 1999, 87.03% of the population of the county were Uyghur and 12.08% of the population was Han Chinese.

Transportation

Historical maps

Historical English-language maps including the county: File:A-k`o-su NK-44 (1950) - panoramio.jpg|Map including the county (labeled as PAI-CH'ENG (BAI)) and surrounding region from the International Map of the World (AMS, 1950) File:Txu-pclmaps-oclc-22834566 f-6c.jpg|Map including the county (labeled as BAICHENG) (DMA, 1981) File:Operational Navigation Chart F-6, 6th edition.jpg|From the Operational Navigation Chart; map including the county (labeled as Pai-ch'eng (Bay)) (DMA, 1985)

Notes

References

References

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