Location
Located to the southwest of Xinjiang Uyghur
Autonomous Region, to the northeast of the Pamir
Plateau, on the rim of Taklamakan
desert, it borders Shufu county on
the east
and Shule on the south, rests on Gumatag mountain
and Atush city on the north.
Origin
Kashi city has a written record of more than 2100
years. The full name is "kashgar", what was called
"Shufu" in ancient times.
Administrative Division
It has jurisdiction over 8 villages, 4 farms,
and 4 urban residents' committees.
Population and Territory
By the end of 2003, the total population was
351,900 in 26 nationalities, among which
the population
of Uyghur
was 34,858, taking 77.4 percent of the total,
Han nationality
759,000, taking 21.6 percent of the total.
The total area is 1,981,400 square kilometers, among
which the existing building area is 233,200 square
kilometers.
Natural Characteristics
Kashi City is one of the most
oldest oasis of
Xinjiang, the topography is characterized by low in
south and high in the north, the lowest point
and the highest point are
respectively 502 meters and
1,264
meters above sea
level, and the average elevation is 1,289 meters.
Two rivers run through the city proper from the
south to the north. Kizil
river is formed from rainwater and spring water,
whose south bank is
high while the north is low.
Tuman river, running through the city from west to
east, is chiefly formed from spring water.
The climate belongs to the warm continental
temperate zone with clear-cut
four seasons,
in summer there is no extreme hot days and in winter
there is no extreme cold days, the mean
temperature of the air is 11.7 ℃s .
Natural Resources
Agricultural products are abundant, such as
melon, watermelon, grape,
pomegranate, fig, apricot, etc., it is commonly
known as "County of Music and Dance" and "County of
Melons and Fruits". Tour resources is also abundant, unique geographical
advantage and the resources advantage
attribute to a superior
investment environment.
People's Living Standards
In 2003, GDP of Kashi city was 191,400,000
Yuan RMB, and tax revenue
amounted to 214,000,000 Yuan
RMB. The per capita income of urban residents
was 6,400
Yuan RMB, the per capita
net income of farmers was 2,354 Yuan RMB.
The industry value added of Kashgar City
was
330,000,000 Yuan RMB,
industry total production value 1,030,000,000 Yuan
RMB.
Agriculture:
(dominated by
forestry, animal husbandry,
milk industry)
By the end of 2003, arable land amounted to 86000 mou,
0.84 mou per capita.
The total grain yield attained 28,600 tons, quality
grain, green vegetable, livestock, milk product,
fruit produces bases had been set up.
Finance and Tax Income
The county completed the finance revenue of
214,000,000 Yuan RMB in
2003,
Financial institutions are complete and ready to
deal with come-and-go business from home and abroad.
By the end of 2003, the extra deposit of the rural
and urban resident was 33 Yuan
RMB.
Business and Investment:
and the value added of the tertiary industry is
1,258,000,000 Yuan RMB.
In the last three years, 52 contracts with a total
capital of 1,990,000,000 were signed on introducing
investment.
Non-stateowned Enterprises
By the end of 2003, non-stateowned enterprises have
become the promising economic growth point in
Kashi city.
There are 129 self-owned enterprises and 8,978 small
private businesses with a fixed assets of
1,570,000,000 Yuan RMB.
Transportation and Communication:
Traffic is easy and quick, national highway 314 and
315 run through the city proper.
There are 13,100 SPC telephone customers, all of
which can enjoy the SPC telephone exchange
service, the mobile telephone customer attained
80,000.
Rural and Urban Construction:
The living condition of the urban citizens has been
greatly improved and the average urban resident has
a housing area of
9.19 square meters.
Culture and Education:
There are cultural institutions such as culture
centre and public library and 3 broadcasting
stations.Many works of literature and art have been published
and awarded in national, provincial and city books
and magazines.There are 37 schools of all sorts with 83,400
student in school.
98% school age children go to primary school, 97.5%
junior high
school students go up into senior high school.
Athletics and Hygiene
The traditional item Dawaz has a distinct advantage.
The county has 225 medical institutions with
2,098 medical workers, among them:
every ten thousands people have 59.6 doctors and
62.8 hospital beds.
Popularity of Science and Technology
There are 3,630 technicians, 88 and 507 have got
advanced and middle-level certificate respectively
By the end of 2003,
5 research centers were established and implemented
23 science and technological items, development 18
new products, apply 13 patients, among which
1 get national, provincial, and regional reward.
Environmental Protection and Green Belt
Drainage has generally reached the national
standards and the green project is effective with a
green area of 769.5 hectares, taking 33% of the city
area.There is 1 welfare hospital with 11 people in it,1 social welfare factory with a fixed assets of
128,000 Yuan RMB and 52 staffs, production value
26,000 Yuan RMB,
Feature Industry:
Kashi abounds in melon, watermelon, grape, and
pomegranate.
Natural view of humanities:
As one of the historical and cultural famous city,
tour resources is abundant, the national scenic
spots are as follows:
Id kah Mosque, Apak Hoja Mazar, Ancient city on High
Platforms (Gaotaimingju) etc.. |
