Luntai County, also known as Bugur County or Bügür County (transliterated from Mongolian), is a county in central Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region under the administration of the Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture. It contains an area of . According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 90,000.
Luntai has a long history. When the city refused aid to Li Guangli's Fergana campaign (c. 101 BC), the inhabitants were slaughtered. Around 80 BC, a military colony of the Han dynasty was established on the site. Pages 43, 46. In 60 BC, the Han dynasty established the Protectorate of the Western Regions, with the Protector General stationed in Wulei in present Luntai County.
, there was about 25,100 acres (165,700 mu) of cultivated land in Bugur.
Demographics
Administrative divisions Luntai County includes 4 towns and 7 townships.
Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Uyghur (UEY) Uyghur Latin (ULY) Mongolian (traditional) Mongolian (Cyrillic) Administrative division codeTowns Luntai Town 652822100 Lunnan Town 652822101 Qumpak Town 652822102 Yengisar Town 652822103Townships Karabag Township 652822201 Yeyungou Township(Eshme Township) 652822202 Aksaray Township 652822203 Tarlak Township 652822204 Caohu Township 652822205 Terakbazar Township 652822206 Qedir Township 652822207
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References
Further reading Yap, Joseph P, (2019). The Western Regions, Xiongnu and Han, from the Shiji, Hanshu and Hou Hanshu.