Baiyang, Xinjiang

Baiyang is a county-level city and a sub-prefectural-level city in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. The county-level city implemented "division and city integration" (师市合一, shī shì héyī) with the 9th Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. It is actually located with enclaves in Tacheng, and was established on January 20, 2023.^[2]

Baiyang 白杨市 (Chinese) بەيياڭ شەھىرى (Uyghur) بايياڭ قالاسى (Kazakh)
County-level city
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Coordinates: 46°43′28″N 82°53′45″E
Country	China
Autonomous region	Xinjiang
Established	January 20, 2023
Municipal seat	163rd Regiment Farm
Government
• CCP Secretary	vacant (Political Commissar of the 9th Division)
• Mayor	Hu Xiaojiang (Commander of the 9th Division)
Area
• Total	4,928 km2 (1,903 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	85,655
• Density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard[lower-alpha 1])
Website	www.njs.gov.cn

Administrative divisions

Baiyang contains 4 township-equivalent regions:

Name	Simplified Chinese	Hanyu Pinyin	Uyghur (UEY)	Uyghur Latin (ULY)	Administrative division code
township-equivalent regions
161st Regiment Farm	一六一团	161 Tuán	161-تۇەن‎	161-tuen
163rd Regiment Farm	一六三团	163 Tuán	163-تۇەن‎	163-tuen
164th Regiment Farm	一六四团	164 Tuán	164-تۇەن‎	164-tuen
165th Regiment Farm	一六五团	165 Tuán	165-تۇەن‎	165-tuen
See also Tuntian#People's Republic of China.

Notes

1. Locals in Xinjiang frequently observe UTC+6 (Xinjiang Time), 2 hours behind Beijing.

References

1. "第九师年鉴2020" (PDF) (in Chinese). 2023-04-10.
2. "新疆维吾尔自治区人民政府关于党中央、国务院批准设立县级白杨市的公告" (in Chinese). 2023-01-20. Archived from the original on 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-01-20.