The geographical environment of Yabulai town

Alashan Right Banner governs the town. Located in the east of this banner, the geographical coordinates are10152'-103 33' and 39 08'-4018' north latitude. It is adjacent to Sumu, Mandula in the east, Minqin County, Gansu Province in the south, Badain Jilin Town in the west and Ateng Aobao Town, which faces Badain Jilin Desert in the north. Area 1 17 17.6 square kilometers. The total population is 3,724 (438+065,438+0 at the end of 1965), including 2,730 in cities and towns and 994 in agricultural and pastoral areas. There are 92 households with 389 people actually engaged in animal husbandry production, and 29 households 126 people actually engaged in agriculture. It has jurisdiction over 3 communities and 5 gacha in Xihuduge, Bayan Sunpur, Yihe Huduge, Nurige and Bataan. The town government is located in Huduge, West China, 420km away from Bayanhaote Town and10/km away from Badain Jilin Town.

Salt is rich in reserves and has a long mining history, which was recorded in writing at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty. Yabulai Salt Lake and Zhongquanzi Glauber's Salt Lake belong to the same salt lake basin, and the protected area is 160 square kilometers. Among them, the salt lake covers an area of 22.6 square kilometers, with an altitude of 1.230 m and an average thickness of 2.7 1 m. Recoverable area of nitrate lake in Zhongquanzi 14 km2. Agriculture mainly includes Chai Zhaozi and Nan Shenjing planting bases. Provincial highways S3 17 and S2 12 run through the whole territory and are connected with Mengfu, Qifu, Jinchang and Minqin in Gansu respectively. Monuments include Badain Jilin Temple built in 179 1. The terrain is high in the west and low in the east, with an average elevation of about 1585 meters. Landforms include desert Gobi, mountains, desert hills, lakes and beaches. The soil is mostly sandy soil and grey desert soil, and there are saline-alkali soil in the lake basin. There is the famous Badain Jaran Desert in the northwest, connected with Tengger Desert in the southeast, Laishan Mountain in Ya Bu running through the whole territory in the middle, and low mountains and desert hills in the southwest. The total land area is 1 17 17.6 square kilometers, of which the total natural grassland area is 7028.4 square kilometers, and the usable grassland area is 6565.4 square kilometers, accounting for 56% of the total grassland area. The mountainous area is 2300 square kilometers, accounting for19.6% of the total area; There is the famous Badain Jaran Desert, with a desert area of 4,689.2 square kilometers, accounting for 40% of the total area. Plateau beach and Gobi are 4,728.4 square kilometers, accounting for 40.3% of the total area.