Maralbexi County

In 1913, Maralbexi County was established. In February 2002, a 6.7 magnitude earthquake killed 267 people in Maralbexi County and Payzawat County. On February 24, 2003, the 2003 Bachu earthquake occurred. In April 2013, twenty-one died in an incident in Seriqbuya. In October 2014, twenty-two died in an incident at a farmer's market in the county. ==Administrative divisions==

Maralbexi County includes 4 towns ( / 镇), 8 townships ( / 乡): ==Transportation==

Bachu is served by the Southern Xinjiang Railway and G3012 Turpan–Hotan Expressway. ==Economy==

Agricultural products include corn, cotton, wheat and others as well as sword-leaf dogbane. The central and eastern parts of the county have old desert poplar forests. Animal herding is prominent and rock salt and phosphate fertilizer are produced in the county. Industries include food processing, plastics, rug making, electricity and construction. , there was about 30,600 acres (202,728 mu) of cultivated land in Maralbexi. ==Demographics==

{{Historical populations As of 2015, 363,488 of the 382,186 residents of the county were Uyghur, 17,816 were Han Chinese and 882 were from other ethnic groups. , the population of Maralbexi County was 95.13% Uyghur. ==Geography==

• He Jing (TV presenter) ==Historical maps==

Historical English-language maps including Maralbexi: File:Txu-oclc-6654394-nj-44-3rd-ed.jpg|Map including Maralbexi (labeled as PA-CH'U (MARAL BASHI)) (USATC, 1971) File:NJ-44-1 Maral Bashi, China.jpg|Map including Maralbexi (labeled as PA-CH'U (MARAL BASHI)) (ATC, 1971) File:Operational Navigation Chart G-7, 6th edition.jpg|From the Operational Navigation Chart; map including Maralbexi (labeled as BACHU (PA-CH'U)) (DMA, 1980) File:Txu-pclmaps-oclc-22834566 g-7a.jpg|Map including Maralbexi (labeled as BACHU (PA-CH'U)) (DMA, 1984) ==See also==