Baiyang, Xinjiang

Baiyang
白杨市 (Chinese)
بەيياڭ شەھىرى (Uyghur)
بايياڭ قالاسى (Kazakh)
Map
Baiyang is located in Dzungaria
Baiyang
Baiyang
Location in Xinjiang
Baiyang is located in Xinjiang
Baiyang
Baiyang
Baiyang (Xinjiang)
Baiyang is located in China
Baiyang
Baiyang
Baiyang (China)
Coordinates: 46°43′28″N 82°53′45″E / 46.72444°N 82.89583°E / 46.72444; 82.89583
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
EstablishedJanuary 20, 2023
Municipal seat163rd Regiment Farm
Government
 • CCP Secretaryvacant (Political Commissar of the 9th Division)
 • MayorHu Xiaojiang (Commander of the 9th Division)
Area
 • Total4,928 km2 (1,903 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total85,655
 • Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Websitewww.njs.gov.cn

Baiyang is a county-level city and a sub-prefectural-level city in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. The county-level city implemented "division and city integration" (师市合一, shī shì héyī) with the 9th Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. It is actually located with enclaves in Tacheng, and was established on January 20, 2023.[2]

Administrative divisions

Baiyang contains 4 township-equivalent regions:

Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Uyghur (UEY) Uyghur Latin (ULY) Administrative division code
township-equivalent regions
161st Regiment Farm 一六一团 161 Tuán 161-تۇەن 161-tuen
163rd Regiment Farm 一六三团 163 Tuán 163-تۇەن 163-tuen
164th Regiment Farm 一六四团 164 Tuán 164-تۇەن 164-tuen
165th Regiment Farm 一六五团 165 Tuán 165-تۇەن 165-tuen

Notes

  1. ^ Locals in Xinjiang frequently observe UTC+6 (Xinjiang Time), 2 hours behind Beijing.

References

  1. ^ "第九师年鉴2020" (PDF) (in Chinese). 2023-04-10.
  2. ^ "新疆维吾尔自治区人民政府关于党中央、国务院批准设立县级白杨市的公告" (in Chinese). 2023-01-20. Archived from the original on 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-01-20.