Arele Township, Qinghe County, Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang

Arele Township

Arele Township, whose full name is Arele Township, Qinghe County, Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang, is a local division unit.

General situation

Qinghe County governs the township. "Arele" is a Kazakh translation, which means "island". Rocket commune was established in 1958, later renamed red flag commune, renamed Ariel commune in 1982, and changed to township in 1984. Located in the west of the county, adjacent to the county. It covers an area of 4332.93 square kilometers and has a population of 12072 (2017), including Kazakh, Han, Hui, Mongolian and other nationalities.

Postal Code

:836500

Long distance area code

:0906

Administrative planning

It has jurisdiction over 14 village committees, namely, qiaoxia, hulsen, kuobu, kemoynak, Brooke, Talat, kurdinin, RAST, durgen, karangetuohai, dongte, tastobe, dabat and buheba.

socioeconomic

Wheat is mainly planted in agriculture, and Altay big tail sheep is mainly used in animal husbandry. In 2003, the township planted 4766 mu of jujube, 604 cattle and 4087 sheep, 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.