Maralbexi County
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History
In 1913, Maralbexi County was established.[7][8]
In September 1937, two regiments of Soviet Kirghiz troops and one regiment of Russian troops equipped with forty airplanes and twenty tanks entered Sinkiang from Atushe and attacked Maralbexi, dividing Ma Hushan's 36th Corps into two sections.[9]
In February 2002, a 6.7 magnitude earthquake killed 267 people in Maralbexi County and Payzawat County.[10]
On February 24, 2003, the 2003 Bachu earthquake occurred.
In April 2013, twenty-one died in an incident in Seriqbuya.[11][12]
In October 2014, twenty-two died in an incident at a farmer's market in the county.[13]
Administrative divisions
Maralbexi County includes 4 towns (Script error: No such module "Lang". / 镇), 8 townships (Script error: No such module "Lang". / 乡):[7][14][15][16][17]
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Administrative division code | |
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| Towns | ||||||
| Maralbeshi Town (Bachu Town) |
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| Seriqbuya Town (Selibuya Town) |
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| Awat Town (Awati Town) |
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| Achal Town (Sanchakou Town) |
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| Townships | ||||||
| Charbagh Township (Qia'erbage Township) |
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| Doletbagh Township (Duolaitibage Township) |
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| Anarkol Township (Anakule Township) |
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| Shamal Township (Xiamale Township) |
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| Aqsaqmaral Township (Akesakemarele Township) |
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| Alaghir Township (Alagen Township) |
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| Chongqurchaq Township (Qiongkuqiake Township) |
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| Yëngi'östeng Township (Yingwusitang Township) |
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Transportation
Bachu is served by the Southern Xinjiang Railway and G3012 Turpan–Hotan Expressway.
Economy
Agricultural products include corn, cotton, wheat and others as well as sword-leaf dogbane. The central and eastern parts of the county have old desert poplar forests. Animal herding is prominent and rock salt and phosphate fertilizer are produced in the county. Industries include food processing, plastics, rug making, electricity and construction.[8]
since 1885[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., there was about 30,600 acres (202,728 mu) of cultivated land in Maralbexi.[18]
Demographics
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As of 2015, 363,488 of the 382,186 residents of the county were Uyghur, 17,816 were Han Chinese and 882 were from other ethnic groups.[19]
since 2019[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the population of Maralbexi County was 95.13% Uyghur.[14]
As of 1999, 83.12% of the population of Maralbexi (Bachu) County was Uyghur and 16.41% of the population was Han Chinese.[20]
Geography
Climate
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Notable persons
Historical maps
Historical English-language maps including Maralbexi:
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Map including Maralbexi (labeled as PA-CH'U (MARAL BASHI)) (USATC, 1971)Template:Efn
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Map including Maralbexi (labeled as PA-CH'U (MARAL BASHI)) (ATC, 1971)
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From the Operational Navigation Chart; map including Maralbexi (labeled as BACHU (PA-CH'U)) (DMA, 1980)Template:Efn
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Map including Maralbexi (labeled as BACHU (PA-CH'U)) (DMA, 1984)Template:Efn
See also
Notes
References
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External links
- Introduction to Maralbishi County, official website of Kashgar Prefecture government.
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