Aykol[3] Township (Uyghur: ئايكۆل يىزىسى,[4] Айкол; also Ayikule;[5] Chinese: 阿依库勒) is a township in Poskam County (Zepu County) in the Kashgar Prefecture of Xinjiang, in northwestern China. Located 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) west of the main office of Poskam County Office, it lies on the southern bank of the Yarkand River.[1]

Aykol
ئايكۆل يىزىسى
阿依库勒乡
Ayikule
Township
Aykol is located in Southern Xinjiang
Aykol
Aykol
Location in Xinjiang
Coordinates: 38°10′28″N 77°12′41″E / 38.17444°N 77.21139°E / 38.17444; 77.21139
CountryChina
ProvinceXinjiang
PrefectureKashgar / Kashi
CountyPoskam / Zepu
Villages14
Area
 • Total
59.2 km2 (22.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total
11,728
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
 • Major ethnic groupsUyghur[1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

History

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In 1961, Aykol Commune (阿依库勒公社) was established.[1]

In 1984, Aykol Commune became Aykol Township.[1]

In August 2013, at the end of Ramadan, violence erupted in Aykol.[3]

On April 15, 2019, a farming cooperative was established in Bashösteng (Bashiwusitang).[6]

Administrative Divisions

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Aykol includes fourteen villages[4][7][8] and 69 village committees:[citation needed]

As of 2009, the villages of Aykol were: (Mandarin Chinese pinyin-derived names)[9]

  • Xiawuqituoma (下乌其托玛村), Piqiangqi (皮羌其村), Kutayi (库塔依村), Paheteqi (帕合特其村), Wulukeming (乌鲁克明村), Xiayidan (夏依旦村), Xiawengrete (下翁热特村), Talekeqi (塔勒克其村), Shangwengrete (上翁热特村), Ahetaqi (阿合塔其村), Kuiyibage (奎依巴格村), Shangkulegan (上库勒干村), Ayikule (阿依库勒村), Wuqituoma (乌其托玛村)

Economy

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A typical farming township, Aykol has an area of 3.65 million mu of cultivated land and is a major producer of grain, such as rice, wheat and corn, cotton, fruits and medicinal herbs.[citation needed]

In 2018, the township cultivated 12,000 mu of jujubes with an average of above 450 jin produced per mu.[10]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
200012,761—    
201011,728−0.84%
[2]

