Population density: 13 people/km2
Atushi City, known as the "Fig Country", is located in the southwestern part of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountain, at the western edge of the Tarim Basin, between the longitudes of 75°30′-78°28′ E and 39°24′-40°45′ N. The city is connected to Koping County in the east, Aheqi County in the northeast, Bachu in the southeast, Gashi and Shushi counties in the south, Wuqia County in the west, Kyrgyz*** and Guojia in the northwest. Aheqi County, southeast of Bachu, south and Gashi and Shushu County, west of Wuqia County, northwest of Kyrgyzstan **** and the country as the border, the border is more than 120 kilometers long. The city is 241 kilometers long from east to west and about 136 kilometers wide from north to south, with a total area of 16,100 square kilometers. It is in the connecting part of the Southwest Tianshan Mountains and Tarim Basin. The northern mountainous area is the western slope of the Southwest Tianshan Mountains, with the terrain tilted from north to south, and the southern plain is the northwestern edge of the Tarim Basin, with flat terrain and an altitude of 1,200-1,300 meters above sea level, with a difference in elevation of only about a hundred meters.
In the long and lengthy geological history, Atushi has experienced great changes in the sea. In terms of geological plate tectonics, Atushi is a marginal sea on the northwest edge of the Tarim. In the Paleozoic era before the Taikoo Shing - the early Yuan dynasty, the whole of Xinjiang is a sea of ocean, only the Tarim Jungar two plateaus exposed to the sea, and Atushi is the Tarim Basin northwest edge of the sea on the edge of a piece of land, most of the land in the north, that is, today's Harajun, Tugubati northern mountainous areas, is still immersed in the sea, the famous Karateke mountain is still just a reef in the sea. Only a small piece of the south, today's Atushi city center, Songtak, Azak and Gedalyan townships, is land in the middle of the sea. And the northern part of Upper Atushi, Azhak, and Gedalyan Townships are coastline zones.
History
Before the Han Dynasty, the city's territory belonged to the Shule State. In the second year of Shenjue, Emperor Xuan Di of Han Dynasty (60 BC), it was formally included in the territory of Han Dynasty. During the Wei and Jin dynasties, Atushi was under the jurisdiction of the Western Region Governor's Office, and in the third year of the Kaihuang era of the Sui Dynasty (583 A.D.), Atushi belonged to the Western Turkestan. In the 23rd year of the Tang Dynasty (649 AD), Atushi was under the Shule Prefecture of the Anxi Prefecture. In the fifth year of the Tang Dynasty (840 AD), the Hui migratory birds established the Kara Khan Dynasty, of which Atushi was a territory. During the Mongol Khanate, Atushi belonged to the territory of Chaghatai Khan. At the time of Yuan and Ming dynasties, Atushi belonged to the East Chaghatai Khanate. In the Ming Dynasty, the Yarkand Khanate was established, and Atushi was one of its domains. Qing dynasty qianlong twenty-four years (AD 1759), the qing government to pacify the size and Zhuo chaos, atushi by kashgar minister of office jurisdiction, atushi Zhuang set up aqimu boke, management of local affairs. Qing Guangxu ten years (AD 1884), Atushi jurisdiction in Xinjiang?
Republic of China 27 years (1938) in September, Atushi set up governance bureau was established. The original belongs to the Gashi County of the big Atushi Zhuang and the original Shushu County of the small Atushi Zhuang assigned to its jurisdiction; Republic of 32 years (1943) in January, Atushi Shezhi Bureau upgraded to the C county, under the Kashgar Administrator General's Office; March 1950 the establishment of the Atushi County People's Government, under the Office of the Commissioner of Kashgar; July 14, 1954, the Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture was established, the Atushi County assigned to its jurisdiction, and was designated as the capital of the Autonomous Prefecture; in June 1986, the State Council approved the abolition of Atushi County and the establishment of Atushi City.
Atushi City, the green pearl on the edge of the Tarim Basin, is the brilliant result of the Atushi people's struggle with heaven and earth with their hard-working hands and wisdom, for generations and generations, and never-endingly. The city is located in the southern slope of the Boztag Mountains, located in the floodplain, Boguzi River flows from the western edge of the city, around the city southwest northeast of 3 sides. The city is located in the mountains and water, clean and clear_. Urban planning area of 9.6 square kilometers, now the built-up area of 7.2 square kilometers, the road from the original 2 increased to the current 19, with a total length of 42 kilometers, the road area of 693,000 square meters, the urban area to open 8 bus routes, operating mileage of 268 kilometers.
Population
Atushi city area *** 7 townships, 3 fields, 2 streets, namely Songtak, Azak, Ahu, Upper Atushi, Gedalyan, Harajun, Tugubati townships. _ At the end of 2000, the city had a total population of 194,200, with 11 resident ethnic groups, including Uyghurs, Han Chinese and Kyrgyz. Among them, 147,000 are Uyghurs, accounting for 82%; 21,700 are Kyrgyz, accounting for 12.1%; 10,500 are Han Chinese, accounting for 5.8%; and other minorities account for about 0.1%.
Happy street code: 653001001 jurisdiction of seven communities, a village committee: Pamir Road community, Buguzi Road community, Tianshan Road community, Ustang Road community, the masses of the Road community, Happy Road community, Songdi Road community, Taggarti Road, Cloud Village.
