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Jamaterek Township 加马铁热克乡 (Chinese) جامالتېرەك يېزىسى (Uyghur) جامالتەرەك ايىلى (Kyrgyz)Jiamatiereke
Township
Jamaterek TownshipLocation of the township
Coordinates: 39°12′24″N 76°06′26″E / 39.2066895254°N 76.1073172178°E / 39.2066895254; 76.1073172178
Country	People's Republic of China
Autonomous region	Xinjiang
Prefecture	Kizilsu
County	Akto (Aketao)
Area
• Total	44 km (17 sq mi)
Population
• Total	11,398
Ethnic groups
• Major ethnic groups	Uyghur
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard Time)
postal code	845554
Area code	653022 204
Website	www.xjakt.gov.cn

Jamaterek (Uyghur: جامالتېرەك يېزىسى, from Mandarin Chinese Jiamatiereke Chinese: 加马铁热克乡; pinyin: Jiāmǎtiěrèkè Xiāng) is a township of Akto County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Located in the northeastern part of the county, the township covers an area of 44 square kilometers with a population of 11,398 (as of 2017). It has 7 administrative villages under its jurisdiction. Its seat is at Bagla Village (巴格拉村).

Name

The name of Jamal terek or Jamalterak is from Uyghur language, Jamal is a personal name, and terek means "poplar tree" (杨树). It is said that 250 years ago (about 1770s), there was a tall poplar tree in Tairegeilikehuoyila (台热给力克霍伊拉), near which lived a capable woman named Jamal Han (加馬汗), so the land was named after it.

History

In 1955, Jamalterak was transferred to Akto County from Yengisar.

In 1962, a commune was founded (加马铁热克公社).

In 1967, the commune was renamed Shuguang Commune (曙光公社).

In 1984, the commune was renamed and made into a township.

Geography

Jamaterek Township is located between the east longitude 76°36′ to 76°41′, and the north latitude 39°04′ to 39°29′. The township is to the northeast of the Akto County seat. It is bordered by Shule County to the east and south, by Pilal Township and Tortayi Farm (Chinese: 托塔依农场) to the west, by the 41st Regiment [zh] (41团) of the XPCC across Yuepuhu River (岳普湖河) to the north. Its maximum distance is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from west to east and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from north to south, with a total area of 44 square kilometres (17 sq mi), and a total arable land area of 2,240 hectares (5,500 acres). The seat of the township is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) away from the county seat, though the driving distance between the two is 20 kilometres (12 mi).

Jamaterek Township is relatively flat, and has an average elevation is 1,302 metres (4,272 ft).

Climate

The township's climate is mild, and precipitation is scarce. The annual average temperature for Jamaterek Township is 17.5 °C (63.5 °F), and the frost-free period is typically 180 to 220 days.

Administrative divisions

The township has the following seven administrative villages under its jurisdiction:

• Baghla Village (Bagelacun) (巴格拉村, باغلا كەنتى, باعلا قىشتاعى)
  • 39°12′11″N 076°04′36″E / 39.20306°N 76.07667°E / 39.20306; 76.07667
• Hokmehelle Village (Wukamailicun) (乌卡买里村, ھۆك مەھەللە كەنتى, ۉكۉ ماحاللا قىشتاعى)
• Konahoyla Village (Kuonahuoyilacun) (阔纳霍伊拉村, كونا ھويلا كەنتى, كۅۅنۅ حويلو قىشتاعى)
• Qashboyi Village (Kashiboyicun) (喀什博依村, قاشبويى كەنتى, قاشبويۇ قىشتاعى)
• Qoshterek Village (Kuoshitierekecun) (阔什铁热克村, قوشتېرەك كەنتى, قوشتەرەك قىشتاعى)
• Sekkiz'eriq Village (Saikezi'airikecun) (赛克孜艾日克村, سەككىز ئېرىق كەنتى, سەگىز ارىق قىشتاعى)
• Turtay Village (Tuo'ertayicun) (托尔塔依村, تۇرتاي كەنتى, تۇرتاي قىشتاعى)

Demographics

As of 1997, the population of Barin Township was 99.7% Uyghur.

Economy

Livestock raised in Jamaterek include cattle, donkeys, and sheep. The township's economic is agriculture-oriented, with key sectors including animal husbandry, the fruit industry, and the planting of wheat, corn, cotton and other crops.

Education

The township is home to one middle school, three primary schools, and four kindergartens.

See also

• List of township-level divisions of Xinjiang

References

1. ^ 加马铁热克乡（概况）. xjakt.gov.cn. 2018-06-04. Archived from the original on 2021-02-07. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
2. ^ 1997年阿克陶县行政区划 [1997 Akto County Administrative Divisions] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 2010-12-31. Archived from the original on 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2021-06-11. 加马铁热克乡　1962年成立加马铁热克公社，1967年更名曙光公社，1984年改设加马铁热克乡。位于县城东北20千米。面积43平方千米，人口0.2万，其中维吾尔族占99.7％。喀（什）和（田）公路从辖区旁边通过，辖巴格拉、赛克孜艾日克、阔纳霍伊拉、乌科、喀什博依、库什铁热克6个行政村。
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4. Amangul Abdurrahman ئامانگۈل ئابدۇراخمان, ed. (18 August 2020). ئامباردا ھەقسىز ساقلاشتىن نەپكە ئېرىشىش ئېلېكتىرونلۇق سودا ياردەم تولۇقلىمىسىدىن بەھرىلىنىش. Xinjiang Daily (in Uyghur). Retrieved 12 September 2020. ئاقتۇ ناھىيەسىنىڭ جامالتېرەك يېزىسى
5. 阿克陶县行政区划和居民地名称. xjkz.gov.cn. 2018-05-04. Archived from the original on 2021-04-28. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
6. 加马铁热克乡简介. GOVERNMENT OF AKETAO. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via Internet Archive.
7. 2020年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码（加马铁热克乡） [2020 Statistical Division Codes and Urban-rural Division Codes (Jamaterek Township)]. www.stats.gov.cn (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
8. Bagelacun (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
9. 阿克陶县历史沿革. XZQH.org (in Simplified Chinese). 29 January 2019. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2020 – via Internet Archive. 2000年第五次人口普查，阿克陶县常住总人口163024人，其中：{...}加马铁力克乡 9591人、{...}2010年第六次人口普查，阿克陶县常住总人口199065人，其中：{...}加马铁力克乡10311人，{...}
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• Township-level divisions of Akto County