Is Aksu Southern Xinjiang or Northern Xinjiang?

Aksu is an area in southern Xinjiang.

Aksu City is located on the northwest edge of the Taklimakan Desert and the upper reaches of the Tarim River. It is named after the water and means "White Water City" in Uyghur.

The total area of ??Aksu City is 23,300 square kilometers, and the urban area is 36 square kilometers. Municipal jurisdiction: Yiganqi Township, Baishtugman Township, Kalatale Town, Topluk Township, Kumbashi Township, Ayikule Town, and fine seed farm.

Extended information:

Primary industry

In 2015, the total output value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery was 4.91399 billion yuan, an increase of 9.88% over 2014, including: agriculture The output value of the forestry industry was 3,684.57 million yuan, an increase of 7.69%; the output value of the forestry industry was 40.45 million yuan, an increase of 5.17%; the output value of the animal husbandry industry was 989.38 million yuan, an increase of 20.14%; the output value of the fishery industry was 38.51 million yuan, an increase of 2.28%; the output value of the agricultural service industry was 16.1 million yuan, an increase of 8.59%. %.

The sown area of ??crops was 1.334 million acres, a decrease of 11.4%, of which: the sown area of ??food crops (including potatoes) was 229,300 acres, an increase of 3.14% over 2014; and the sown area of ??cotton was 969,100 acres, a decrease of 5.2% from 2014. %; 40,500 acres of sugar beet, an increase of 173.6%; 64,400 acres of vegetables (including vegetable melons), a decrease of 15.0%; 32,100 acres of melons, an increase of 24.9%; 16,600 acres of alfalfa, an increase of 34.9% .

The total planting area of ??the forest and fruit industry is 802,500 acres, of which: the fruit planting area is 629,200 acres. Among the fruit planting areas, the red date planting area is 387,400 acres; the apple planting area is 165,800 acres; the pear planting area is 67,200 acres , the planting area of ??nuts (walnuts) is 173,300 acres.

The annual grain (including potatoes) output was 119,500 tons, an increase of 4.18% over 2014; cotton output was 120,400 tons, an increase of 10.01%; sugar beet output was 154,500 tons, an increase of 174.9%; vegetables (including The output of vegetable melons was 231,500 tons, a decrease of 9.9%; the output of melons was 104,800 tons, an increase of 25.8%; the output of alfalfa was 29,800 tons, an increase of 12.07%.

Fruit output was 428,000 tons, including: 119,100 tons of red dates, a decrease of 11.37%; 139,700 tons of apples, a decrease of 6.07%; and 138,800 tons of pears, an increase of 5.24%. The output of nuts (walnuts) was 24,200 tons, an increase of 15.78%.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Aksu