Barin Township

Barin Township[3][4][5][6][7][8] (Uighur: بارىن يېزىسى;[5] Baren,[5][9][10] Chinese: 巴仁乡; pinyin: Bārén Xiāng) is a township of Akto County (Aketao), Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture (Kezilesu), Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. The township is located on the western edge of the Taklamakan Desert at the foot of the Pamir Mountains.[1] Located in the middle west of the northeastern part of the county, the township covers an area of 1,087 square kilometers with a population of 38,706 (as of 2017). It has 19 administrative villages under its jurisdiction. Its seat is at Barin Village (巴仁村).[1]

Barin

بارىن يېزىسى
巴仁乡

Baren, Pa-jen
Township
Barin
Location of the township
Coordinates: 39.0978663295°N 75.7872937794°E / 39.0978663295; 75.7872937794
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Autonomous regionXinjiang
PrefectureKizilsu
CountyAkto
Villages19
Area
 • Total1,087 km2 (420 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total38,706
 [1]
Ethnic groups
 • Major ethnic groupsUyghur[2]
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Area code(s)653022 202
Websitewww.xjakt.gov.cn

Name

Barin Township is located between the Gez River (Gez Darya; 盖孜河) to the west and the Kushan River (K'u-shan Ho; 库山河) to the east. The word "Baihal" (拜哈勒) from the Arabic language refers generally to the area between two rivers. The pronunciation of this word gradually evolved into the Uyghur word "barin", which became the name of Barin Township.[3][11] Barin is transliterated into Chinese characters as '巴仁', which is read in Mandarin Chinese as Baren (pinyin-derived) and Pa-jen (Wade-Giles derived). Barin was also called Balong (八龍) during the Qing Dynasty.[3]

History

In 1955, Barin, formerly part of Yengisar, became part of Akto County.[3]

In 1962, Barin Commune (巴仁公社) was established.[2]

In 1962, Barin Commune was renamed Xianfeng Commune ('vanguard/pioneer commune' 先锋公社).[2]

In 1984, Xianfeng Commune became Barin Township.[2]

In April 1990, the Baren Township riot occurred in the township.[4]

Geography

The township of Barin is located on the edge of the Taklamakan Desert and the Pamir Plateau, and is located between the Gez River and the Kushan River on the eastern slope of the Kunlun Range and western edge of the Tarim Basin. It is located in the east longitude 75°27′- 75°52′, the north latitude 38°08′- 39°36′, the southwest of the county seat Akto Town. It is bordered by Pilal Township, Yumai Township, Oytak Township, Kezilto Township, Bulungkol Township, and Shufu County and Yingjisha County. Its maximum length is 24 km from west to east, 66 km north to south, with a total area of 1,087 square kilometers and an arable land area of 2,940 hectares. Its seat is 17 kilometers away from the county seat.

Administrative divisions
Map of the Kashgar area including Barin (labeled as Pa-jen) between the Gez Darya and K'u-shan Ho (DMA, 1983)

The township has 19 administration villages.[12][2]

19 administration villages
Unincorporated villages
  • Bekmahalla (拜克买里)

Economy

Agricultural products of Barin include wheat, corn and cotton among others. Barin is known for its apricots and also grows sea buckthorn.[3]

Baren apricot

Akto County was named as "Hometown of Baren Apricot of China" (中国巴仁杏之乡) by the Ministry of Agriculture in 2002[26] and by the National Forestry Administration in 2014.[27] Baren apricot (巴仁杏) is one of the main fruits of local farmers planted, because of its highest yield and best quality in Barin and named after the place. Baren apricots are large, much flesh, high in sugar, sweet and delicious and of high yield, is a well-known local product of high-quality in Xinjiang. Barin Township is the core production area of Baren apricot, the local planting area of 933 hectares (14,000 mu) with 350,000 plants, the output reached 5,000 tons in 2018. The products through the e-commerce platform, were sold all over China.[28][3]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
200025,103—    
201032,909+2.74%
[29]

As of 1997, the population of Barin Township was 96.9% Uyghur.[2]

References
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  2. 1997年阿克陶县行政区划 [1997 Akto County Administrative Divisions] (in Chinese). XZQH.org. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2020. 巴仁乡　1962年成立巴仁公社，1967年更名先锋公社，1984年改设巴仁乡。位于县城西南15千米。面积1087平方千米，人口2.3万，其中维吾尔族占96.9％。辖库尔干、巴仁、库木、阔滚其、且克、克孜勒吾斯塘、阿热买、萨依巴格、墩巴格、也勒干、古勒巴格、汗铁热克、吐热买里、加依14个行政村。
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    The township is where an uprising and armed revolt occurred between Uyghur militants and Chinese government forces in April 1990. Reports of the incident vary, but Uyghurs maintain that security forces killed and arrested hundreds of Uyghur fighters.
    Authorities also arrested more than 7,900 Uyghurs following an ensuing crackdown on “criminal activities of ethnic splittists [separatists] and other criminal offenders,” according to reports at the time.
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