Baijiantan District is located 30 kilometers northeast of Kelamayi City, bordering with Toli County in the north, connected with Hebuksaier Mongol Autonomous County in the south, Kelamayi District in the southwest, and Urho District in the northeast. The longitude is 84°57'-85°15'E, and the latitude is 45°34'-45°43'N. The total area is 1,272 square kilometers. The total area is 1,272 square kilometers. The total population is 60,000 people (2004).
The terrain is bar-shaped in outline. The climate is typical of continental desert climate, dry, windy, large temperature difference, gale, cold wave, hail, flash floods and other catastrophic weather more. The average annual temperature is 8.4℃, and the extreme high temperature in the past years reaches 42.9℃ and the extreme low temperature -39.5℃. The average annual precipitation is 169 millimeters and the evaporation is 2,558 millimeters. The average annual number of days with high wind (above grade 8) is 72 days. The frost-free period is 225 days.
Baikalitan District has 2 streets under its jurisdiction: Zhongxing Road Street and Sanping Town Street.
[edit]History
Baikalintan is one of the main production areas of the Karamay Oilfield.In 1958, the first high-yield well in the Karamay Oilfield that produced hundreds of tons of oil per day was born here, the 193 well, and the 193 well has long been known as the oilfield's The 193 well has long been known as the oilfield's "ace well". From the exploration and development in the 50s, the hard work in the 60s, the development in the 70s, to the take-off in the 80s, after two generations of oil workers, Baikalintan District gradually built a complete range of petroleum industry system, urban construction, business and trade, finance and insurance, medical and health care, transportation, service industry and other aspects of the development of the city has also made great strides.
In 1982, the establishment of the Baikalitan district authority, 1984 revocation. 1991 August restoration of the formation of the establishment of the Baikalitan District, jurisdiction of the two natural towns (Baikalitan Town, Sanping Town), **** there are 16 new villages, 26 resident committees.
At the end of 1998, the total population of the district was 62,633; there are 27 nationalities such as Han, Uygur, Kazakh, Mongolian, Hui, Miao, Manchu, Zhuang, Xibo, etc.; the Han population is 48,166, accounting for 76.9% of the district's total population; the ethnic minority population is 14,467, accounting for 23.1% of the district's total population.
In 2000, Baikalitan District governed 2 streets. According to the fifth census data: the district's total population of 64,297 people, of which the population of the streets (people): Zhongxing Road Street 46724 Sanping Town Street 17573
[Edit paragraph] Development of a brief history
Oil is the main natural resources of the Baikalintan District, oil reserves, excellent quality, can be refined a variety of aviation, aerospace oil, the most low-temperature-resistant diesel fuel and a variety of Lubricating oil, high-quality asphalt and so on. In addition to petroleum, there are coal, gypsum, manganese, asbestos, crystal stone and other mineral resources, as well as firing brick and tile and ultra-light ceramic grains of soil, sand, three and other building materials. Soil distribution in the region is from south to north, in the order of brown calcium soil, desert gray calcium soil and gray-brown desert on. Desert vegetation has pike firewood, red willow, poplar, jujube and perennial grass and short-growing plants, the territory of the wildlife are mainly yellow sheep, hares, wild boar, foxes, snakes, toads and pheasants and so on.
White alkali beach area in the pre-liberation is a Gobi deserted beach, low-lying perennial water, everywhere full of reeds, irrigation, often yellow sheep, hares and other wildlife, nomadic herdsmen here according to the geography of this place, had taken the name of "Jie Ran - Blake", meaning that the yellow sheep gathered place. Later, some people named "white water beach", meaning that this deserted beach on the water. 1956 oil workers exploration to this, see all over the land is a vast saline, and then named "white alkali beach", this name has been used to this day.
In 1982, the establishment of the Baikalitan District Authority, was withdrawn in 1984, in August 1991, the restoration of the establishment of the Baikalitan District jurisdiction of the two natural towns (Baikalitan Town, Sanping Town), the jurisdiction of the Xinjiang Petroleum Administration of the second level of enterprise and public institutions: drilling companies, oil extraction plant, oil extraction plant, oil testing, power plants, Xinjiang Petroleum Advanced Technical School, geological logging company; two and a half units are Xinjiang Petroleum Administration Second Transportation Company, Bureau of Real Estate Branch No. 1, Baikalintan Employee Hospital. Brigade-level units are: water supply brigade, heating branch, communication station. Enterprises and institutions in the area are: Xinjiang Corps five construction of a branch, Baikalitan Road class. The region **** there are 16 new villages, 26 resident committees.
The population of Baikalintan District has been increasing with the oilfield production and urban construction. At the end of 1998, the total population of the district was 62,633, with 27 nationalities such as Han, Uyghur, Kazakh, Mongolian, Hui, Miao, Manchu, Zhuang, and Xibo. The Han population is 48,166, accounting for 76.9% of the total population of the region; the ethnic minority population is 14,467, accounting for 23.1% of the total population of the region.
[edit]Petroleum Industry
The petroleum industry is the pillar industry of Baikalitan District, and occupies a pivotal position in the economic development of the district. Its main industries are drilling, oil extraction, oil testing, electricity, etc. Other industries are formed and developed around oil production and services.
In 1956, the Baikalitan oil field began large-scale development, thousands of pioneers full of ambition quickly converged on this desolate and magical land. At the beginning of the development, there were no houses here, from the leaders to the workers were living in tents and digging their own ground nest. The climate at the edge of the desert was freezing in winter and unbearably hot in summer, and the drinking water in the oilfield was very tense and rationed. The old generation of builders overcame the difficulties of harsh climate and difficult conditions, and devoted themselves to the construction of the oilfields day and night. 1960