Bulungkol


Bulungkol Township is a township of Akto County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Located in the middle west of the county, the township covers an area of 4,585 square kilometers with a population of 7,133. It has 5 administrative villages under its jurisdiction. Its seat is at Bulungkol Village .

Name

The name of Bulungkol is from Kyrgyz language, meaning "lake in the corner", it was named after the Bulungkol Lake in its territory.

Geography

The township of Bulungkol is located on the Pamir Plateau, southwest of Akto County, between east longitude 74°36′- 75°37′and north latitude 38°10′- 38°58′. It is bordered by Barin Township and Kirzilto Township to the east, by Oytak Town to the north, by Muji Township to the west, by Tashkurgan County and the Republic of Tajikistan to the south. The township has a boundary line of 82 kilometers with 8 mountain passes connecting Tajikistan. The seat of the township is 140 kilometers away from the county seat. The area of grassland is 31,290 hectares, and the area of artificial grassland is 665.15 hectares.
Bulungkol Township has an alpine climate with an average annual temperature of 0.7 ℃, an average temperature of January –12.1 ℃, an average temperature of 12.2 ℃ in July, an annual precipitation of 150 to 200 mm, and a frost-free period of 90 to 100 days. The mountains and valleys in the territory are interlaced, with an altitude of 3,000 to 4,500 meters. The highest point is 7,719 meters at the peak of Kongurtagh Tiube. The Kongur - Mustag mountains are cascaded, the gullies are horizontal and vertical, and the peaks are covered with snow all year round. There are large areas of glaciers, the Gez River and the Kangxiwar River originate from this glaciers. There are lakes and springs under the mountains with beautiful scenery, cold weather and more precipitation. There are rare wild animals such as snowcock, snow leopard, procapra przewalskii and argali, and there are rare vegetation such as sand holly and snow lotus. The mineral resources mainly include metal mines such as iron, gold and copper, and non-metallic minerals such as diamond, granite and muscovite. The main tourist attractions are Karakul Lake and Baisha Mountain.

Administrative divisions

The township has 5 administration villages.
;5 administration villages:
; Unincorporated villages