Ujme / Ojma ( or Yumai ) is a

township A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...

Akto County Akto County (also known as Aqtu, Aktu, or Aketao; ) is a Counties of China, county in Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. The county borders Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan and has two Towns of Chin ...

Xinjiang Uygur 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 ...

, China. Located in the northeast of the county, the township covers an area of 194 square kilometers with a population of 26,107 (as of 2015). It has 15 administrative villages under its jurisdiction. Its seat is at ''Hoylaerik Village'' ().

Name

The name of Ujme () is from

Uighur language The Uyghur or Uighur language (; , , , or , , , , CTA: Uyğurçä; formerly known as Eastern Turki), is a Turkic language written in a Uyghur Perso-Arabic script with 8-11 million speakers, spoken primarily by the Uyghur people in the Xin ...

, meaning "

mulberry ''Morus'', a genus of flowering plants in the family Moraceae, consists of diverse species of deciduous trees commonly known as mulberries, growing wild and under cultivation in many temperate world regions. Generally, the genus has 64 identif ...

" (). Ujme is so named because are many mulberry trees in the area and the quality of the fruit of the mulberry trees is good.

History

In 1955, Ujme was transferred from

Yengisar County Yengisar County, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (also known as Yangi Hissar); via Mandarin Chinese known as Yingjisha, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (Ying-chi-sha), is a county in the southwest of ...

to Akto County. In 1966, Ujme Commune () was established. In 1967 during the

Cultural Revolution The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China (PRC) launched by Mao Zedong in 1966, and lasting until his death in 1976. Its stated goal ...

, the commune was renamed Dongfanghong Commune (literally " The East Is Red Commune"; ). In 1984, the commune became Ujme Township. In 2018, Silu Jiayuan neighborhood () in Ujme became the first community to test usage of a centralized heating system in Kizilsu Prefecture.

Geography and resources

The township of Ujme is located between 75°51-76°08′

east longitude Longitude (, ) is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east–west position of a point on the surface of the Earth, or another celestial body. It is an angular measurement, usually expressed in degrees and denoted by the Greek letter l ...

and 39°00′-39°10′

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, in the alluvial plain of Kushan River () on the eastern slope of Pamir Plateau and on the western edge of

Tarim Basin The Tarim Basin is an endorheic basin in Northwest China occupying an area of about and one of the largest basins in Northwest China.Chen, Yaning, et al. "Regional climate change and its effects on river runoff in the Tarim Basin, China." Hydr ...

. The

Kashgar–Hotan railway The Kashgar–Hotan railway or Kahe railway (, abbreviated ), is a single-track, non-electrified, railway in Xinjiang, China between Kashgar and Hotan. The railway is in length and runs along the southern edge of the Taklamakan Desert, connecting ...

runs through the territory. Its maximum distance is 24 kilometers from west to east and 19 kilometers from north to south, it has an area of 194 square kilometers with the

arable land Arable land (from the la, arabilis, "able to be ploughed") is any land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops.''Oxford English Dictionary'', "arable, ''adj''. and ''n.''" Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2013. Alternatively, for the ...

area of 3,115 hectares. The seat of the township is 3 kilometers away from the southwest of

Akto Town Akto Town () is a town and the county seat of Akto County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Located in the northeast of the county, the town covers an area of 136 square kilometers with a population of 21,560 (as of 2017). It has 19 com ...

. The average altitude of Ujme Township is at 1,210 meters above sea level, it has a warm temperate continental

arid climate The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification ''BWh'' and ''BWk''), is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation. The typically bald, rocky, or sandy surfaces in desert ...

with abundant sunshine, four distinct seasons, drought and little rain. There exists large temperature difference between day and night with the average annual temperature of 10.9 ℃, the average temperature of 6.3 ℃ in January, the frost-free period of 200–240 days and the average annual precipitation of 70 to 120 mm. The main water channels are the Kunisak Channel (), Ujme Channel () and Kogunqi Regulating Channel (). Soil is mainly irrigated warped soil (灌淤土), suitable for farming, fruit and gardening.

Administrative divisions

The township has 15 administration villages and 69

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s. ;15 administration villages: * Altungqi Village ( / Aletunqi, Aletunqicun;, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ) * Amash Village (Amaxi, Amaxicun;, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ) * Bayheti Village (Baiheti; ) * Bilikeqi Village () * Hoylaerik Village (literally 'courtyard of aqueducts' (), Huoyila'airike; ) * Jangeliavati Village (Jianggeli'awati; ) * Jayterek Village ( / Jiayitiereke, Jiayitie Reke;, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ) * Kasherik Village ( / Kashi'airike; ) * Kolbag Village (Ku'erbage; ) * Kunisak Village (Kunisake, Kunisakecun;, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ) * Langan Village ( / ) * Qager Village (Qiage'er; ) * Ujme Village (Yumai, Yumaicun;, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ) * Yengaymak / Yengi Aymaq Village ( / Ying'ayimake; ) * Yokakhoy Village (Youkakehuoyila; ) ;

Unincorporated village An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

s * Kadirkorukmahalla () * Baymahalla ()

Demographics

, the population of Ujme Township was 86.9% Uyghur. As of 2015, the township has 6,679 households with a population of 26,107.

Economy

The economy of Ujme is primarily agricultural. Ujme is the main food-producing area of Akto County. Silk worms and mulberry trees are cultivated in Ujme.

References

{{Administrative divisions of Akto County Township-level divisions of Akto County