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Maralbexi County (Maralbeshi, Maralbishi, transliterated from ; ), Bachu County (), and ) the former long Chinese name as well, is located in the southwest of the
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...
of the
People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
and is under the administration of the Kashgar Prefecture. It has an area of , and surrounds, but does not administer, the
sub-prefecture-level city A sub-prefectural municipality (), sub-prefectural city, or vice-prefectural municipality, is an unofficial designation for a type of administrative division of China. A sub-prefectural city is officially considered to be a county-level city, b ...
of
Tumxuk TumxukThe official spelling according to , (Beijing, '' SinoMaps Press'' 1997); is a sub-prefecture-level city in the western part of Xinjiang, China. The eastern part of Tumxuk is surrounded by Maralbexi County, Kashgar Prefecture. The smalle ...
. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 380,000.


History

In 1913, Maralbexi County was established. In September 1937, two regiments of Soviet Kirghiz troops and one regiment of Russian troops equipped with forty airplanes and twenty tanks entered Sinkiang from Atushe and attacked Maralbexi, dividing Ma Hushan's 36th Corps into two sections. In February 2002, a 6.7 magnitude earthquake killed 267 people in Maralbexi County and
Payzawat County Payzawat County,, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency also via SASM/GNC romanization as Payziwat County (; ), (also Faizabad and Fayzawat) and via Mandarin Chinese as Jiashi County () is a county in Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang ...
. On February 24, 2003, the
2003 Bachu earthquake The 2003 Bachu earthquake occurred on 24 February at 10:03 local time in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in northwest China. The epicentre was located near to the town of Jiashi and Bachu County, approximately 105 km east of Kashgar and 310 ...
occurred. In April 2013, twenty-one died in an incident in
Seriqbuya Seriqbuya ( Uyghur: سېرىقبۇيا, USY: Сериқбуя, ULY: Sëriqbuya; ) or Serikbuya is a town in Maralbexi (Bachu) County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. It is located on Provincial Road 215, on the left (northwestern) bank o ...
. In October 2014, twenty-two died in an incident at a farmer's market in the county. According to her husband, in May-June 2017, Mailikemu Maimati / Malika Mamiti, in her 30s, native of the county and wife of businessman Mirza Imran Baig of Pakistan, in his 40s, was detained in the county's re-education camp. After her release, she and their young son were not given their passports by Chinese authorities.


Administrative divisions

Maralbexi County includes four
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, eight
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and other areas: Towns (بازىرى / 镇) * Maralbeshi (Bachu Town; / 巴楚镇),
Seriqbuya Seriqbuya ( Uyghur: سېرىقبۇيا, USY: Сериқбуя, ULY: Sëriqbuya; ) or Serikbuya is a town in Maralbexi (Bachu) County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. It is located on Provincial Road 215, on the left (northwestern) bank o ...
(Serikbuya, Selibuya; / 色力布亚镇), Awat (Awati; / ), Achal (Sanchakou; / 三岔口镇) Townships (يېزىسى / 乡) * Charbagh Township (Qia'erbage; / 恰尔巴格乡), Doletbagh Township (Duolaitibage; / 多来提巴格乡), Anarkol Township (Anakule; ئاناركۆل يېزىسى / 阿纳库勒乡), Shamal Township (Xiamale; / 夏玛勒乡), Aqsaqmaral Township (Akesakemarele; / 阿克萨克马热勒乡 / 阿克萨克玛热勒乡), Alaghir Township (Alage'er; / 阿拉格尔乡 / 阿拉根乡), Chongqurchaq (Qiongku'erqiake; / 琼库尔恰克乡 / 琼库恰克乡), Yengiosteng Township (Yingwusitang; / ) Others * Xiahe Forest Plantation (下河林场), 兵团48团, 兵团52团


Transportation

Bachu is served by the Southern Xinjiang Railway and G3012 Turpan–Hotan Expressway.


Economy

Agricultural products include corn, cotton, wheat and others as well as sword-leaf dogbane. The central and eastern parts of the county have old
desert poplar ''Populus euphratica'', commonly known as the Euphrates poplar, desert poplar, diversiform-leaved poplar, or poplar diversifolia, is a species of poplar tree in the willow family. Description The Euphrates poplar is a medium-sized deciduous ...
forests. Animal herding is prominent and
rock salt Halite (), commonly known as rock salt, is a type of salt, the mineral (natural) form of sodium chloride ( Na Cl). Halite forms isometric crystals. The mineral is typically colorless or white, but may also be light blue, dark blue, purple, pi ...
and phosphate fertilizer are produced in the county. Industries include food processing, plastics, rug making, electricity and construction. , there was about 30,600 acres (202,728 '' mu'') of cultivated land in Maralbexi.


Demographics

As of 2015, 363,488 of the 382,186 residents of the county were Uyghur, 17,816 were
Han Chinese The Han Chinese () or Han people (), are an East Asian ethnic group native to China. They constitute the world's largest ethnic group, making up about 18% of the global population and consisting of various subgroups speaking distinctive va ...
and 882 were from other ethnic groups. , the population of Maralbexi County was 95.13% Uyghur. As of 1999, 83.12% of the population of Maralbexi (Bachu) County was Uyghur and 16.41% of the population was Han Chinese.


Geography


Climate


Notable persons

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He Jing (TV presenter) He Jing (; born 1969) is a Chinese television presenter. He Jing was born in Maralbexi County, Xinjiang. She received her bachelor's degree from Shanghai Theatre Academy in 1992. After graduation, she worked at Shanghai Television and hosted ''Br ...


Historical maps

Historical English-language maps including Maralbexi: File:Txu-oclc-6654394-nj-44-3rd-ed.jpg, Map including Maralbexi (labeled as PA-CH'U (MARAL BASHI)) ( USATC, 1971) File:NJ-44-1 Maral Bashi, China.jpg, Map including Maralbexi (labeled as PA-CH'U (MARAL BASHI)) ( ATC, 1971) File:Operational Navigation Chart G-7, 6th edition.jpg, From the Operational Navigation Chart; map including Maralbexi (labeled as BACHU (PA-CH'U)) ( DMA, 1980) File:Txu-pclmaps-oclc-22834566 g-7a.jpg, Map including Maralbexi (labeled as BACHU (PA-CH'U)) ( DMA, 1984)


See also

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Yarkand River The Yarkand River (or Yarkent River, Yeh-erh-ch'iang Ho) is a river in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of western China. It originates in the Siachen Muztagh in a part of the Karakoram range and flows into the Tarim River or Neinejoung R ...


Notes


References


External links


Introduction to Maralbishi County
official website of Kashgar Prefecture government. {{authority control County-level divisions of Xinjiang Kashgar Prefecture Populated places along the Silk Road