Toyun
Toyun Township () is a township of Wuqia County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Located in the northeast of the county, the township covers an area of l,546 square kilometers with a population of 2,651 (as of 2017). It has 3 administrative villages under its jurisdiction. Its seat is at "Kaklik" (). Toyun is located 103 kilometers away northeast of the county seat Wuqia Town. It is bordered by Ulugqat and Kiziloy townships to the southwest, Baykurut and Terak townships to the southeast. It is bordered by the Kyrghyz Republic with a boundary line of 115 kilometers to the northeast  and west. There are 27 mountain passes connecting with Kyrgyzstan. The "Turugart Port" () to Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, is in the township and it is a national first-class port. History. "The name "Toyun" is from Kyrgyz language, it means "a place to eat full stomach" () or "a rich land" (). The land is wide and the water and grass are abundant there, it was named after that. Toyun was part of the 4th district in Wuqia County in 1950 and "Toyun Commune" () was formed in 1958, it was renamed to "Zhongdong" () and restored the original name in 1980, and  organized as a township in 1984. Geography. The seat of Tuoyun Township is at 2,780 meters above sea level. The average elevation of the township is above 3,300 meters. The highest altitude is 5,031 meters. The altitude of each pasture is 3,000-4,500 meters. More than 98% are Gobi desert and saline-alkali land, and the climate is extremely bad. The winter is cold and long, the annual heating time is more than 7 months, the lowest temperature in winter is as low as minus 30 degree Celsius, the summer is cool and short, the highest temperature is about 25  degree Celsius, it is windy, the mountain flood disaster occurs frequently, the annual average temperature Less than 6 degree Celsius. Settlements. The township has 3 administration villages and 5 unincorporated villages under its jurisdiction. 3 administration villages: settlements: