Nilek County, Yili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

Nileke County Nileke, Department of Mongolian, meaning "baby.". Nileke county is located in the northwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the people's Republic of China, bordering Yining County in the west, Gongliu County across the river in the southwest, Xinyuan County in the southeast, Hejing County in the East and Jinghe County in the north. The county extends from east to West in a long strip like willow leaf shape, with a total area of 10053 square kilometers. The county governs 1 town and 10 townships (including 1 ethnic township). The northern part of the territory is kegurqin mountain, bolekonou mountain and yilianhabiga mountain, and the southern part is abrel mountain with four mountains and one valley. It is high in the East and low in the west, high in the north and low in the south, and tilts from northeast to southwest.

By the end of 2015, nilek county had jurisdiction over 10 townships, 1 town and 2 farms, with a total of 189763 people, composed of 32 ethnic groups, including Han, ha, Wei, Hui and Meng. In October 2018, the people's Government of Xinjiang Autonomous Region agreed to withdraw Nileke county from poverty-stricken counties. On July 29, 2020, it will be included in the National Health township (county) naming list of 2017-2019 cycle.

The tourism resources of Nileke county can be divided into five categories and 17 basic types, including geographical landscape, water scenery, biological landscape, historic sites and buildings, leisure and knowledge seeking and fitness. According to its characteristics and distribution, it can be divided into three major scenic spots: the eastern tangbulabali scenic spot, the central jirentai Canyon Scenic Spot, and the Western Kashi River valley scenic spot.

Historical evolution

Nilek county is a multi-ethnic area. Ancient Serbs, dayueshi, Wusun, Huns and Turks all lived and multiplied here. From Han Dynasty to Jin Dynasty, it was under the jurisdiction of Wusun state. in the northern and Southern Dynasties, it was the land of Yueban. in the Sui Dynasty, it was under the jurisdiction of the Western Turkic shihana state. in the Tang Dynasty, it was under the jurisdiction of the capital of Kunling and the capital of Beiting. In the great Liao Dynasty, it was the Khitan Prefecture; in the Western Liao Dynasty, it was the land of the black Khanate. in the Yuan Dynasty, it belonged to Chagatai Khanate under the jurisdiction of daluhuachi. in Ming Dynasty, it was a nomadic land of Tatar Wasi under the jurisdiction of Bishi Bali. In the early Qing Dynasty, Nileke area was occupied by Zhungeer. In 1759, after the Qing government calmed down the chaos in Junggar, Xiaohe and zhuomu, the western region was renamed Xinjiang by the Qing government, and Nileke area was under the jurisdiction of the Qing government. In 1885, the government of Xinjiang Province decided to establish Ningyuan County, which governs today's Nileke area. in 1932, Gongliu county was established from Yining County and governed Nileke area. In February 1938, the gongha region separated from Gongliu county and established the gongha Administrative Bureau, which was under the jurisdiction of the Ili government office. In June of 1939, gongha county was changed into gongha county. On October 7, 1944, gongha guerrillas captured gongha County, changed gongha County into Nileke County, and established Nileke headquarters and temporary government of Nileke county. In January 1945, nilek county government was formally established under the jurisdiction of the "Three District revolution" government. In September 1949, after the liberation of Xinjiang, Nileke county was renamed gongha county. At the same time, gongha County People's Liberation Army Committee and gongha county government were established. In March 1951, gongha county government was changed to gongha County People's government. In July 1951, the CPC gongha County Committee was established. In April 1954, gongha county was renamed Ni lik County, and later it was standardized as nilek county. From March 1955 to September 1975, nilek county was under the leadership of the Ili District Committee of the Communist Party of China. In September 1975, Yili District was restored and rebuilt, and Nileke county was under the leadership of Yili District. In June 1979, nilek county was under the leadership of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. In January 1985, Nileke county was under the leadership of Yili region due to the restoration and reconstruction of Yili region. In March 2001, due to the cancellation of Yili Prefecture, nilek county was directly under the leadership of Yili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture.

administrative division

By the end of 2013, Nileke county had jurisdiction over 10 townships, 1 town, 2 farms and 1 corps, namely, subutai Township, Kalasu Township, jiakawulastai Township, wuzan Township, Keling Township, Nileke Township, Kemeng Township, kalatobie Township, hujiltai Township, Musi Township, wulastai Township, zhongfengchang, nilekemachang and 79 Corps. There are 83 administrative villages (teams) and 6 neighborhood committees.

geographical environment

Location context

Nileke county is located in the western part of Xinjiang Zhongtian Shanxi section, in the northeast of Ili region, 112 km away from Yining City. It straddles 81.85-84.58'e and 43.25 '- 44.17'n. It is bounded by Hejing County in the east by the watershed of Yibian habirga mountain and abrel mountain; Xinyuan County in the southeast; Gongliu County across the gongnais River in the South; Yining County in the West; Jinghe County in the north by the watershed of kegurqin mountain and borokonou mountain; Wusu city in the northeast by the watershed of Yibian habirga mountain and borokonou mountain. The county is 243 kilometers long from east to west and 70 kilometers wide from north to south, with a total area of 10300 square kilometers. topography

