Ulugqat Township

Ulugqat Township[3][4][5] (ئۇلۇغچات يېزىسى Chinese: 乌鲁克恰提乡; pinyin: Wūlǔkèqiàtí Xiāng) is a township of Ulugqat County (Wuqia) in Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.

Located in the middle north of the county, the township covers an area of 3,430 square kilometers with a population of 4,430 (as of 2017).

Ulugqat Township is located 92 kilometers west of the county seat Wuqia Town.

[1] The name of Ulugqat is from the Kyrgyz language, meaning branch valleys (山沟分岔口).

[2][4] On May 6, 2020 at 6:51 PM (Beijing Time), a 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck 25 km (16 mi) west of Ulugqat.

Map including Ulugqat (Wu-lu-k'o-ch'ia-t'i) ( DMA , 1980)
Map including Ulugqat (near 12 8 ) ( DMA , 1989)