Paotai ( zh, s=炮台镇, p=Pàotái Zhèn) is an ''

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'' () located in

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, it is known for the seat of 121st Regiment headquarters of the

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. The town is 213 km away from Urumqi in the east, 78 km from

Shihezi Shihezi is a sub-prefecture-level city in Northern Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. It has a population of 380,130 according to the 2010 census. The city is also home to Shihezi University, the second-largest comprehensive university under ...

in the southeast, 110 km from

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in the northwest, and 120 km from Kuitun in the southwest. The county-level road of Guxin Line () and the ''Keyu Expressway'' (, Karamay - Yushugou) cross the territory, and connected with contact line, its traffic is very convenient.about the history of

and its divisions, see ; about the history of 8th Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and Shihezi City, see The territory of the town is also the area of reclaimed land for the 121st Regiment. It has an area of 704.74 square kilometers with a population of 38,320 (as of 2010 census). The name of Paotai () was the

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of "bortai" () from the

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, meaning ''land with deers'' (). The town was named for the first time in 1982 census.;

Infrastructure

With six vertical and six horizontal streets, street layout of Paotai is gridded. From east to west, they are ''Donghuan Road'' (), ''Xiangyang Road'' (), ''Guangming Road'' (), ''Guangming South Road'' (), ''Guangming West Road'' (), and ''West Ring Road'' (), From south to north, ''Jian'an Road'' (), ''Renmin Road'' (), ''Limin Road'' (), ''Yucai Road'' (), and ''North Ring Road'' (). There are 21 commercial outlets, such as shopping malls, Pharmacy shops,

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, a bank,

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for residents. Coverage rate of FM radio stations is 100%. There is also ''Paotai Plaza'' (), ''East Park'' (),

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, a

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, a

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, and a

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References

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