Nilak county is surrounded by mountains and canyons. The terrain inclines from northeast to southwest, and it is a faulted basin. On the northwest edge is kogurqin mountain, on the north is borokonu mountain, on the northeast is yilianhabirga mountain, and on the south is abrel mountain. Kashi River and Gongnaisi River are arranged alternately from east to west. high mountain landforms are mainly distributed in the area from bargaiti Valley to tingtekedaban, and middle mountain landforms are mainly distributed in the area from the east of wulasitai to kalagola, taldesayi to yingaiyaluo, and from borbosonggou to badaile river. The low mountains and hills are mainly distributed in the piedmont of Kashi River Basin. The landform of Valley terrace plain is mainly distributed in 9 terraces of Kashi River Basin.

Climatic characteristics

Nileke county has a continental north temperate climate with long sunshine time, abundant light energy resources, large diurnal difference and abundant precipitation. There is a great difference between the East and the west, and the mountain climate is obvious.

River system

There are three water systems in Nileke County, namely, the Gongnaisi river system in the south, the Kashi River System in the middle and the Ashale river system in the north. gongnaisi river is 42 kilometers long in the county, with a drainage area of 4860 square kilometers; Kashi River is 270 kilometers long in the county, with a drainage area of 8656 square kilometers; Ashale river is 60 kilometers long in the county, with a drainage area of 900 square kilometers; there are 23 tributaries of achale River, and 3 tributaries of qiaher ainilek River in the East.

natural resources

mineral resources

There are 30 kinds of mineral resources in nilek County, including coal mine, iron ore, copper mine, lead mine, tungsten mine, zinc mine, ancient gypsum mine, Iceland spar, bauxite shale, limestone, brucite, etc. Coal reserves of 8.2 billion tons, the eastern part of the county is mostly coking coal, the western part is long flame coal, and the central part is power coal. The iron ore mainly includes Xinyuan iron ore, siderite, pyrite, limonite, etc. The Xinyuan type iron ore is mainly hematite and magnetite, which are distributed in the whole abreel mountains. Iron ore is distributed from Tuohai bridge on Kashi River in the west to Nalati in the East, and most of it is in nilek county. Lead ore is mainly distributed in the upper reaches of sarhulesonggou in jirentai ranch. Associated minerals are silver and zinc, and the lead grade is 0.07% - 3%. Gypsum ore is mainly produced in taowukanbulake, with a length of 4.5km from east to west and a width of 1.5km, and a reserve of more than 100000 tons.

Biological resources

The main animals in nilek county are Kazak cattle, Mongolian Cattle, Ili camel, Ili goat, mallard, Ili horse, Xinjiang fine wool sheep, Xinjiang brown cattle, Tianshan red deer, mink, marmot, snow chicken, snow leopard, big head sheep, fox, bear, etc. The main plants are Fritillaria, Saussurea involucrata, Codonopsis pilosula, Zihu, etc.

Forest resources

Nileke county has a forest area of 163266.6 hectares, which is composed of four forest types. The natural forest in the mountain area is distributed on the sunny slope and semi shady slope of the western high mountain and along the river system of the mountain, with an area of 116133.3 hectares. The main tree species is Picea schrenkiana. The ancient poplar forest in Kashi River Valley wetland is mainly distributed along Kashi River and its tributaries and the floodplain of Heishantou forest protection station on the North Bank of Gongnaisi River, with an altitude of 800-1400m and an area of 14200 hectares. The tree species include Populus densiflora, Salix mandshurica, Fraxinus microphylla, Hippophae rhamnoides, etc. Plain plantation is mainly distributed in the plain agricultural area of 12 townships (towns) on both sides of the road, channel and farmland, barren slope, river beach, etc., covering an area of 12933.3 hectares, with poplar as the main tree species. The low mountain shrubbery is mainly distributed in the low mountain shady slope, semi shady slope and shady slope at the foot of the mountain, with an area of 20000 hectares. The tree species are mainly Rosa multiflora and tillers.

Hydropower resources

There are three rivers from north to south in nilek County, namely Ashale River, Kashi River and Gongnaisi river. The water energy reserve is more than 2 million kilowatts. Among them, Kashi River flows through the whole territory from east to west, and the theoretical hydropower reserve is more than 1.2 million kilowatts. (as of 2013)

Population nationality

population

At the end of 2015, there were 52587 households in nilek County, with a total of 189763 people. There are 53665 urban residents, 136098 rural residents and 28.3% registered residence. The proportion of men and women was basically balanced, accounting for 51.1% and 48.9% of the total population respectively. From the perspective of age structure, there are 51525 people under 18 years old, accounting for 27.2% of the total population, and 17471 people over 60 years old, accounting for 9.2% of the total population. The population is mainly concentrated in 18-59 years old, of which 56995 people are 18-35 years old, accounting for 30.0% of the total population, and 63772 people are 36-59 years old, accounting for 33.6% of the total population

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