Barin Township


Barin Township is a township of Akto County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Located in the middle west of the northeastern part of the county, the township covers an area of 1,087 square kilometers with a population of 38,706. It has 19 administrative villages under its jurisdiction. Its seat is at Barin Village .

Name

Barin is located between the Gez River and the Kushan River. "Baihal" of the Arabic language is called for the area between two rivers. Later, it gradually evolved into the sound of "barin", and the name of Barin came from this.

Geography

The township of Barin is located on the edge of the Taklamakan Desert and the Pamir Plateau, and is located between the Gez River and the Kushan River on the eastern slope of the Kunlun Range and western edge of the Tarim Basin. It is located in the east longitude 75°27′- 75°52′, the north latitude 38°08′- 39°36′, the southwest of the county seat Akto Town. It is bordered by Pilal Township, Yumai Township, Oytak Township, Kezilto Township, Bulungkol Township, and Shufu County and Yingjisha County. Its maximum length is 24 km from west to east, 66 km north to south, with a total area of 1,087 square kilometers and an arable land area of 2,940 hectares. Its seat is 17 kilometers away from the county seat.

Administrative divisions

The township has 19 administration villages.
;19 administration villages:
; Unincorporated villages
Akto County was named as "Hometown of Baren Apricot of China" by the Ministry of Agriculture in 2002 and by the National Forestry Administration in 2014. Baren apricot is one of the main fruits of local farmers planted, because of its highest yield and best quality in Barin and named after the place. Baren apricots are large, much flesh, high in sugar, sweet and delicious and of high yield, is a well-known local product of high-quality in Xinjiang. Barin Township is the core production area of Baren apricot, the local planting area of 933 hectares with 350,000 plants, the output reached 5,000 tons in 2018. The products through the e-commerce platform, were sold all over China.