Kalpin County

History

In 1902, a xiancheng (縣丞) was created at Kalpin. In 1930, a xianzhi (縣治) was created at Kalpin.

According to Radio Free Asia, in 2008, Chinese authorities demolished a Uyghur mosque 80 km from the Upper Kumtagh village in Kalpin County because the mosque was said to be illegally built and said to have been conducting illegal religious activities.

On February 20, 2009, a 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck at a location 35 km from the county seats of Kalpin and Akqi counties. 207 aftershocks had been recorded by 11 AM on February 22. More than ten thousand houses were damaged and 182 were destroyed. Forty tents were set up and 12,400 people were relocated. The county received one million CNY in rescue funds from nearby government offices.

On April 12, 2014 at 11:40 PM, Abdulbasit Ablimit (Abdubasit Ablimit), 17, of Qum'eriq village in Yurqi (Yurchi, Yu'erqi), was shot and killed by police while riding a motorcycle. Two other Uyghurs were injured. Four to five hundred people from their village participated in a protest at the county office demanding that the police officer be punished according to law. More than thirty of the protesters were detained and some were beaten. Tianshannet reported that on the following Wednesday, a man in Urumqi was detained by police for spreading rumors about the incident. The Uyghur American Association condemned the killing.

On April 3, 2015, Aqal (ئاچال Aqiale, Achal), then a township, was made a town.

According to research presented in The Diplomat, Xinjiang Nuodun Garment Co., Ltd. (新疆诺顿服装有限公司), a company based in Kalpin County, was founded in July 2017. The company has made shipments of men and women's trousers to four companies in the United States. The company is also mentioned in the context of Aksu Prefecture's wider policy related to re-education camps in the Aksu Daily.

Geography

The county is made up of territory in the Tian Shan mountain range and the Taklamakan Desert. Kalpin, Gezlik and Yurqi are located west of Aqal. Qilan is located east of Aqal on the border with Aksu City. Mountain ranges in the county include Bozake Tagh, Kelpin Chöl Tagh, Chong Kizil Tagh, Kankerin Tagh, Chong Korum Tagh and Akin Bek Tagh. Rivers and streams in the county include Koram Boghuz, Chilan Su and Sargan.

Climate

|Jan record high C = 9.2 |Jan record low C = -27.5 |Feb record high C = 15.6 |Feb record low C = -28.1 |Mar record high C = 27.8 |Mar record low C = -17.3 |Apr record high C = 35.4 |Apr record low C = -3.6 |May record high C = 36.2 |May record low C = 3.5 |Jun record high C = 39.8 |Jun record low C = 8.5 |Jul record high C = 41.9 |Jul record low C = 9.5 |Aug record high C = 42.7 |Aug record low C = 9.4 |Sep record high C = 37.2 |Sep record low C = 3.2 |Oct record high C = 31.2 |Oct record low C = -3.9 |Nov record high C = 23.9 |Nov record low C = -13.6 |Dec record high C = 15.9 |Dec record low C = -25.0

Administrative divisions

Kalpin County included three towns and two townships:

Economy

Kalpin County's economy is primarily agricultural, producing wheat, corn, sorghum, cotton, etc. Animal husbandry is also strong, including the raising of camels, sheep and other animals. Mineral resources include sulfur. Industries include mining, concrete and cotton processing among others.

Spoons and other tableware made from the fragrant wood of apricot trees are a traditional product produced in the county.

There is 126,000 mu of arable land in the county. , there was about 4,270 acres (28,164 mu) of cultivated land in Kalpin.

Demographics

|2000|38584 |2010|44261 |}}

As of 2015, 53,804 of the 55,425 residents of the county were Uyghur, 1,501 were Han Chinese and 120 were from other ethnic groups.

As of 1999, 97.31% of the population of Kalpin County was Uyghur and 2.54% of the population was Han Chinese.

