Pilal


Pilal is a township of Akto County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Located in the west of the northeastern part of the county, the township covers an area of 186 square kilometers with a population of 46,981. It has 22 administrative villages and a farm under its jurisdiction. Its seat is at Pilal Village .

Name

The name of Piral is from Uighur language, that evolved from the word "pul-al", meaning "paying" or "pay money". The place was named after that there used to be a market in this place 250 years ago.

Geography and resources

The township of Pilal is located between 75°45′- 76°01′ east longitude and 38°08′- 39°16′ north latitude and in the alluvial plain of Gez River to the northwest of the county seat. It is bordered by Tortayi Farm to the east, by Barin Township, Akto Town and Ujme Township to the south, by Buraksu Township of Shufu County to the west, by the 41st Regiment of the XPCC across Yuepuhu River to the north. Its maximum distance is 24 kilometers from west to east and 11 kilometers from north to south. It has an area of 186 square kilometers with an area of 6 118 hectares of arable land. The distance between the seat of the township and the county seat is 11 kilometers.
The township has a temperate continental arid climate with a long frost-free period. Its annual average temperature is 12 ℃, the average temperature in January is -7.4 C, and the average temperature in July is 24.9℃. Its terrain is flat with sufficient water source. It is rich in mineral resources, mainly iron, copper, gold, aluminum, zinc and coal.
The soil is fertile, part of which are silt and salt soil. The natural conditions for developing agriculture are very advantageous. Pilal Township has a long history of planting rice. It is known as the “Plateau Rice land” and is the main rice producing area in Akto County.

Administrative divisions

The township has 22 administration villages and a farm under its jurisdiction.
;22 administration villages:
; a farm
; Unincorporated villages