Baykurut


Baykurut Township is a township of Wuqia County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Located in the middle east of the county, the township covers an area of 1,317 square kilometers with a population of 2,554. It has 2 administrative villages under its jurisdiction. Its seat is at Baykurut Village .
Baykurut is located 65 kilometers away northeast of the county seat Wuqia Town and 23 kilometers south of Turugart Port. It is adjacent to Terak Township in the east, Artux City and Wuqia Town in the south, Toyun Township in the north. It is bordered by the Kyrghyz Republic with a boundary line of 40 kilometers in the west.

Name

Baykurut, the name of the Kyrgyz. In the early years, a man named Baykurut lived here, known for his wealth, and the place was named after that.

History

Baykurut was the 3rd township of the 4th district in Wuqia County in 1950 and part of Toyun Commune in 1958, Baykurut Commune was formed from Toyun in 1962, it was renamed Hongqi Commune in 1968 and restored the original name in 1980, and organized as a township in 1984.

Geography

The township has an area of 1,317 square kilometers with a population of 2,554. The township's seat is at 2,310 meters above sea level. The highest altitude is 4,200 meters at Karadob, the lowest altitude is 1,900 meters at Topa.

Settlements

The township has 2 administration villages and 5 unincorporated villages under its jurisdiction.
2 administration villages: