Aykol

Township in Xinjiang, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

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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
CountryChina
ProvinceXinjiang
PrefectureKashgar / Kashi
CountyPoskam / Zepu
Villages14
Area
  Total
59.2 km2 (22.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[2]
  Total
11,728
  Density198/km2 (513/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
  Major ethnic groupsUyghur[1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
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History

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

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

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

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