Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County
Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County[5][6][7] (often shortened to Taxkorgan County and also spelled Tashkurgan) is an autonomous county of Kashgar Prefecture, in western Xinjiang, China. The county seat is Tashkurgan. The county is the only Tajik autonomous county in China.[1]
Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County
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.png.webp) Taxkorgan County (red) in Kashgar Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang | |
  Tashkurgan Location of county seat in Xinjiang  Tashkurgan Tashkurgan (Xinjiang)  Tashkurgan Tashkurgan (China) | |
| Coordinates: 37°46′20″N 75°13′48″E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture | Kashgar |
| County seat | Tashkurgan |
| Township-level divisions | 12[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25,000 km2 (10,000 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,094 m (10,151 ft) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
| • Total | 39,946 |
| • Density | 1.6/km2 (4.1/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Major ethnic groups | Mountain Tajiks (China)[1][3] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard[lower-alpha 1]) |
| Postal code | 845250 |
| Area code | 998 |
| Website | www |
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 A sign welcoming motorists to Tashkurgan (Taxkorgan) Tajik Autonomous County | |||||||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 塔什库尔干塔吉克自治县 | ||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 塔什庫爾干塔吉克自治縣 | ||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Tǎshíkù'ěrgān Tǎjíkè Zìzhìxiàn | ||||||||||||||
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| Uyghur name | |||||||||||||||
| Uyghur | تاشقۇرغان تاجىك ئاپتونوم ناھىيىسى | ||||||||||||||
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| Sarikoli name | |||||||||||||||
| Sarikoli | توشقۈرغون تۇجىك ئوفتۇنۇم نويا Toxkhürghon Tujik Oftunum Noya[lower-alpha 2] [tɔʃqyrʁɔn tuʤik ɔftunum nɔja] | ||||||||||||||
History
During the Han dynasty, the town of Tashkurgan was known as Puli (Chinese: 蒲犁; pinyin: Púlí);[8] during the Tang dynasty, it was a protectorate of the Sassanids, during the Yuan dynasty it was part of the Chaghatai empire. It was part of China during the Qing dynasty.
Many centuries later, Tashkurgan became the capital of the Sarikol kingdom (色勒库尔), a kingdom of the Pamir Mountains, and later of Qiepantuo (朅盘陀) under the Persian Empire. At the northeast corner of the town is a huge fortress known as the Princess Castle dating from the Yuan dynasty (1279–1368 CE) and the subject of many colourful local legends. A ruined fire temple is near the fortress.
The region came under Chinese rule from Qing dynasty, to Republic of China and People's Republic of China.
On September 17, 1954, Taxkorgan was made an autonomous region (Chinese: 自治区). In February 1955, it was made an autonomous county (Chinese: 自治县).[9]
In 1955, Bulungkol was transferred to Akto County from Taxkorgan County.[10]
In August 2013, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences announced that they excavated a cluster of Zoroastrian tombs in Taxkorgan.[11]
In May 2017, the county was hit with a magnitude 5.5 earthquake that killed eight and injured 29.[12]
Geography
Taxkorgan County is located in the eastern part of the Pamir Plateau, where the Kunlun, Karakoram, Hindukush and Tian Shan mountains come together, at the borders with Afghanistan (Wakhan Corridor), Tajikistan (Gorno-Badakhshan Province), Pakistan (Gilgit-Baltistan) and India (Ladakh). The county seat is Taxkorgan Town.
The territorial expanse of the county is 178 kilometres (111 mi) from north to south and 140 kilometres (87 mi) from east to west, the total area is about 25,000 square kilometres (9,700 sq mi),[1] with an average altitude above 4,000 metres (13,000 ft).[1] The county includes a significant part of the Trans-Karakoram Tract, disputed by India and Pakistan in the ongoing Kashmir conflict; while Pakistan and China settled the border issue in 1963, India continues to claim it as part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Muztagh Ata, at 7,546 metres (24,757 ft), and the Kongur Tagh, at 7,719 metres (25,325 ft), are the main peaks in the county, while the two main rivers are the Taxkorgan River and the Tiznap River. By including the Trans-Karakoram Tract, the county also borders several eight-thousanders, including K2, at 8,611 metres (28,251 ft) the second-highest mountain in the world. There are several hot springs and resources of gold, iron, and copper.
