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With 6 vertical and 6 horizontal streets, street layout of Paotai is gridded. from east to west, they are Donghuan Road, Xiangyang Road, Guangming Road, Guangming South Road, Guangming West Road and West Ring Road, From south to north, it is Jian'an Road, Renmin Road, Limin Road, Yucai Road, North Ring Road. There are 21 commercial outlets, such as shopping malls, [[pharmacy|Pharmacy shops]], [[bookstore]], bank, [[cable TV]] all into the home, and the coverage rate of [[FM radio|FM radio stations]] is 100%. There are Paotai Plaza, East Park, [[farmers' market]], [[Nursing home care|nursing home]], [[library]], a [[middle school]], a [[primary school]], a [[kindergarten]] and a [[hospital]]. |
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Paotai (Chinese: 炮台镇; pinyin: Pàotái Zhèn) is an unincorporated town (非建制镇) located in Shawan County, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, it is known for the seat of 121st Regiment headquarters of the 8th Division, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. The town is 213 km away from Urumqi in the east, 78 km from Shihezi in the southeast, 110 km from Karamay in the northwest, and 120 km from Kuitun in the southwest. The county-level road of Guxin Line (县道古新线) and the Keyu Expressway (克榆高速公路, Karamay - Yushugou) cross the territory, and connected with contact line, its traffic is very convenient.[1]
The territory of the town is also the area of reclaimed land for the 121st Regiment. It has an area of 704.74 square kilometers with a population of 38,320 (as of 2010 census[2]). The name of Paotai (炮台) was the homophonic Chinese word of "bortai" (博克泰) from the Mongolian language, meaning land with deers (有鹿的地方). The town was named for the first time in 1982 census.[3]
Infrastructure
With 6 vertical and 6 horizontal streets, street layout of Paotai is gridded. from east to west, they are Donghuan Road, Xiangyang Road, Guangming Road, Guangming South Road, Guangming West Road and West Ring Road, From south to north, it is Jian'an Road, Renmin Road, Limin Road, Yucai Road, North Ring Road. There are 21 commercial outlets, such as shopping malls, Pharmacy shops, bookstore, bank, cable TV all into the home, and the coverage rate of FM radio stations is 100%. There are Paotai Plaza, East Park, farmers' market, nursing home, library, a middle school, a primary school, a kindergarten and a hospital.
References
- ^ about the history of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and its divisions, see 新疆生产建设兵团的前世今生. Sohu. 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2019-09-03.; about the history of 8th Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and Shihezi City, see 石河子市概况. chinaxinjiang. 2014-12-25. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ^ 沙湾县历史沿革. xzqh.org. 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ^ 新疆建设兵团第8师121团团部驻地——炮台镇. redianshuo.cn. 2018-07-19. Retrieved 2019-09-03.; 新疆建设兵团第8师121团团部驻地——炮台镇. 88头条新闻. 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2019-09-03.