Ulugqat Town


Ulugqat Town or Wuqia Town is a town and the county seat of Ulugqat County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Located in the middle east of the county, the town covers an area of 288 square kilometers with a population of 13,898. It has five communities, its seat is at Tianhe Road.

History

Kiziloy Town was formed in 1947 and renamed to Chengguan Town in 1984. A magnitude 7.4 earthquake occurred in Ulugqat County on August 23, 1985, and it was destroyed. the new town was rebuilt and named Ulugqat/Wuqia in Bolush, 6 km away to the northeast of the former town.

Overview

Basics for 2017

Residential communities

The town has five residential communities under its jurisdiction.
  • Baghcha
  • Bolush
  • Dostuq
  • Ordo
  • Qanjughan

Infrastructure

The main streets of Ulugqat Town include Tuanjie Road, Guangming Road, Bostanterak Road, Tuoyun Road, Kiziloy Road, Xingfu Road, Kangsu Road and Ulugqat Road. The Minzu Park is the main leisure place for residents. The Earthquake Monument was built at the northern end of Tuanjie Road. Wu Dengyun Exhibition Hall is located at the eastern end of Xingfu Road.
Tuanjie Road is the main road in downtown and is north-south, it starts south from Gakang Highway and north to Guangming Road. It is 1000 meters long and 26 meters wide with green belts on both sides, named in 1989. There are county bureaus of agriculture, tax, grain, commerce, and construction, administration for industry and commerce, PBOC, AgBank, etc. along the road.
Guangming Road is the main road east-west in downtown, starting from Toyun Road in the east and Tuanjie Road in the west. It is 950 meters long and 10 meters wide, there are green belts on both sides, named in 1989. Along the way are the CPC County Committee, County Government, courthouse, public prosecutor's office and public security bureau.