Climate
Taxkorgan has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk), influenced by the high elevation, with long, very cold winters, and warm summers. Monthly daily average temperatures range from −11.9 °C (10.6 °F) in January to 16.4 °C (61.5 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 3.58 °C (38.4 °F). An average of only 68 millimetres (2.68 in) of precipitation falls per year
| Climate data for Taxkorgan (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) |
12.2 (54.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.1 (77.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.4 (88.5) |
27.8 (82.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) |
−1 (30) |
6.0 (42.8) |
12.8 (55.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.3 (73.9) |
18.6 (65.5) |
11.6 (52.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.9 (10.6) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
6.1 (43.0) |
9.8 (49.6) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
16.0 (60.8) |
11.4 (52.5) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
3.6 (38.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −18.6 (−1.5) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
3.1 (37.6) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.4 (48.9) |
8.8 (47.8) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −39.1 (−38.4) |
−36.0 (−32.8) |
−25.7 (−14.3) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−23.3 (−9.9) |
−31.5 (−24.7) |
−39.1 (−38.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.2 (0.13) |
2.6 (0.10) |
2.4 (0.09) |
4.8 (0.19) |
8.0 (0.31) |
15.5 (0.61) |
11.3 (0.44) |
9.6 (0.38) |
6.0 (0.24) |
2.1 (0.08) |
.7 (0.03) |
2.0 (0.08) |
68.2 (2.68) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 1.7 | .5 | 1.6 | 38.6 |
| Source: Weather.com.cn | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
The county administers 2 towns, 9 townships and 1 ethnic township, which then administer 50 village-level divisions.[1]
| Name[10]: 234–236 | Sarikoli (Uyghur Arabic) | Sarikoli (in IPA) | Uyghur (Erep Yeziⱪi) | Uyghur (Siril Yezik) | Uyghur (Yenɡi Yeziⱪ) | Chinese (Simplified)[1][13][14] | Pinyin |
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| Taxkorgan Town | توشقۈرغون بۇزۇر | tɔʃqyrʁɔn buzur | تاشقۇرغان بازىرى | Ташқурған базири | Taxⱪurƣan baziri | 塔什库尔干镇 | Tǎshíkù’ěrgān Zhèn |
| Tajik Abat | تۇجىكئوبود بۇزۇر | tudʒikobod buzur | تاجىك ئابات بازىرى | Таҗик Абaт базири | Tajik Abat baziri | 塔吉克阿巴提镇 | Tǎjíkè Ābātí Zhèn |
| Taxkorgan Township | توشقۈرغون دىيۇر | tɔʃqyrʁɔn diyur | تاشقۇرغان يېزىسى | Ташқурған йәзиси | Taxⱪurƣan yezisi | 塔什库尔干乡 | Tǎshíkù’ěrgān Xiāng |
| Tagarma Township | تاغارمى دىيۇر | taʁarmi diyur | تاغارما يېزىسى | Тағарма йәзиси | Taƣarma yezisi | 塔合曼乡 | Tǎhémàn Xiāng |
| Tiznap Township | تىزنەف دىيۇر | tiznef diyur | تىزناپ يېزىسى | Тизнап йәзиси | Tiznap yezisi | 提孜那甫乡 | Tízīnàfǔ Xiāng |
| Dafdar Township | ذاۋذور دىيۇر | ðavðɔr diyur | دەفتەر يېزىسى | Дәфтәр йәзиси | Defter yezisi | 达布达尔乡 | Dábùdá’ěr Xiāng |
| Weqa Township | ۋاچا دىيۇر | watʃa diyur | ۋەچە يېزىسى | Вәчә йәзиси | Weqe yezisi | 瓦恰乡 | Wǎqià Xiāng |
| Baldir Township | بالدىر دىيۇر | baldir diyur | بەلدىر يېزىسى | Балдир йәзиси | Baldir yezisi | 班迪尔乡 | Bāndí’ěr Xiāng |
| Maryang Township | ماريوڭ دىيۇر | marjɔŋ diyur | مارياڭ يېزىسى | Маряң йәзиси | Maryang yezisi | 马尔洋乡 | Mǎ'ěryáng Xiāng |
| Datong Township | تيڭ دىيۇر | tyŋ diyur | داتۇڭ يېزىسى | Датуң йәзиси | Datung yezisi | 大同乡 | Dàtóng Xiāng |
| Koguxluk Township | قۇغۇشلۇغ دىيۇر | quʁuʃluʁ diyur | قوغۇشلۇق يېزىسى | Қоғухлуқ йәзиси | Ⱪoƣuxluⱪ yezisi | 库科西鲁格乡 | Kùkēxīlǔgé Xiāng |
| Kokyar Kyrgyz Ethnic Township | كوكيار قىرغىز دىيۇر | kɔkjar qirʁiz diyur | كۆكيار قىرغىز يېزىسى | Көкяр Қирғиз йәзиси | Kɵkyar Ⱪirƣiz yezisi | 科克亚尔柯尔克孜族乡 | Kēkèyà’ěr Kē’ěrkèzīzú xiāng |
- Mazar breeding sheep farm (麻扎尔种羊场)
- Buhoi Jirap farm (布候依吉拉甫农场))
- Dairy farm (牛奶场)
- Bazadax forest farm(巴扎达什牧林场)
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 27,800 | — |
| 2000 | 30,454 | +1.84% |
| 2010 | 37,843 | +2.20% |
| [15] | ||
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As of 2018, Taxkorgan County had a population of 40,999,[16] up slightly from the 40,381 reported in 2015,[17] and the 37,843 counted in the 2010 Chinese Census.[15]
Ethnic composition
| Ethnic group | 2015[17] | 2018[16] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Tajiks | 32,867 | 81.39% | 33,718 | 82.24% |
| Han Chinese | 2,911 | 7.21% | 2,690 | 6.56% |
| Kyrgyz | 2,320 | 5.75% | 2,369 | 5.78% |
| Uyghur | 2,179 | 5.40% | 2,131 | 5.20% |
| Hui | 30 | 0.07% | 29 | 0.07% |
| Kazakh | 15 | 0.04% | 15 | 0.04% |
| Manchu | 9 | 0.02% | 6 | 0.01% |
| Mongol | 9 | 0.02% | 6 | 0.01% |
| Sibe | 7 | 0.02% | 6 | 0.01% |
| Russian | 1 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0.00% |
| Others | 33 | 0.08% | 29 | 0.07% |
| Total | 40,381 | 100.00% | 40,999 | 100.00% |
Mountain Tajiks make up a supermajority of the county's population, with recent figures indicating they make up somewhere from 80.9% of the population,[1] to 82.24%.[16] Other prominent ethnic groups include the Han Chinese, the Kyrgyz, and Uyghurs.[16][17]
In 1999, 6.28% of the population of Taxkorgan (Tashiku'ergan) County was Han Chinese and 5.08% of the population was Uyghur.[18]
In 1995, the total population of Taxkorgan was 27,800, among them 84% Tajiks of Xinjiang, who speak the Sarikoli language, 4% Han and 12% other nationalities.
