Tatrang,
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town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in
Qiemo / Qarqan County,
Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture
Bayingolin (; often abbreviated to Bayingol; also as Bayinguoleng) is an autonomous prefecture for Mongol people in the southeast of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Western China. It borders Gansu to the east, Qinghai to the southeast and t ...
,
Xinjiang
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 ...
, China.
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History
In 1969, Tuanjie Commune () was established.
In 1980, Tuanjie Commune became Tatrang Commune ().
In 1984, Tatrang Commune became Tatrang Township ().
In 1986, an 800-year old manuscript copy of ''
Romance of the Western Chamber
''Romance of the Western Chamber'' (), also translated as ''The Story of the Western Wing'', ''The West Chamber'', ''Romance of the Western Bower'' and similar titles, is one of the most famous Chinese dramatic works. It was written by the Yuan d ...
'' and twenty-seven other documents were stumbled upon in Tatrang (Tatirang).
On October 20, 2014, Tatrang Township became Tatrang Town () and the boundaries of the town were adjusted adding of land previously administered directly by the county government to the administration of Tatrang.
Geography
Tatrang is located on the
Qiemo / Qarqan River. Tatrang originally included about of land.
In 2014, of land was added to Tatrang.
Administrative divisions
Tatrang includes five
villages
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
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Villages:
*Bashitatirang (Bashita Tirangcun;
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*Taitukule / Taitukuole (Taitu Kuolecun;
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*Serikebuyang (Serike Buyangcun;
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*Ayaketatirang (Ayake Tatirangcun;
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*Aderesiman (Adere Simancun;
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Demographics
, 80% of the residents of Tatrang Township were
Uyghur.
Historical maps
File:Operational Navigation Chart G-7, 6th edition.jpg, Map including Tatrang (T’a-t’a-lang) ( DMA, 1980)
File:Txu-pclmaps-oclc-22834566 g-7b.jpg, Map including Tatrang ( DMA, 1990)
Notes
References
Populated places in Xinjiang
Township-level divisions of Xinjiang
Qiemo County
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