Terak Township
Township in Xinjiang, People's Republic of China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Terak Township (Chinese: 铁列克乡; pinyin: Tiělièkè Xiāng) is a township of Wuqia County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Located in the middle northeast of the county, the township covers an area of 1,500 square kilometers with a population of 3,788 (as of 2017). It has 2 administrative villages under its jurisdiction. Its seat is at Ketkara Village (克特喀拉村).[2]
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Terak
铁列克乡 Tielieke | |
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Coordinates: 40.0423713776°N 75.7872168915°E / 40.0423713776; 75.7872168915 | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
Prefecture | Kizilsu |
County | Wuqia |
Area | |
• Total | 1,500 km2 (600 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 3,788 |
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Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
Website | www |
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Terak is located 156 kilometers away northeast of the county seat Wuqia Town. It is bordered by Artux City to the southeast, Baykurut Township to the west, Toyun Township in the northwest. It is bordered by the Kyrghyz Republic with a boundary line of 88 kilometers in the north. There are 22 mountain passes and 5 rivers connecting with Kyrgyzstan.[1]