Ujme


Ujme is a township of Akto County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Located in the northeast of the county, the township covers an area of 194 square kilometers with a population of 26,107. It has 15 administrative villages under its jurisdiction. Its seat is at Hoylaerik Village .

Name

The name of Ujme is from Uighur language, meaning "mulberry". Because there are more mulberry trees and mulberry quality is good, the land was named after that.

Geography and resources

The township of Ujme is located between 75°51-76°08′ east longitude and 39°00′-39°10′ north latitude, in the alluvial plain of Kushan River on the eastern slope of Pamir Plateau and on the western edge of Tarim Basin. The Kashgar–Hotan railway runs through the territory. Its maximum distance is 24 kilometers from west to east and 19 kilometers from north to south, it has an area of 194 square kilometers with the arable land area of 3,115 hectares. The seat of the township is 3 kilometers away from the southwest of Akto Town. As of 2015, the township has 6,679 households with a population of 26,107.
The average altitude of Ujme Township is at 1,210 meters above sea level, it has a warm temperate continental arid climate with abundant sunshine, four distinct seasons, drought and little rain. There exists large temperature difference between day and night with the average annual temperature of 10.9 ℃, the average temperature of 6.3 ℃ in January, the frost-free period of 200–240 days and the average annual precipitation of 70 to 120 mm. The main water channels are the Kunisak Channel, Ujme Channel and Kogunqi Regulating Channel. Soil is mainly Irrigated warped soil, suitable for farming, fruit and gardening.

Administrative divisions

The township has 15 administration villages and 69 unincorporated villages.
;15 administration villages:
; Unincorporated villages