Qarlung

Qarlung,[6][7] Charlung[8] (چارلۇڭ يېزىسى;[1][9] Qia'erlong,[10] Chinese: 恰尔隆乡; pinyin: Qià'ěrlóng Xiāng) is a township of Akto County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Located in the southeast of the county, the township covers an area of 3,242 square kilometers with a population of 5,258 (as of 2015[4]). It has 5 administrative villages under its jurisdiction.[2]

Qarlung

چارلۇڭ يېزىسى
恰尔隆乡

Charlung, Qia'erlong
Township
Qarlung
Location of the township
Coordinates: 38.0321756817°N 75.9396119541°E / 38.0321756817; 75.9396119541
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Autonomous regionXinjiang
PrefectureKizilsu
CountyAkto
SeatJilande Village (جىلاندى كەنت;[1] Jilangde, 吉郎德村).[2]
Villages5
Area
 • Total3,242 km2 (1,252 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[4][5]
 • Total5,258
Ethnic groups
 • Major ethnic groupsKyrgyz[5]
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Postal code
844100
Area code(s)653022 203
Websitewww.xjakt.gov.cn

Name

The name of Qarlung is from Turkic language, meaning "the place where the mountains gather" (群山汇集处). It is named after the confluence of the four narrow valleys.[4]

History

In 1965, Qarlung Commune (恰尔隆公社) was established.[5]

In 1967, Qarlung Commune was renamed Wuxing Commune (literally 'Five Star' Commune, 五星公社).[5]

In 1981, Kosrap Commune was created from part of the commune.[5]

In 1984, the commune became Qarlung Township.[5]

On August 27, 2018, Kosrap was merged into Qarlung.[11]

Geography and resources
the road between Kizilto and Qarlung

Qarlung Township is located between 75°09′- 76°02′ east longitude and 37°52′- 38°12′ north latitude, to the south of the county seat Akto Town. It is bordered by Kizilto and Tar townships to the east and south, by Taxkorgan County to the west. Its maximum distance is 58 kilometers from west to east and 45 kilometers from north to south. It has a total area of 3,242 square meters with arable land area of 75.04 hectares and artificial grassland area of 77.89 hectares. The seat of the township is 210 kilometers away from Akto Town.

The annual average temperature is 1.9 ℃, the average temperature in January is -12.1 ℃, and the average temperature in July is 12.2 ℃. The annual precipitation is 150–200 mm, the frost-free period is 120 days.

There are precious animals such as snowcock, yellow sheep and argali in the territory, and mineral resources such as coal, crystal, gold, iron, lead and zinc. There are two water systems of Qarlung River (恰尔隆河) and the Kesrevati River (克斯热瓦提河), and the Pashrevati Yikbulak Hot Spring (帕什热瓦提依色克布拉克温泉) with a water temperature of 40-50 °C is a sulfur spring, which can help treat skin diseases.[12]

Administrative divisions
Map including Qarlung (as an unnamed populated place) (DMA, 1983)

The township has 5 administration villages and unincorporated villages .[13][5]

5 administration villages:

Unincorporated villages

  • Koyjol (阔依居勒)
  • Janbulak (江布拉克)

Economy

As of 2020, as part of the larger poverty alleviation campaign (脱贫攻坚战), herdsman residents were given the materials to plant farms.[16] It was reported that 162 herdsmen in Qarlung had been made responsible for about 12,000 cows and 19,000 sheep belonging to 847 households. According to Hou Zhenqi, Party chief of Akto’s Qarlung township, all impoverished people in the township had been moved to a new residential compound, a policy which began implementation in 2017. The compound houses 6,593 impoverished people from 1,656 households.[6]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20004,089—    
20104,823+1.66%
[17]

As of 1997, the population of Qarlung was 99.9% Kyrgyz.[5]

References
  1. 乌斯曼江, ed. (18 January 2020). "بەختلىك تۇرمۇشنىڭ پەيزىنى سۈرۈۋاتقانلار". 中国维吾尔语广播网. Retrieved 3 September 2020. چارلۇڭ يېزىسى جىلاندى كەنتىدىن
  2. 阿克陶县行政区划和居民地名称. xjkz.gov.cn. 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  3. Total Area: 3,242 square meters; 2,203 square meters of the former Qarlung Township and 1,039 square meters of the former Kosrap Township (amalgated into Qarlung on August 27, 2018). see 2018年8月27日，自治区人民政府同意阿克陶县撤销库斯拉甫乡建制，原库斯拉甫乡整体搬迁至喀什地区泽普县大亚斯墩区域，原库斯拉甫乡行政区域划归阿克陶县恰尔隆乡管辖。 关于同意阿克陶县撤销库斯拉甫乡的批复（新政函[2018]149号）. xjmca.gov.cn. 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2019-11-12.; 2018年8月27日，自治区人民政府同意泽普县设立桐安乡，乡人民政府驻英阿瓦提村，隶属泽普县管辖。 关于同意泽普县设立桐安乡的批复（新政函[2018]150号）. xjmca.gov.cn. 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  4. 恰尔隆乡（概况）. xjakt.gov.cn. 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  5. 1997年阿克陶县行政区划 [1997 Akto County Administrative Divisions] (in Chinese). XZQH.org. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2020. 恰尔隆乡 1965年成立恰尔隆公社，1967年更名五星公社，1984年改恰尔隆乡。位于县城南204千米，地处山区。面积2230平方千米，人口0.5万，其中柯尔克孜族占99.9％，辖吉郎德、麻扎窝孜、托依鲁布隆、巴勒达灵窝孜、喀依孜5个行政村。库斯拉甫乡 1961年成立库斯拉甫公社，1965年并入恰尔隆公社，1981年从恰尔隆公社析出复设库斯拉甫公社，1984年改乡。
  6. Hongyu, ed. (27 April 2020). "Relocated poor embrace new life in Xinjiang's Akto county". People's Daily. Retrieved 3 September 2020. Hou Zhenqi, Party chief of Akto’s Qarlung township
  7. Du Zheng; Qingsong Zhang; Shaohong Wu, eds. (2000). Mountain Geoecology and Sustainable Development of the Tibetan Plateau. Kluwer Academic Publishers. p. 363-4. ISBN 0-7923-6688-3 – via Google Books. Both at Oytag and at Xihexiu are there montane coniferous forest; but at Qarlung located between Oytag and Xihexiu no montane forests can be seen.
  8. Charlung (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  9. چارلۇڭ (Variant Non-Roman Script - VS) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  10. Qia’erlong (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  11. 2018年8月27日，自治区人民政府同意阿克陶县撤销库斯拉甫乡建制，原库斯拉甫乡整体搬迁至喀什地区泽普县大亚斯墩区域，原库斯拉甫乡行政区域划归阿克陶县恰尔隆乡管辖。关于同意阿克陶县撤销库斯拉甫乡的批复（新政函[2018]149号）. xjmca.gov.cn. 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  12. 克孜勒阿克陶县民生地理. monseng.com. 2019-03-04. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  13. 2018年恰尔隆乡行政区划代码. National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  14. Jilangde (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  15. Mazhawozicun (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  16. Shi Ge 施歌, ed. (1 April 2020). 帕米尔高原羊倌脱贫变身“甜瓜王”. Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  17. 阿克陶县历史沿革. XZQH.org (in Chinese). 29 January 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2020. 2000年第五次人口普查，阿克陶县常住总人口163024人，其中：{...}恰尔隆乡4089人、{...}2010年第六次人口普查，阿克陶县常住总人口199065人，其中：{...}恰尔隆乡4823人，{...}
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