Oytograk[1][4][5][6] (Uyghur: ئويتوغراق يېزىسى;[7][8] Chinese: 奥依托格拉克) is a township in Yutian County (Keriya), Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China.

Oytograk
  • ئويتوغراق يېزىسى (Uyghur)
  • 奥依托格拉克乡 (Chinese)
Aoyituo Gelake
Oytograk is located in Southern Xinjiang
Oytograk
Oytograk
Location in Xinjiang
Coordinates: 36°50′24″N 081°55′08″E / 36.84000°N 81.91889°E / 36.84000; 81.91889
CountryChina
Autonomous RegionXinjiang
PrefectureHotan
CountyYutian / Keriya
SeatLanganwusitang
(兰干吾斯塘村)[1]
Village-level divisions18
Area
 • Total3,639 km2 (1,405 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total18,271
 • Density5.0/km2 (13/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
 • Major ethnic groupsUyghur[1][3]
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Name edit

Oytograk (ئويتوغراق) means 'desert poplar forest lowland' in Uyghur, so named because it is located in a lowland surrounded by sand dunes that has many desert poplars.[1]

History edit

In 1958, Zhandou Commune (战斗公社) was established.[3][1]

In 1984, Zhandou Commune became Oytograk Township (奥依托拉克乡).[3]

Geography edit

Oytograk is located 22.4 km (13.9 mi) east of the county seat.[2][9] Oytograk is on the northern side of China National Highway 315.[1]

Administrative divisions edit

Yeyik includes one residential community, sixteen villages, and one other area:[3][10]

Residential community (Mandarin Chinese Hanyu Pinyin-derived names except where Uyghur is provided):

  • Xinjiayuan (新家园社区)

Villages:

  • Tawugazi (塔吾尕孜村), Taleke'airike (塔勒克艾日克村), Langanwusitang (meaning 'relay station canal' (驿站渠) in Uyghur;[1] 兰干吾斯塘村), Ya'ermaili (亚尔买里村), Toghraq'östeng (Tuogelawusitang; توغراقئۆستەڭ كەنت[8] / 托格拉吾斯塘村), Kule'airike (库勒艾日克村), Yesiyoulegun (Yesiyou Leguncun;[11] 也斯尤勒滚村) 36°53′24″N 082°11′44″E / 36.89000°N 82.19556°E / 36.89000; 82.19556, Tumuya (吐木亚村), A'erkawusitang (阿尔喀吾斯塘村), Yigeziduwei (依格孜都维村), Kalakumushi (喀拉库木什村), Afutapulekekule (阿甫塔普勒克库勒村), Bayilake (巴依拉克村), Alega (阿勒尕村), Yinake (依纳克村), Baiheti (拜合提村)

Other areas:

  • Tianjin Industrial Park Administrative Area (天津工业园区管理区)

Economy edit

Oytograk produces muskmelon, and is known for Daqingtao (大青桃). There is silkworm farming in Oytograk. Groundwater resources are plentiful.[1]

The total area of cultivated land in Oytograk increased between 1977 and 2002.[12]

Demographics edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
200016,377—    
201018,271+1.10%
[2]

As of 1997, the population of Oytograk, in total about 15,000 residents, was Uyghur.[3]

Transportation edit

Historical maps edit

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ (from map: "DELINEATION OF INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARIES MUST NOT BE CONSIDERED AUTHORITATIVE")

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Xie Yuzhong 解玉忠 (2003). 地名中的新疆 (in Simplified Chinese). Ürümqi: 新疆人民出版社. p. 259. ISBN 7-228-08004-1.
  2. ^ a b c d 于田县历史沿革 [Yutian County Historical Development] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f 1997年于田县行政区划 [1997 Yutian County Administrative Divisions] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2020. 奥依托克拉乡 1958年成立战斗公社。1984年设奥依托克拉乡。位于县城东22.4千米。面积3639平方千米,人口1.5万,均为维吾尔族。315国道从境内穿过,辖塔无阿孜、塔勒克艾日克、兰干吾斯唐、亚买里、托格拉吾斯塘、库勒艾日克、也斯尤勒流、吐木亚、阿尔卡吾蓁塘、依喀孜都维、喀拉克木其、阿甫塔甫勒库勒12个行政村。
  4. ^ Oytograk (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  5. ^ World Atlas Trade & Logistics Edition. World Trade Press. 2008. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-885073-44-0 – via Internet Archive. Oytograk
  6. ^ Geographica: The complete illustrated Atlas of the world. Mynah. 2005. p. 212. ISBN 1-7416-6036-X – via Internet Archive. Oytograk
  7. ^ ئويتوغراق (Variant Non-Roman Script - VS) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  8. ^ a b Gulibaikelamu 古丽拜克拉木, ed. (20 April 2020). شىنجاڭدىكى بۇ نازىر دەرىجىلىك كادىرلار تەكشۈرۈلۈۋاتىدۇ. 中国维吾尔语广播网 (in Uyghur). Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020 – via Internet Archive. ئويتوغراق يېزىسى توغراقئۆستەڭ كەنت
  9. ^ Zhong Xingqi 钟兴麒, ed. (July 2008). 西域地名考录 (in Simplified Chinese). Beijing: 国家图书馆出版社. p. 73. ISBN 978-7-5013-3628-9.
  10. ^ 2019年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:奥依托格拉克乡 [2019 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Oytograk Township] (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2020. 统计用区划代码 城乡分类代码 名称 653226208200 220 塔吾尕孜村委会 653226208201 210 塔勒克艾日克村委会 653226208202 210 兰干吾斯塘村委会 653226208203 210 亚尔买里村委会 653226208204 220 托格拉吾斯塘村委会 653226208205 220 库勒艾日克村委会 653226208206 220 也斯尤勒滚村委会 653226208207 220 吐木亚村委会 653226208208 210 阿尔喀吾斯塘村委会 653226208209 220 依格孜都维村委会 653226208210 220 喀拉库木什村委会 653226208211 220 阿甫塔普勒克库勒村委会 653226208212 220 巴依拉克村委会 653226208213 220 阿勒尕村委会 653226208214 220 依纳克村委会 653226208215 220 拜合提村委会 653226208400 220 天津工业园区管理区 653226208401 123 新家园社区
  11. ^ Yesiyou Leguncun (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  12. ^ Yalikun Tashi; Philippe C. Chamard; Marie-Françoise Courel; Tashpolat Tiyip; Yiliminuer Tuerxun; Sam Drake (5 September 2009). "The Recent Evolution of the Oasis Environment in the Taklimakan Desert, China". Water and Sustainability in Arid Regions. pp. 51–74. doi:10.1007/978-90-481-2776-4_4. ISBN 978-90-481-2775-7. Retrieved 23 July 2020.