As of 1997, the population of Aykol was 75.8% Uyghur.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f 1997年泽普县行政区划 [1997 Poskam County Administrative Divisions]. XZQH.org (in Simplified Chinese). 19 November 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2020. 阿依库勒乡 1961年建阿依库勒公社,1984年改乡。位于县城西5.5千米。泽(普)奎(依巴格)公路过境,叶尔羌河沿乡西北界流过。面积59.2平方千米,人口1万,其中维吾尔族占75.8%,辖下乌其吐玛、皮羌其、库塔依、帕合特其、乌鲁克明、夏依旦、下翁热特、塔勒克其、上翁热特、阿合特其、库依巴格、上库勒干、阿依库勒、乌其吐玛14个行政村。
  2. ^ a b 泽普县历史沿革. XZQH.org. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2020. 2000年第五次人口普查,泽普县常住总人口181721人,其中:{...}阿依库勒乡12761人、{...}2003年,泽普县总面积999.66平方千米{...}2010年第六次人口普查,泽普县常住总人口206936人,其中:{...}阿依库勒乡11728人{...}
  3. ^ a b Michael Dillon (2019). Xinjiang in the Twenty-First Century: Islam, Ethnicity and Resistance. Routledge. p. [1]. ISBN 978-1-315-74934-1 – via Google Books. August 2013 was a particularly violent month.{...}there was further violence that month at Aykol, a township in Poskam (Zepu) County to the south of Yarkand, also at the end of Ramadan.
  4. ^ a b 关于印发《泽普县各乡镇场、社区、村标准地名》的通知. 泽普政府网 (in Uyghur and Simplified Chinese). 22 December 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2020. پوسكام ناھىيسىدىكى يېزا، بازار ، مەيدانلار، ئىجتىمائىي رايۇن ، مەمۇرى كەنىتلەرنىڭ ئۆلچەملىك يەر نامى 泽普县各乡、镇、场、社区、行政村标准地名 خەنزۇچە ئۇيغۇرچە 汉文 维吾尔文 {...}阿依库勒乡 ئايكۆل يىزىسى 团结村 ئىتتىپاق كەنتى 皮羌其村 پىچانچى كەنتى 库塔依村 قۇتاي كەنتى 帕合特其村 پاختىچى كەنتى 泽勒普善村 زەرەپشان كەنتى 巴什吾斯塘村 باش ئۆستەڭ كەنتى 托万翁热特村 تۆۋەن غوڭرات كەنتى 塔勒克其村 تالقىچى كەنتى 巴什翁热特村 يۇقىرى غوڭرات كەنتى 努尔巴格村 نۇرباغ كەنتى 库依巴格村 كۈيباغ كەنتى 其纳尔勒克村 چىنارلىق كەنتى 阿依库勒村 ئايكۆل كەنتى 阿依丁库勒村 ئايدىڭكۆل كەنتى{...}
  5. ^ Ayikule (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  6. ^ 【脱贫攻坚】村级养殖合作社 拓宽村民致富路. 泽普县政府信息网 (in Simplified Chinese). 29 March 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020. 近日,记者走进位于阿依库勒乡巴什吾斯塘村农民养殖合作社看到合作社负责人阿孜·肉孜正在和工人们忙着喂养牲畜,{...}合作社负责人阿孜·肉孜说:"这个合作社是2019年4月15日成立的,
  7. ^ 2019年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:泽普县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2020. 统计用区划代码 城乡分类代码 名称 653124208200 220 团结村委会 653124208201 220 皮羌其村委会 653124208202 220 库塔依村委会 653124208203 220 帕合特其村委会 653124208204 220 泽勒普善村委会 653124208205 220 巴什吾斯塘村委会 653124208206 220 托万翁热特村委会 653124208207 220 塔勒克其村委会 653124208208 220 巴什翁热特村委会 653124208209 220 努尔巴格村委会 653124208210 210 库依巴格村委会 653124208211 220 其纳尔勒克村委会 653124208212 220 阿依库勒村委会 653124208213 210 阿依丁库勒村委会
  8. ^ 2009年泽普县行政区划 [2009 Poskam County Administrative Divisions]. XZQH.org (in Simplified Chinese). 19 November 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2020. 653124208 阿依库勒乡 653124208200 220 下乌其托玛村 653124208201 220 皮羌其村 653124208202 220 库塔依村 653124208203 220 帕合特其村 653124208204 220 乌鲁克明村 653124208205 220 夏依旦村 653124208206 220 下翁热特村 653124208207 220 塔勒克其村 653124208208 220 上翁热特村 653124208209 220 阿合塔其村 653124208210 210 奎依巴格村 653124208211 220 上库勒干村 653124208212 220 阿依库勒村 653124208213 210 乌其托玛村
  9. ^ 2009年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:泽普县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2020. 代码 城乡分类 名称 653124208200 220 下乌其托玛村委会 653124208201 220 皮羌其村委会 653124208202 220 库塔依村委会 653124208203 220 帕合特其村委会 653124208204 220 乌鲁克明村委会 653124208205 220 夏依旦村委会 653124208206 220 下翁热特村委会 653124208207 220 塔勒克其村委会 653124208208 220 上翁热特村委会 653124208209 220 阿合塔其村委会 653124208210 210 奎依巴格村委会 653124208211 220 上库勒干村委会 653124208212 220 阿依库勒村委会 653124208213 210 乌其托玛村委会
  10. ^ 泽普县20万亩红枣成熟陆续采收. 泽普政府网 (in Simplified Chinese). 5 December 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2020. 阿依库勒乡党委副书记、乡长艾尔肯·玉努斯说:"近年来,阿依库勒乡{...}今年全乡种植红枣面积达1.2万亩,每亩平均产量在450公斤以上,