Kümüx
كۈمۈش بازىرى 库米什镇 Kumishi, Kʻu-mi-shih | |
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Coordinates: 42°15′15″N 088°11′50″E / 42.25417°N 88.19722°E | |
Country | China |
Autonomous Region | Xinjiang |
Prefecture | Turpan |
County | Toksun |
Village-level divisions | 1
residential community, 2 villages |
Area | |
• Total | 812 km2 (314 sq mi) |
Population (2010)
[2] | |
• Total | 1,389 |
• Density | 1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | |
• Major ethnic groups | Uyghur [1] [3] |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( China Standard) |
Postal code | 838104 |
Kümüx [3] [4] [5] (Kumishi; كۈمۈش بازىرى [6] / 库米什 镇) is a town in Toksun County, Turpan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China.
'Kümüx' (كۈمۈش) means ' silver' in Uyghur. Silver is mined in the area. [3] [7]
Kümüx has also been written in Chinese characters as Kumushi (庫穆什 / 库穆什 and 庫木什 / 库木什). [3]
In 1984, Kümüx Town was established. [1]
In December 2010, Zeng Lingquan (曾令权), who ran an adoption agency for the physically and mentally disabled with no operation license in Sichuan, was arrested. Zeng reportedly sent the mentally ill to work in a factory run by Li Xinglin (李兴林) where they were enslaved and worked year round (instead of seasonally as with other local factories) in unsafe conditions at the Jia'ersi Green Construction Material Chemical Factory (佳尔思绿色建材化工厂) in Kümüx. [8] [9] [10]
The nearby Kuruktag [4] [11] (Kuluketage; 库鲁克塔格) mountains (at around 41°30′N 090°00′E / 41.500°N 90.000°E) are a source of gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron and other metals as well as asbestos, marble, mengfeitu (蒙肥土), limestone, table salt, mirabilite, gypsum and quartz. [3]
Kümüx includes one residential community and two villages: [1] [12]
Residential community:
Villages:
Kümüx is an important stop on the road from Ürümqi to Kashgar. There are restaurants, a transport and shipping station, a regional weather station, hotel, post office, gas station, etc. There is little arable land in the surrounding area and spring water is used in irrigation. [3]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
2000 | 1,119 | — |
2010 | 1,389 | +2.19% |
[2] |
As of 2003 [update], more than 600 persons lived in Kümüx, mostly Uyghur. [3] As of 1997 [update], 88.1% of the population of Kümüx were Uyghur. [1]
During the Qing Dynasty, Kümüx was described as having twenty or more households. [3]
Historical English-language maps including Kümüx:
库米什镇 1984年设镇。位于县城以南,距县城100千米。 面积约812平方千米,人口0.05万,其中维吾尔族约占88.1%。辖库米什居委会和柯尔克孜铁米、英博斯坦2村委会。
Kümüx{...}Kuruktag
目前,托克逊县库米什佳尔思绿色建材化工厂已被查封,
统计用区划代码 城乡分类代码 名称 650422101001 121 库米什社区 650422101200 220 柯尔克孜铁米村委会 650422101201 220 英博斯坦村委会
10- ئاينىڭ 16- كۈنى، توقسۇن ناھىيەسىنىڭ كۈمۈش بازىرى قىرغىز تام كەنتىنىڭ بەش كىلومېتىر جەنۇبىدىكى تاغ ئېتىكىگە جايلاشقان ئالتۇن رەڭ توغراقلىق خۇددى بىر پارچە ماي بوياق رەسىمگە ئوخشايدۇ.
Kümüx
كۈمۈش بازىرى 库米什镇 Kumishi, Kʻu-mi-shih | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 42°15′15″N 088°11′50″E / 42.25417°N 88.19722°E | |
Country | China |
Autonomous Region | Xinjiang |
Prefecture | Turpan |
County | Toksun |
Village-level divisions | 1
residential community, 2 villages |
Area | |
• Total | 812 km2 (314 sq mi) |
Population (2010)
[2] | |
• Total | 1,389 |
• Density | 1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | |
• Major ethnic groups | Uyghur [1] [3] |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( China Standard) |
Postal code | 838104 |
Kümüx [3] [4] [5] (Kumishi; كۈمۈش بازىرى [6] / 库米什 镇) is a town in Toksun County, Turpan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China.
'Kümüx' (كۈمۈش) means ' silver' in Uyghur. Silver is mined in the area. [3] [7]
Kümüx has also been written in Chinese characters as Kumushi (庫穆什 / 库穆什 and 庫木什 / 库木什). [3]
In 1984, Kümüx Town was established. [1]
In December 2010, Zeng Lingquan (曾令权), who ran an adoption agency for the physically and mentally disabled with no operation license in Sichuan, was arrested. Zeng reportedly sent the mentally ill to work in a factory run by Li Xinglin (李兴林) where they were enslaved and worked year round (instead of seasonally as with other local factories) in unsafe conditions at the Jia'ersi Green Construction Material Chemical Factory (佳尔思绿色建材化工厂) in Kümüx. [8] [9] [10]
The nearby Kuruktag [4] [11] (Kuluketage; 库鲁克塔格) mountains (at around 41°30′N 090°00′E / 41.500°N 90.000°E) are a source of gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron and other metals as well as asbestos, marble, mengfeitu (蒙肥土), limestone, table salt, mirabilite, gypsum and quartz. [3]
Kümüx includes one residential community and two villages: [1] [12]
Residential community:
Villages:
Kümüx is an important stop on the road from Ürümqi to Kashgar. There are restaurants, a transport and shipping station, a regional weather station, hotel, post office, gas station, etc. There is little arable land in the surrounding area and spring water is used in irrigation. [3]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
2000 | 1,119 | — |
2010 | 1,389 | +2.19% |
[2] |
As of 2003 [update], more than 600 persons lived in Kümüx, mostly Uyghur. [3] As of 1997 [update], 88.1% of the population of Kümüx were Uyghur. [1]
During the Qing Dynasty, Kümüx was described as having twenty or more households. [3]
Historical English-language maps including Kümüx:
库米什镇 1984年设镇。位于县城以南,距县城100千米。 面积约812平方千米,人口0.05万,其中维吾尔族约占88.1%。辖库米什居委会和柯尔克孜铁米、英博斯坦2村委会。
Kümüx{...}Kuruktag
目前,托克逊县库米什佳尔思绿色建材化工厂已被查封,
统计用区划代码 城乡分类代码 名称 650422101001 121 库米什社区 650422101200 220 柯尔克孜铁米村委会 650422101201 220 英博斯坦村委会
10- ئاينىڭ 16- كۈنى، توقسۇن ناھىيەسىنىڭ كۈمۈش بازىرى قىرغىز تام كەنتىنىڭ بەش كىلومېتىر جەنۇبىدىكى تاغ ئېتىكىگە جايلاشقان ئالتۇن رەڭ توغراقلىق خۇددى بىر پارچە ماي بوياق رەسىمگە ئوخشايدۇ.