Guangming Road Street Code: 653001002 jurisdiction over eight communities: Guangming Road Community, Construction Road Community, Culture Road Community, Unity Road Community, Jimiti Road Community, Friendship Road Community, Pamir Road Community, Nursery Community.
Songtak Township Code: 653001200 jurisdiction over 10 village committees: Songtak village, Atskhan village, buy Shet village, Wakwak village, Kechengz village, Bagra village, Wintu Sak village, Yakabag village, Niruk village, Tokul village.
Azak Township Code: 653001201 jurisdiction of 14 village committees: Buyat village, Azak village, Tijian village, Yukuzi Ishtaki village, Tovan Ishtaki village, Tetil village, Maiyi village, Lankan village, Kulanqi village, Yingbagh village, Bergan village, Weng Aizhik village, Kumusak village, Kukuli village.
Ahu Township Code: 653001202 jurisdiction over six village committees: Tovankbuili village, Yukakbuili village, Azhaibuili village, Aqik village, Langan village, Tovank village.
Gedalyan Township Code: 653001204 jurisdiction over 7 village committees: Kurgan village, Qushurgai village, Tijian village, Kudukha village, Chokchi village, Kujike village, Alpalek village.
Shanghai Atushi Township Code: 653001203 jurisdiction over 17 village committees: Yaoluqi village, Khargola village, Sai village, Bostan village, Otyak village, Dikhanla village, Ucha village, Takut village, Yiksak village, Yawilek village, Layilek village, Kaylak village, Boysak village, Langan village, Tetil village, Tashi Pushkar village, Akzhema village.
Harajun Township Code: 653001205 jurisdiction over nine village committees: Qiong Harajun village, Ou Tula Harajun village, Ayaksuhongmu village, Xieyit village, Kiziltai village, Piqiang village, Gur Kuje village, Kutierzhek village, Aung Erz village.
Tugu Baiti township code: 653001206 jurisdiction over five village committees: Tugu Baiti village, Bashsuhongmu village, Kurumuduk village, Maydan village, Koktamu village.
Atushi City Economic Sheep Farm Code: 653001500
Atushi Horticultural Farm Code: 653001502
Atushi Breeding Farm Code: 653001503
Corps Red Flag Farm Code: 653001504
Natural Resources
The territory of the land resources to land, Gobi and wasteland, with little arable land. The city's total area of 16,100 square kilometers, of which 0.97 million square kilometers of mountainous areas, accounting for about 65% of the total area; Gobi, desert area of 0.28 million square kilometers, accounting for 18.7% of the total area; oasis area of 0.23 million square kilometers, accounting for 15.6%. Soil in the territory of organic content is low, the texture of the more viscous and heavy, poor structure, lack of phosphorus, less nitrogen, potassium is more abundant, mainly irrigation and silt soil, tidal soil, brown desert soil, salt soil, hydromorphic soil also occupies a large area of the city **** there are more than 260,000 acres of arable land. Vegetation is scarce in the territory, the coverage rate is low, the vegetation to crops and pasture, artificial forests. There are fewer natural forests. The city's forest area is 407,200 mu, and the pasture area is 14,870,000 mu. Natural forests and pastures are mostly distributed in the northern middle and high mountains. Natural water resources within the territory of 737.6 million cubic meters, of which 314.8 million cubic meters of groundwater and 422.8 million cubic meters of surface water; annual water diversion of 364 million cubic meters, of which 322 million cubic meters of cited surface water, citing 0.42 billion cubic meters of groundwater. Boguz River and Chakmak River are the two main water systems in the city.
Atushi City is rich in mineral and wild plant resources. Mineral resources, the proven metal ore iron, titanium, barium, copper, gold, lead, zinc and so on more than ten kinds of mineral resources are lake salt, coal, phosphorus, carbonite, marble, mica, crystal stone, fluorine worm, etc.; Wildlife distribution area is wide, a wide variety of *** there are more than 60 kinds of species, included in the scope of the national protection of the brown bear, cranes, lynx, snow leopards, long-tailed pheasants, swans, pan sheep, wolverine, snow sweeping, and so on more than a dozen kinds of species; Medicinal plants include Codonopsis pilosula, Chevron, Cymbidium orchid, Solanum, Ferula, Comfrey, Ephedra, Wild Safflower, Rhizoma Coptidis, and so on.
Tourism resources
Tourism resources are three immortal cave, Moore Pagoda , Karakhan dynasty royal court site, Suri Tangmazar and a number of cultural relics and monuments, not only has a high value of the historical evidence, but also is a must for tourists to the place. Bagh Sugaiti Ancient Forest, the growth of a thousand years old trees, intertwined roots, like a group of dragons dancing; Sugait Atamu Spring, long flowing, sweet and delicious water, locals call it " holy water ", the spring next to the willow, the roots of the deep foliage, adding a mysterious color; Nilkul Salt Lake, a glimpse of the boundless. These peculiar natural landscapes are breathtaking to tourists. The farmyard and patches of orchards in the summer and fall seasons are also a bright landscape.
In August 2019, the list of 2019 Comprehensive Demonstration Counties for E-commerce in Rural Areas was released, and Atushi City was on the list.