The terrain is high in the south and low in the north, showing the shape of an ox leg. From south to north, it is divided into extremely high, high, Zhongshan, low mountain, piedmont Gobi and gravel plain, alluvial plain and desert belt. There are rivers 1 1 in the county, among which 5 rivers can be used, with an average annual runoff of 855.4 million m3, groundwater reserves of 3186.84 million m3 and comprehensive groundwater recharge of 672.94 million m3. The water area is 69,540 mu, of which 8,770 mu is suitable for breeding. Now, the planting area is 2600 mu. The main fish species are: white fish, flat-lipped fish; Introduced varieties are: carp, crucian carp, grass carp, silver carp, bighead carp, bream and so on. The theoretical reserve of hydropower is10.05 million kilowatts, the exploitable capacity is 52,800 kilowatts, and the annual power generation is 34210.4 million kwh, which is mainly distributed in the middle and upper reaches of the Keriya River.
The main vegetation includes 38 families 12 genera 155 wild higher plants, such as Populus euphratica, Tamarix chinensis, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, camel thorn, Apocynum venetum, Sophora alopecuroides, wild silkworm and cistanche deserticola. The main wild animals are snow leopard, Tibetan antelope, wild yak, Tibetan wild donkey, wild camel, sable, Qingyang, antelope, marmot, wild boar, hedgehog, snow chicken and wild rhinoceros.
The forest resources in the county mainly include Populus euphratica and Salix psammophila, with a total area of 1 1245438+00000 mu. Natural Populus euphratica forests are mainly distributed in the lower reaches of the Keriya River and the arid delta, and Salix psammophila shrubs are mainly distributed in the northwest of the alluvial plain and along the river. The planting area is 6.5438+0.729 million mu, accounting for about 30% of cultivated land and residential area.
The geological conditions of mineralization in this county are diverse. Due to insufficient exploration, mineral resources have not yet been proved. More than 20 places have been discovered, including: Almas jade mine, which produces white jade and blue white jade with a total reserve of more than 200 tons; Laika, A Qiang and Yugeti magnetite; Pulu Coal Mine belongs to Lean Coal No.2 with a reserve of 366,000 tons. A Qiang gypsum mine, seven salt lakes in ingeborg.
The economy is mainly based on the combination of agriculture and animal husbandry, and it is mainly rich in wheat, corn, rice, cotton, sunflower, fennel, licorice, dayun, ephedra, safflower, Lithospermum and other precious Chinese herbal medicines. The county has 404,924 mu of cultivated land (including Yutian Prison) and 2,697,200 mu of wasteland, including 870,000 mu of high-quality cultivated land, 5 1.5 million mu of suitable forest land and 0/0.3 million mu of suitable pasture land. Crops are mainly wheat, corn, rice and cotton, gardening is mainly grapes, pomegranates and apricots, and breeding is mainly cattle and sheep. There are many kinds of agricultural products as commodities, such as cotton, raisins, dried apricots and furs, as well as precious Chinese herbal medicines such as licorice, giant pandas and fennel, as well as considerable reed resources.
Commerce and trade have developed rapidly. There are large shopping places such as farmers' market and Xinhua market. At the end of the Tenth Five-Year Plan, the total retail sales of social consumer goods reached 75.87 million yuan, an increase of 2.94%, and the total number of self-employed households reached 3,593, with a registered capital of 32.8377 million yuan.
The traffic is very convenient. National Highway 3 15 runs through the county. The county and township are asphalt roads, and the village is asphalt roads and gravel roads. Total length of asphalt road 1936 km. All counties and villages are open to traffic, accounting for 92.2%, and the annual passenger turnover is 589.33 people/km. There are 0/0 reservoirs/kloc-0, 62 bridges and culverts, 63 dry cobble channels and 353 permanent water conservancy projects.
Culture, education, science and technology, health and sports have developed rapidly, medical teaching equipment has been improved day by day, and the teaching quality has been improved obviously. There are 18 middle schools in the county, with 1425 teaching staff and 9,449 students. Primary school 104, faculty 1490, students 3 1572. 2 senior high schools, 1380 students; 1 kindergartens and nurseries; Health care institutions 15, with 554 medical staff. There are 1 performing arts groups. There are radio stations, cultural stations and libraries in counties and villages. Radio and TV coverage 100%. Postal services and communications have developed vigorously. By the end of the year, there were 8,432 urban and rural telephones in the county, with more than 3,000 mobile phone users, 250 Internet users and 3,324 technicians.
Yutian county is rich in tourism resources. There are Karadun ancient ruins, the ancient Silk Road in Han and Tang Dynasties, the youngest volcano in Asia, many ruins of ancient towns in the western regions of Xuanzang, plateau village, desert holy spring, Shenmu beach, desert village (the hometown of morality), Longhu scenic spot, and Yaboyi, Dali, which is known as "the best tourist landscape in the desert under the world". Residents are hospitable, good at singing and dancing, and simple in folk customs.