Baykurut


Baykurut Town also Baykurt is a town of Wuqia County in Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Baykurut is located in the central to eastern part of the county. It has 2 administrative villages under its jurisdiction. Its seat is at Baykurut Village .
Baykurut is located away northeast of the county seat Wuqia Town and 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

The name Baykurut is derived from the Kyrgyz language. Baykurut was named after Kurut, a rich person who lived in the Baykurut area.

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.
In 1968 during the Cultural Revolution, the commune was renamed Hongqi Commune . The original name was restored in 1980.
In 1984, organized as a township in 1984.
In 2020, on December 30, the township was upgraded to a town status.

Geography

The town'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 town has 2 administration villages and 5 unincorporated villages under its jurisdiction.
2 administration villages:
  • Bayqurut Village
  • Qyzyl'agyn Village

    Demographics

, the population of Baykurut was 99.2% Kyrgyz.

Economy

, economically poor persons made up 20.74% of the population of Baykurut and the net mean income in the town was 1,365 RMB.

Transportation