Qarlung
Name
The name of Qarlung is from a 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.
History
In 1965, Qarlung Commune (恰尔隆公社) was established.
In 1967, Qarlung Commune was renamed Wuxing Commune (literally 'Five Star' Commune, 五星公社).
In 1981, Kosrap Commune was created from part of the commune.
In 1984, the commune became Qarlung Township.
On August 27, 2018, Kosrap was merged into Qarlung.
In 2020, on December 30th, the status of Qarlung Township was upgraded to the status of a town.
Geography and resources
Qarlung town 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 town 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 town is 210 kilometers away from Akto Town.
The annual average temperature is 1.9 °C, the average temperature in January is -12.1 °C, and the average temperature in July is 12.2 °C. 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.
Administrative divisions
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The town has 1 residential community and 6 administration villages (including one from the dissolved Kosrap town) .
- Kunlun Jiayuan (Jilandi) Community (昆仑佳苑社区, كوئېنلۇن جيايۈەن (جىلاندى) مەھەللىسى,
كۉنلۉن جيايۇان (جىلاندى) قوومدۇق قونۇشۇ)
- Prior to December 30th , 2020: Jilandi Village (Jilangdecun) (吉郎德村, جىلاندى كەنتى, جىلاندى قىشتاعى)
- Baldaling'ozu Village (Baledalingwozi; 巴勒达灵窝孜村, بالدالىڭ ئوزۇ كەنتى, بالدالىڭ ووز قىشتاعى)
- Mazar'ozu Village (Mazhawozicun) (麻扎窝孜村, مازار ئوزۇ كەنتى, مازار ووز قىشتاعى)
- Qayiz Village (Kayizicun) (喀依孜村, قايىز كەنتى, قايىز قىشتاعى)
- Toylabulung Village (Tuoyilubulong; 托依鲁布隆村, تويلۇ بۇلۇڭ كەنتى, تويلۇ بۇلۇڭ قىشتاعى)
1 administration village from the dissolved Kosrap town:
- Aqchigh Village (阿克其格村, ئاقچىغ كەنتى, اقچىق قىشتاعى)
1 administration villages from the dissolved Kosrap town that has been submerged under water and not been relocated:
- Zongtash Village (宗塔什村, زوڭتاش كەنتى, زوڭتاش قىشتاعى)
- 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. 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.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,089 | — |
| 2010 | 4,823 | +1.66% |
As of 1997, the population of Qarlung was 99.9% Kyrgyz.
See also
References
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چارلۇڭ يېزىسى جىلاندى كەنتىدىن
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- ^ 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 (amalgamated 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.
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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。
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Hou Zhenqi, Party chief of Akto's Qarlung township
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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.
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