Ruoqiang County
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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 Script error: No such module "convert"..
History
The ancient settlement of Charklik was located in what is today Ruoqiang County.
The Charkhlik Revolt took place here in 1935 when Uyghurs revolted against the Hui-dominated Tunganistan, which was controlled by the 36th Division (National Revolutionary Army). The Uyghurs were defeated.[4][5]
The county was established in 1902 as Script error: No such module "Lang". (Ruòqiāng, "recalcitrant Qiang"). In 1959, the less-offensive written form of "若羌" ("like the Qiang") was adopted.[2] The Uyghur name of the county, "Çakilik", is transliterated in Chinese as "Script error: No such module "Lang"." (Qiǎkèlǐkè).
On July 24, 2015, Tieganlike was changed from a township to a town.[6]
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 Qiemo County to the west, Yuli County, Piqan County, and Kumul to the north, the provinces of Gansu and Qinghai to the east, and the Tibet Autonomous Region 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 Lop Lake, these days usually dry, is located in the northeastern part of the county - the section officially known as Luobu Po Town (Script error: No such module "Lang".), i.e., Lop Lake Town.
The southern part of the county (administratively, Qimantag Township (Script error: No such module "Lang".)), is mountainous. The highest point in Qinghai, Bukadaban Feng, is located on the border of Qinghai and Ruoqiang County. The high plateau between the Altyn-Tagh and the main Kunlun range (which includes the Ulugh Muztagh) is known as the Kumkol Basin: an endorheic basin, where several saline lakes are found. Part of Altun Shan National Nature Reserve is located in Qimantag Township, in southern Ruoqiang County.
The three main lakes in the Kumkol Basin are Lake Aqqikkol (also known as Achak-kum; Script error: No such module "Lang".; Script error: No such module "Coordinates"., Script error: No such module "convert". elevation), Lake Ayakum (Script error: No such module "Lang".); Script error: No such module "Coordinates".; elevation Script error: No such module "convert".),[7] and Lake Jingyu (Script error: No such module "Coordinates"., Script error: No such module "convert"., Script error: No such module "convert". elevation). These lakes are among the few noticeable bodies of water in this extremely arid area; the area around them is officially protected as the Altun Shan Nature Reserve.[7]
Climate
Ruoqiang has a cold desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWk) with extreme seasonal variation in temperature. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from Script error: No such module "convert". in January to Script error: No such module "convert"., and the annual mean is Script error: No such module "convert".. Precipitation totals only Script error: No such module "convert". annually, and mostly falls in summer. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 63% in March to 82% in October, the area receives close to 3,100 hours of bright sunshine annually.
Administrative divisions
The county is made up of five towns, three townships and other areas:[8][9][10]
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Mongolian (traditional) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code | Notes | |
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| Ruoqiang Town (Qakilik Town) |
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| Yitimbulak Town (Yitunbulake,[11] Yetimbulak) |
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| Lopnur Town | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". (Script error: No such module "Lang".) |
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| Waxxari Town[11][12][13] | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 652824103 | ||||
| Tikanlik Town | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 652824104 | ||||
| Townships | |||||||||
| Utam Township | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 652824201 | ||||
| Tomürlük Township | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 652824203 | ||||
| Qimantag Township | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 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)Template:Efn
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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
since 1885[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., there was about 2,740 acres (18,113 mu) of cultivated land in Qakilik.[14]
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.[15]
since 2005[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 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%).[2]
As of 1999, 58.72% of the population of the county was Han Chinese and 38.2% of the population was Uyghur.[16]
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%).[17]
Transportation
Road
- China National Highway 218
- China National Highway 315
- 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
Airport
Railway
- Golmud-Korla Railway
- Hotan–Ruoqiang railway (Template:Lang-zh) serves Ruoqiang with the latter as the terminus.[19][20][21][22] Hotan–Ruoqiang also joins the Taklimakan Desert railway loop, together with sections of the Southern Xinjiang railway, Kashgar–Hotan railway, and Golmud–Korla railway, to form a railway link surrounding the Taklamakan Desert.[23]
See also
Notes
References
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External links
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- A Tourism Guide to "Charklik / Ruoqiang - Ancient Kingdom and Outpost Gateway"[1]
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