Oksalur Township[1][2][6] (ئوقسالۇر يېزىسى[7] / Wuheshalu, Chinese: 吾合沙鲁乡; pinyin: Wúhéshālǔ Xiāng) is a township of Ulugqat County (Wuqia) in Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Located in the southwest of the county, the township covers an area of 1,745.5 square kilometers with a population of 1,031 (as of 2017). It has 2 villages under its jurisdiction. Its seat is at Qat Village (恰提村).
Oksalur
ئوقسالۇر يېزىسى 吾合沙鲁乡 Wuheshalu | |
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Township | |
![]() ![]() Oksalur Location of the township | |
Coordinates: 39.6751364027°N 74.7914523316°E / 39.6751364027; 74.7914523316 | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
Prefecture | Kizilsu |
County | Ulugqat (Wuqia) |
Seat | Qat Village (Qiati; 恰提村)[1][2][3] |
Villages | 2 |
Area | |
• Total | 1,317 km2 (508 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[4] | |
• Total | 1,031 |
• Density | 0.78/km2 (2.0/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | |
• Major ethnic groups | Kyrgyz[1][5] |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
Website | www |
Oksalur Township is located 35 kilometers west of the county seat Wuqia Town. It is adjacent to Kiziloy Township in the east, Boritokay Township in the south and Ulugqat Township in the northwest, and borders with the Kyrgyz Republic in the west with a boundary line of 7 kilometers. There are 2 mountain passes and a river connecting with Kyrgyzstan.[4]
The word Oksalur (ئوقسالۇر) comes from the Kyrgyz language, which means 'bullets in the chamber (of a gun)' or 'bullet in the bore (of a gun)'- Ok (ئوق), transliterated into Chinese characters as Wuhe (吾合) means 'bullet'. According to local tradition, there were numerous battles in this place, and the commanders ordered the locals' guns to be loaded with bullets.[1][2][5] The name Oksalur is transliterated into Chinese characters as Wuheshalu (吾合沙鲁). In Qing Dynasty maps of Shufu County, Oksalur is transliterated into Chinese characters as Wohusulu (倭胡素魯).[1][8]
Oksalur was part of the 2nd district of Wuqia County in 1950. Oksalur Commune (吾合沙鲁公社) was formed in 1958. In 1968 during the Cultural Revolution, the commune was renamed Weidong Commune (卫东公社). The original name was restored in 1980, and the commune was reorganized as a township in 1984.[2][5]
In early 2017, a security checkpoint was set up outside the door of the Oksalur Township border guard office.[9]
Oksalur is located on the northern bank of the Kezi River 35 km (22 mi) southwest of the county seat.[3][10] There is a scrubland along the Kezi River including many sea buckthorn.[1][8]
The township has 2 administrative villages[11] and 3 unincorporated villages under its jurisdiction.[2][5]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2000 | 1,355 | — |
2010 | 1,029 | −2.71% |
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As of 1997[update], the population of Kiziloy was 98% Kyrgyz.[5]
The economy of Oksalur is based on agriculture and animal husbandry.[1]
Public roads to the north connect Oksalur to the road between Ulugqat Township and Artux.[1]
吾合沙鲁 Oksalur
吾合沙鲁乡 位于县城西南34.5千米。西部山区与吉尔吉斯斯坦接壤。面积1743平方千米,人口0.1万,其中柯尔克孜族占98%。未设行政村,只有3个村民小组。“吾合沙鲁”系柯尔克孜语译音,意为“子弹上膛”。因此地清代曾发生几次反侵略战争,每有外敌入侵,乡民即呼“子弹上膛”,以御外侮,因而得名。1950年为二区五乡,1958年成立吾合沙鲁公社,1968年更名卫东公社,1984年改设吾合沙鲁乡。地处克孜勒苏河畔盆地,水资源丰富。
Oksalur
ئوقسالۇر يېزىسى ئوقسالۇر كەنت
今年初因工作需要,吾合沙鲁乡在边防派出所门口设立了一个执勤治安卡点。
The Wuheshalu section is located ∼40 km west of Wuqia, between the PFT and the Wuheshalu fault in the convergence area between the Pamir and the South Tian Shan (Figs. 1, 2, and 4A). This ∼15-km-long section exposes late Cenozoic successions along the Kezilesu River southwest of the Wuheshalu Village, forming the south limb of an E-W–trending anticline (Fig. 1B and 1C).
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Township-level divisions of Wuqia County, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region | |
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County seat: Wuqia Town | |
2 towns |
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9 townships | |
others | Toyun Ranch (托云牧场) |