Oksalur


Oksalur Township is a township of Wuqia County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Located in the southwest of the county, the township covers an area of 1745.5 square kilometers with a population of 1,031. It has 2 villages under its jurisdiction. Its seat is at Qat Village .
Oksalur Township is located 35 kilometers west of the county seat Wuqia Town. It is adjacent to Kiziloy Township in the east, Boritokay Township in the south and Ulugqat Township in the northwest, and borders with the Kyrgyz Republic in the west with a boundary line of 7 kilometers. There are 2 mountain passes and a river connecting with Kyrgyzstan.

Name

The word Oksalur comes from the Kyrgyz language, which means that the bullet is on the raft. According to legend, there was a battle in this place, and the commander ordered the guns to be loaded with bullets.

History

Oksalur was part of the 2nd district of Wuqia County in 1950. Oksalur Commune was formed in 1958, it was renamed to Weidong Commune in 1968 and restored the former name in 1980, it was reorganized as a township in 1984.

Settlements

The township has 2 administration villages and 3 unincorporated villages under its jurisdiction.