Economy
Animal husbandry is the primary economic mode with agriculture. The well-known Dunbashi fat-tailed sheep (敦巴什大尾羊) are raised in the county as well as domestic yaks. Agricultural products include highland barley, wheat, and others. Mineral resources include iron, sulfur, and asbestos.[9] In 2011, the county was considered relatively poor. 90% of the residents were engaged in animal husbandry.[19]
The annual per capita disposable income 2018 totaled ¥29,053 for the county's urban residents, and ¥7,630 for the county's rural residents.[1] These figures increased 6.7% and 10.2%, respectively, from 2017.[1]
In 2019, the county government reported that the county has 17 impoverished villages, and 893 households with 3682 people in poverty.[1]
Transportation
The county is served by Karakoram Highway, which runs through Tashkurgan.[20] As of September 2016, China has begun building an elevated road which is expected to be completed in a few years. Taxkorgan Airport is now under construction and will be in service in 2022.[21]
See also
Notes
- Locals in Xinjiang frequently observe UTC+6 (Xinjiang Time), 2 hours behind Beijing.
- There is no official orthography for Sarikoli in China. This is the spelling used in the Sarikoli-Chinese dictionary written by linguist Gao Erqiang.[4]
References
- 塔县政府办公室 (2019-12-15). 塔什库尔干塔吉克自治县基本概况 [Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County Basic Overview]. 塔什库尔干政府门户网站 (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 2020-02-09. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
全县总面积2.5万平方公里，辖12个乡镇50个村（社区），总人口4.1万人，塔吉克族占80.9%，是全国唯一的塔吉克民族自治县，外与巴基斯坦、阿富汗、塔吉克斯坦及克什米尔地区接壤，边境线长793.6公里，
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主要居民为塔吉克族。
- Gao, Erqiang (高尔锵) (1996). 塔吉克汉词典 [Tajik-Chinese Dictionary] (in Simplified Chinese). Sichuan Nationalities Publishing House (四川民族出版社). ISBN 978-7-5409-1744-9.
- 中国地名委员会 (1994). 《中华人民共和国地名录》. Beijing: 中国社会出版社. p. 706.
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- 《中华人民共和国地名大词典》. Beijing: The Commercial Press. 2002. p. 6534.
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- "Zoroastrian Cemetery found in Xinjiang, Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, Jirzankal, 2013". kaogu.cn. Translated by Grace Warren. Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- Zhang, Dongmiao (2017-05-12). "8 dead, 29 injured in Xinjiang's 5.5-magnitude earthquake". www.xinhuanet.com. Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- 家乡“塔什库尔干县”微名片. 塔什库尔干政府门户网站 (in Simplified Chinese). 24 December 2018. Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
塔什库尔干自治县辖1镇、10乡、1场：塔什库尔干镇、塔什库尔干乡、提孜那甫乡、塔合曼乡、柯克亚柯尔克孜民族乡、达布达尔乡、库克西力克乡、班迪尔乡、瓦恰乡、马尔洋乡、大同乡、麻扎种羊场。
- 2018年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：塔什库尔干塔吉克自治县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
统计用区划代码 名称 653131100000 塔什库尔干镇 653131101000 塔吉克阿巴提镇 653131200000 塔什库尔干乡 653131201000 塔合曼乡 653131202000 科克亚尔柯尔克孜族乡 653131203000 提孜那甫乡 653131204000 达布达尔乡 653131205000 马尔洋乡 653131206000 瓦恰乡 653131207000 班迪尔乡 653131208000 库科西鲁格乡 653131210000 大同乡
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2000年第五次人口普查，塔什库尔干塔吉克自治县常住总人口30454人{...}2010年第六次人口普查，塔什库尔干塔吉克自治县常住总人口37843人
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- Morris Rossabi, ed. (2004). Governing China's Multiethnic Frontiers (PDF). University of Washington Press. p. 179. ISBN 0-295-98390-6.
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