Shihezi has the Eighth Agricultural Division.
Shihezi Reclamation Area (Eighth Division of Corps, Shihezi City) is located in the middle of the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain and the southern edge of Gurbantunggut Desert, with an area of 7,529 square kilometers, a population of 720,000 and a permanent population of 600,000, including 32,000 ethnic minorities, accounting for 5.4%.
Shihezi, a county-level city directly under the central government of the autonomous region, is located in the middle of the reclamation area, with an administrative area of 460 square kilometers, a planned area of 1.50 square kilometers, a built-up area of 30 square kilometers and a population of 290,000.
The Eighth Division and Shihezi City implement the leadership system of the Party Committee, with a separate leadership team, a set of institutions and two brands.
The Eighth Division has 18 regimental farm, 2 river management offices and 160 industrial and commercial construction enterprises, including 35 enterprises within the budget.
Shihezi City has five sub-district offices, one town and one township.
The average altitude is 450.8 meters.
Shihezi City is a United Nations "city with improved living environment". Located in the middle of the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain, on the southern edge of Junggar Basin, on the "Silk Road" with unique western customs. She was chosen by soldiers, designed by soldiers and built by soldiers. She created the world miracle of "people enter the sand and retreat"; She is a successful example of China's "opening up wasteland and guarding the border"; She is known as the "Pearl of Gobi" by the world for its beautiful environment, unique culture and splendid civilization.
She has a legendary history.
1February, 950, General Wang Zhen led the people of China * * * into Shihezi, promoted the "First Plow of Army Reclamation" and founded Shihezi New Town, which was only one year younger than * * * and China.
She has a unique culture.
The 600,000 people of all ethnic groups in Shihezi, composed of demobilized officers and soldiers and frontier youths, come from all corners of the country.
In the historical process of half a century, it has formed a strong cultural feature of "vanguard, mass, openness and pluralism".
She has a developed economy.
After half a century's development and construction, Shihezi has formed a new economic complex based on large-scale farming and animal husbandry farms, with Shihezi as the center, comprehensive development of agriculture, forestry and animal husbandry, comprehensive management of industry, commerce, construction and services, integration of workers and peasants, urban and rural areas, and integration of trade, industry and agriculture.
Today, with the implementation of the strategy of "western development", Shihezi has become the bridgehead of Xinjiang's western development, the frontier position opening to the west and an important "window" for prospering Xinjiang and showing the style of the Corps.
She has a beautiful environment
She won the title of "National Double Support Model City" with the characteristics of "Military City"; Won the title of "green city" with the characteristics of "sanitary city", "advanced city in landscaping" and "civilized city" and "garden city" in the autonomous region; It is also famous at home and abroad for its "poetry city" characteristics.
In 2005, the GDP reached 5.364 billion yuan, an increase of 13.9% over the previous year.
Among them, the added value of primary production was 475 million yuan, an increase of15.8%; The added value of secondary production was 2.433 billion yuan, an increase of 20.6%; The added value of the tertiary industry was 2.456 billion yuan, up by 7.9%.
The investment in fixed assets of the whole society was 2.835 billion yuan, up by 10.5%.
Full-caliber tax revenue was 672 million yuan, an increase of 29.7%.
The general budget revenue of local finance was 426,543.8 billion yuan, up by 2 1.7%.
The disposable income of urban households was 7,947 yuan, an increase of13%; The per capita net income of farmers was 5380 yuan, an increase of 5.2%; The per capita net income of suburban farms was 55 17 yuan, an increase of 8.9%.
At the end of the year, the balance of deposits of financial institutions increased by 65,438+00.7% compared with the previous year, and the balance of savings of urban and rural residents increased by 65,438+05.6%.
Our city has stepped into the ranks of "Top Small and Medium-sized Cities in China 100", and its comprehensive competitiveness and sustainable development ability have been further enhanced.
The comprehensive production capacity of agricultural economy has been significantly improved.
The main cotton industry has achieved a bumper harvest, animal husbandry production has begun to take shape, the production base area of forest and fruit industry has increased substantially, the suburban characteristic economy with vegetable greenhouses as the main body has developed well, and the "three-legged" pattern of planting, animal husbandry and forest and fruit industry has been initially established.
Relying on leading enterprises to implement order production, agricultural industrialization has developed steadily.