Seriqbuya
Sëriqbuya, سېرىقبۇيا Serikbuya, Selibuya | |
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سېرىقبۇيا, 色力布亚 (Sèlìbùyà) | |
Coordinates: 39°18′10″N 77°49′17″E / 39.30278°N 77.82139°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Autonomous Region | Xinjiang |
Prefecture | Kashgar |
County | Maralbexi / Bachu |
Area | |
• Total | 280 km2 (110 sq mi) |
Population (2010)[2] | |
• Total | 44,642 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | |
• Major ethnic group | Uyghur[1] |
Time zone | GMT+6 |
Postal code | 844000 |
Area code | 0998 |
Alternative Chinese name | |||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 色力布亞鎮 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 色力布亚镇 | ||||||
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Seriqbuya (Uyghur: سېرىقبۇيا, USY: Сериқбуя, ULY: Sëriqbuya; Chinese: 色力布亚镇; pinyin: Sèlìbùyǎ Zhèn) or Serikbuya[3] is a town in Maralbexi (Bachu) County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. It is located on Provincial Road 215, on the left (northwestern) bank of the Yarkand River and about 180 kilometers to the east of the city of Kashgar.
The name Seriqbuya is from the Uyghur language and means yellow sophora alopecuroides.[3]
In 1950, Seriqbuya District (色力布亚区) was established.[1]
In 1958, Seriqbuya became a commune (色力布亚公社).'[1]
In 1967 during the Cultural Revolution, the commune was renamed Dongfanghong Commune (literally, 'The East is Red Commune'; 东方红公社).[1]
In 1984, Seriqbuya Town (色力布亚镇) was created.[1]
In 2013, Seriqbuya was the site of the April 2013 Bachu unrest between ethnic Uyghurs on one side and Chinese government officials and police on the other.[4][5][6]
Seriqbuya includes ten residential communities and twenty villages (Mandarin Chinese Hanyu Pinyin-derived names, except where Uyghur is provided):[7]
Residential communities:
Villages:
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2000 | 32,052 | — |
2010 | 44,642 | +3.37% |
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As of 1997[update], Seriqbuya's population was 98.6% Uyghur.[1]
Seriqbuya is a traditional southern Xinjiang agricultural village and market town where as many as ten-thousand people meet to trade. The business skills of local traders are strong and many traders from Seriqbuya have migrated to Beijing and Shanghai. Nearby farms produce licorice and medicinal products as a specialty.[3]
Historical English-language maps including Seriqbuya:
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