Wumachang Township, Qitai County, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

Wumachang Township

Wumachang Kazak township is a township level administrative unit under the jurisdiction of Qitai County, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It is located in the east of the county seat, with a straight-line distance of 23 km. It is adjacent to laoqitai town and qiaoren in the East, 109 regiment farm in the South and Xidi Township in the north, with a total area of 132 square kilometers. The township government is located in ahash hulak village. It has 7 villager committees with 8921 members (2017).

Evolution of organizational system

Wumachang, the place name, began in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty. At that time, it was the fifth army horse farm of Qing army. Before liberation, it belonged to BEIXIANG district. At the beginning of liberation, it belonged to five districts. In 1958, it was the red flag ranch of Hongqi (laoqitai) commune. In April 1965, according to the administrative division, the red flag ranch was separated from laoqitai commune and wumachang commune was established. At the end of 1966, it was renamed anti revisionist commune. In 1978, it was restored to wumachang commune, and in 1984, it was named wumachang Kazak township.

geographical position

Wumachang Kazak township is located in the east of the county, with a straight-line distance of 23 km. It is adjacent to laoqitai town and qiaoren in the East, 109 regiment farm in the South and Xidi Township in the north, with a total area of 132 square kilometers.

administrative division

Wumachang village has seven villagers' committees: Donghe village, Qinghai village, Tuanjie village, shaliangzi village, tiemaikebulak village, ahashhulak village and banjiequan village.

Population nationality

The total population is 8921 (2017).

Economic overview

Wumachang township is a township with "mainly animal husbandry, promoting income by agriculture and simultaneously developing agriculture and animal husbandry". In recent years, with the market as the guide, the structural adjustment as the main line, and the goal of increasing the income of farmers and herdsmen by a large margin, the township has made concerted efforts, blazed new trails and made steady and healthy economic and social development. In 2005, the total social output value was 59.01 million yuan, including 54.31 million yuan for the primary industry, 4.7 million yuan for the secondary and tertiary industry, and 3820 yuan for the per capita net income of farmers and herdsmen. In the planting industry, according to the requirements of "reducing the area of grain crops, increasing the area of forage crops, and promoting high-efficiency economic crops", the structure of planting industry was rationally adjusted, and the total output value of planting industry reached 23.82 million yuan. In animal husbandry, according to the idea of "long grass and short feeding, increase the total amount; off-season fattening, improve efficiency", comprehensively improve the development level of modern animal husbandry, the proportion of total output value of animal husbandry reached 30.49 million yuan, accounting for 56.1% of the total agricultural output value.
The rich animal and plant resources strongly promote the rapid development of tourism. Goats, red deer, wild boar, yellow sheep and other wild animals live in mountainous areas. There are patches of Achnatherum splendens, larch, spruce, Fritillaria, Codonopsis pilosula, Saussurea involucrata, ferula, etc. Kangkeren village, commonly known as yangwatan in Chinese, is a beautiful summer resort in Qitai County. It is located in Dadonggou at the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain. The valley is opposite to the north and South Mountains. There is a long flowing river flowing westward into Kaiken river. In midsummer, you can see the distant mountains in the south, covered with silver and plain clothes, magnificent and magnificent; you can enjoy the hillside near, with green grass, tall pine forest and fragrant mountain flowers. In recent years, aken's performance is often held here.