Arele Township, Qiemo County, Bayingolin Prefecture, Xinjiang

Arele Township

Arele township is located on the East Bank of Cherchen River, 3.5km away from Qiemo county. It is surrounded by Taklimakan Desert on three sides and faces the county across the Cherchen River on the West. In Uyghur language, Arele Township means an island in the desert. The terrain is high in the southeast and low in the northwest.

essential information

Its full name is Arele Township, Qiemo County, Bayingolin Prefecture, Xinjiang, with a total area of 50 square kilometers. It governs three administrative villages and eight villager groups. It is a township with agriculture as the main industry. In 2003, the per capita income of the township was 3175 yuan. The township government is located in Arele village, with a total population of 2835 (2017), which is composed of Uygur, Han, Hui, Mongolian, Yao and other ethnic groups, with the majority of Uygur, followed by Han.

Postal Code

:841000

Long distance area code

:0996

Natural overview

Arele Township belongs to arid desert climate, dry and less rain, strong wind and sand, annual precipitation less than 20 mm, large temperature difference between day and night, suitable for the growth of cotton, melon and fruit, long cotton fiber, high sugar content of melon and fruit. In 2003, the township planted 4766 mu of jujube, 604 cattle and 4087 sheep, with 1267 tons of grain output, 5756 mu of cotton planting area and 678 tons of total output, 250 mu of greenhouse vegetables and 420 mu of high-quality forage. Due to the water edge and geographical advantages of the township, 40% of the vegetables in the county basically come from the township. Arele township is the only way to restrain the advance of the desert in the East and west of the county, so its afforestation not only has long-term value, but also has far-reaching historical significance. In 2003, the people of Arele Township planted 3500 Mu windbreak forest, contributing to the people's life and ecological environment of the county.

Economic overview

Based on the original basis, the jade sand liquor factory of township enterprises has developed from single variety to more than 10 varieties of jade sand series Baijiu, and has become a well-known brand in the county and exported to Korla and other surrounding areas. The annual production capacity has been expanded from 5 tons at the beginning of the plant to 500 tons now. Make full use of distiller's grains to promote the increment and efficiency of animal husbandry in the township. In 2003, 4600 mu of water and soil were developed, which increased the cultivated land area from 10800 Mu to 15400 mu. With the project funds, a 7.3km rural asphalt road laying project was completed, and the main roads of rural roads in the whole Township were tarnished. The second phase of rural power network transformation project was completed, and the benefit area of the whole Township reached 98%. The second phase of rural disease prevention and water improvement project was completed, and 92% of the farmers in the township drank clean and hygienic tap water. The main line of CCTV has been extended to all villages, and 76 farmers have installed CCTV, accounting for 18% of the total number of households.

General situation of Education

There is one Uyghur and Han Central School in the township, which has a strong teaching team and complete teaching equipment. The qualified rate of full-time teachers is 100%. There is one cultural and technical school for farmers and herdsmen and three village level technical schools in the township. The township government has two full-time adult education professionals and four part-time teachers of cultural school for farmers and herdsmen. The annual training of farmers and herdsmen reaches 87.9%. the cultural station has a collection of more than 2000 books, which are timely opened to the majority of farmers during the leisure time, and the equipped activity rooms are also open to the public during holidays. There is one radio station to publicize the party's principles, policies and scientific and cultural knowledge to the people of the whole township. there is a health center in the township. The hospital has complete basic equipment and medical equipment, which basically achieves the one-stop service of epidemic prevention, inspection and treatment, and greatly solves the problem of difficult medical treatment for the whole township.