Transportation

• China National Highway 314

Historical maps

Historical English-language maps including Kalpin: File:STANFORD(1917) p61 PLATE19. SINKIANG (14597194848).jpg|Map including Kalpin (1917) File:A-k`o-su NK-44 (1950) - panoramio.jpg|Map including Kalpin (labeled as K'O-P'ING (KELPIN)) and surrounding region from the International Map of the World (AMS, 1950) File:Txu-pclmaps-oclc-22834566 f-6c.jpg|Map including Kalpin (DMA, 1981) File:Operational Navigation Chart F-6, 6th edition.jpg|From the Operational Navigation Chart; map including Kalpin (labeled as K'o-p'ing (Kalpin)) (DMA, 1985)

Notes

References

References

1. [https://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/xinjiang/admin/ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties]
2. The official spelling is "Kalpin" according to ''Zhōngguó dìmínglù'' {{lang. zh-hans. 中国地名录 (Beijing, ''[[SinoMaps Press]]'' 1997); {{ISBN. 7-5031-1718-4; p. 305.
3. (2016). "Complete Atlas Of The World". [[Penguin Random House]].
4. link. 柯坪县政府办公. (15 March 2019)
5. Sarah Jackson-Han. (23 June 2008). "Uyghur Mosque Demolished".
6. (23 February 2009). "Over 200 aftershocks jolt NW China county".
7. Eset Sulaiman. (13 April 2014). "Uyghur Student Motorcyclist Who Beat Traffic Light Shot Dead".
8. Zhaung Pinghui. (15 April 2014). "Uygurs protest over teenager's fatal shooting in Aksu city, Xinjiang".
9. (17 April 2014). "Xinjiang rumormonger detained after attacker's death".
10. (14 April 2014). "The Uyghur American Association Condemns the Extrajudicial Killing of 17-Year-Old Uyghur Student Abdulbasit Ablimit".
11. link. (26 May 2015)
12. Juozapas Bagdonas. (16 November 2019). "Tracking Down the Fruits of Xinjiang's Forced Labor Industry".
13. link. [[China Meteorological Administration]]
14. link. 柯坪县政府办公. (5 March 2019)
15. link. XZQH.org. (27 May 2015). zh-hans. 2000年第五次人口普查，柯坪县常住总人口38584人，{...}2010年第六次人口普查，柯坪县常住总人口44261人，其中：柯坪镇8031人，盖孜力克乡12686人，玉尔其乡11085人，阿恰勒乡7309人，启浪乡5150人。 2013年1月23日，自治区政府（新政函[2013]17号）批复同意将柯坪县61.798平方千米区域划归阿拉尔市管辖。 2014年10月21日，自治区政府（新政函[2014]193号）批复同意撤销盖孜力克乡，设立盖孜力克镇。调整后，全县辖2个镇、3个乡：柯坪镇、盖孜力克镇、玉尔其乡、阿恰勒乡、启浪乡。 2015年4月3日，自治区政府（新政函[2015]85号）批复同意撤销阿恰勒乡，设立阿恰勒镇。调整后，全县辖3个镇、2个乡。
16. link. [[National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China]]. (2019). zh-hans. 统计用区划代码 名称 652929100000 柯坪镇 652929101000 盖孜力克镇 652929102000 阿恰勒镇 652929201000 玉尔其乡 652929203000 启浪乡
17. {{GEOnet2. 4079295DA3122317E0440003BA962ED3. ئاچال (Variant Non-Roman Script - VS), [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]
18. (July 2008). [[:zh:国家图书馆出版社. 国家图书馆出版社]]. zh-hans. '''玉尔其''' yù ěr qí Yurqi 乡名。新疆柯坪县玉尔其乡，在县城北3公里。
19. {{GEOnet2. 4079295DAA3A2317E0440003BA962ED3. چىلان (Variant Non-Roman Script - VS), [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]
20. (September 2009). 上海辞书出版社. [[Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House]].
21. (17 April 2017). "Across China: Born with a wooden spoon: Uygur father and son preserve ancient craft".
22. Herold J. Wiens. (November 1966). "Cultivation Development and Expansion in China's Colonial Realm in Central Asia". [[The Journal of Asian Studies]].
23. link. Statistic Bureau of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (15 March 2017)
24. (2004). "Governing China's Multiethnic Frontiers". [[University of Washington Press]].