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Latest revision as of 10:46, 28 August 2023
County in Xinjiang, China
Baicheng County[4][5] (Chinese: 拜城县) as the official romanized name, also transliterated from Uyghur as Bay County[6][7][8] (pronounced like ‘bye’, 
pronunciation (help·info),[9] Uyghur: باي ناھىيىسى;[10] Chinese: 拜县), is a county in Aksu Prefecture of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.
History[edit]
In 1882, the county was established.[1][11]
On 6 November 1997, a member of a Xinjiang separatist group, Muhammat Tursun, fatally shot imam Yunus Sidiq Damolla at his mosque in Baicheng County.[12]
According to a report from Radio Free Asia, on February 17, 2015, seventeen Uyghurs (four policemen, nine attackers and four bystanders) were killed after a stabbing incident 150 m (490 ft) from a police station in the county.[13]
On September 18, 2015, a group of terrorists, suspected to be Uyghurs, attacked workers and security guards at the Sogan Colliery in Terek, leaving at up to 50 dead and 50 wounded.[14] A manhunt for the suspects concluded on November 13, with 28 suspects killed and 1 surrendering. In interview with Radio Free Asia, county police officers confirmed that women and children were among those killed in November.[7]
On December 5, 2019 at around 10:46 a.m., a 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck the county (epicenter: 41°44′N 81°39′E / 41.73°N 81.65°E).[4]
Geography[edit]
The county is located in the northern part of the prefecture, occupying the valley of the Muzart River between the southern slopes of the Tengritagh and the Qoltagh (却勒塔格山; Quèlètǎgé Shān).
Climate[edit]
| Climate data for Baicheng (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −4.3 (24.3) |
2.1 (35.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
20.6 (69.1) |
25.5 (77.9) |
28.8 (83.8) |
30.4 (86.7) |
29.8 (85.6) |
25.2 (77.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
7.3 (45.1) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
16.1 (60.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −17.0 (1.4) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
5.2 (41.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
12.7 (54.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
9.2 (48.6) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
1.7 (35.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.5 (0.14) |
5.2 (0.20) |
8.0 (0.31) |
7.8 (0.31) |
15.1 (0.59) |
22.1 (0.87) |
21.9 (0.86) |
19.7 (0.78) |
14.8 (0.58) |
11.7 (0.46) |
4.4 (0.17) |
2.6 (0.10) |
136.8 (5.37) |
| Source: National Meteorological Center of CMA[15] | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions[edit]
Baicheng County administered 4 towns and 10 townships[1][16]
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Administrative division code | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towns | |||||||
| Bai Town | 拜城镇 | Bàichéng Zhèn | باي بازىرى | bay baziri | 652926100 | ||
| Tirek Town | 铁热克镇 | Tiěrèkè Zhèn | تېرەك بازىرى | tërek baziri | 652926101 | ||
| Qarqi Town[17] (Yaqeriq) |
察尔齐镇 | Chá’ěrqí Zhèn | ياقىئېرىق بازىرى | yaqi’ëriq baziri | 652926102 | ||
| Sairam Town[18] | 赛里木镇 | Sàilǐmù Zhèn | سايرام بازىرى | sayram baziri | 652926103 | birthplace of the historian Musa Sayrami | |
| Townships | |||||||
| Qeyir Township | 黑英山乡 | Hēiyīngshān Xiāng | قېيىر يېزىسى | qëyir yëzisi | 652926200 | ||
| Kizil Township | 克孜尔乡 | Kèzī’ěr Xiāng | قىزىل يېزىسى | qizil yëzisi | 652926201 | site of a number of Buddhist grotto sites, including Kizil Caves | |
| Toqsun Township | 托克逊乡 | Tuōkèxùn Xiāng | توقسۇن يېزىسى | toqsun yëzisi | 652926203 | ||
| Yatur Township | 亚吐尔乡 | Yàtǔ’ěr Xiāng | ياتۇر يېزىسى | yatur yëzisi | 652926204 | ||
| Kanchi Township[19] | 康其乡 | Kāngqí Xiāng | كانچى يېزىسى | kanchi yëzisi | 652926205 | ||
| Bulung Township | 布隆乡 | Bùlóng Xiāng | بۇلۇڭ يېزىسى | bulung yëzisi | 652926206 | ||
| Miqigh Township | 米吉克乡 | Mǐjíkè Xiāng | مىچىغ يېزىسى | michigh yëzisi | 652926207 | ||
| Onbash Township | 温巴什乡 | Wēnbāshí Xiāng | ئومباش يېزىسى | Ombash yëzisi | 652926208 | ||
| Chong Kowruk Township | 大桥乡 | Dàqiáo Xiāng | چوڭ كۆۋرۈك يېزىسى | chong köwrük yëzisi | 652926209 | ||
| Qarabagh Township | 老虎台乡 | Láohǔtái Xiāng | قاراباغ يېزىسى | qarabagh yëzisi | 652926210 | ||
Economy[edit]
The county’s economy…