Hotan County

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Hotan County
خوتەن ناھىيىسى (Uyghur)
和田县 (Chinese)
Gosthana, Gaustana, Khotan, Hotien
County
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Farmland of Hotan County near the city
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Location of Hotan County (red) in Hotan Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
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Hotan County
Coordinates: 37°05′26″N79°49′44″E / 37.09056°N 79.82889°E / 37.09056; 79.82889
Country China
Autonomous region Xinjiang
Prefecture Hotan
County seat Gujanbagh Subdistrict, Hotan [1] [lower-alpha 1]
Area
(claimed) [lower-alpha 2] [2] [3] [4]
 • Total41,128 km2 (15,880 sq mi)
Population
 (2020) [5]
 • Total342,603
 • Density8.3/km2 (22/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
 • Major ethnic groups Uyghur [4] [6]
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard [lower-alpha 3] )
Website htx.gov.cn (in Chinese)
  1. ↑ The government seat of Hotan County is located at Gujanbagh Subdistrict, Hotan City. [1]
  2. ↑ includes the Sino-Indian disputed areas in Aksai Chin.
  3. ↑ Locals in Xinjiang frequently observe UTC+6 (Xinjiang Time), 2 hours behind Beijing.
  4. ↑ From map: "DELINEATION OF INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARIES MUST NOT BE CONSIDERED AUTHORITATIVE".
  5. ↑ From map: "The representation of international boundaries is not necessarily authoritative."

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  1. 1 2 行政区划. Government of Hotan County. 和田县有县无城，县属机关单位分布在和田市区。
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 和田县历史沿革 [Hotan County Historical Development] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2019. 2000年第五次人口普查，和田县常住总人口261498人，{...}2003年，和田县总面积41403.17平方千米，{...}2006年，将和田县吐沙拉乡划归和田市管辖。{...}2010年第六次人口普查，和田县常住总人口269941人，其中：巴格其镇57153人，罕艾日克乡43751人，英阿瓦提乡23624人，英艾日克乡10253人，布扎克乡27137人，拉依喀乡29032人，朗如乡16505人，塔瓦库勒乡26983人，伊斯拉木阿瓦提乡19828人，色格孜库勒乡9576人，喀什塔什乡6099人。 2012年，撤销罕艾日克乡，设立罕艾日克镇（新政函[2012]27号）；设立吾宗肖乡，乡政府驻塔西力克村（新政函[2012]82号）。调整后，全县辖2个镇、10个乡：巴格其镇、罕艾日克镇、英阿瓦提乡、英艾日克乡、布扎克乡、拉依喀乡、朗如乡、塔瓦库勒乡、伊斯拉木阿瓦提乡、色格孜库勒乡、喀什塔什乡、吾宗肖乡。
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 夏征农; 陈至立, eds. (September 2009). 辞海：第六版彩图本[ Cihai (Sixth Edition in Color)] (in Chinese). 上海. Shanghai: 上海辞书出版社. Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House. pp. 0008, 0866, 1610. ISBN   9787532628599. 阿克赛钦 地名区。{...}在新疆维吾尔自治区和田县南部、喀喇昆仑山和昆仑山间。{...}1983年由和田县析置。{...}面积4.14万平方千米。{...}清设和阗直隶州，1913年改和阗县，1959年改和田县。{...}产小麦、稻、玉米、瓜果、棉花和蚕茧。"和田玉"、"和田毯"、"和田绸"。{...}墨玉{...}1919年由和阗县（今和田县）析置。
  4. 1 2 3 4 和田县史志办 (3 April 2019). 和田县简介 [Hotan County Overview]. 和田县政府门户网站 (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 18 January 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2019. 和田县位于新疆西南部，昆仑山北麓，塔克拉玛干沙漠南缘，处于玉龙喀什河和喀拉喀什河之间;国土总面积4.03万平方公里,其中,山区占95%,沙漠占3.7%,绿洲仅占1.3%;全县辖10乡2镇206个行政村,总人口36万人,其中维吾尔族占99%。
  5. ↑ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  6. 1 2 1997年和田县行政区划 [1997 Hotan County Administrative Divisions]. XZQH.org. 6 January 2011. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020. 面积约40808.6平方千米，人口23.9万，有维吾尔、汉、回等民族。其中维吾尔族占99％，辖1镇11乡。
  7. ↑ The official spelling is "Hotan" according to Zhōngguó dìmínglù. 中国地名录. Beijing: SinoMaps Press. 1997. p. 304. ISBN   7-5031-1718-4.
  8. ↑ Higgins, Benjamin (November 1962). "The Philippines. Public Policy and National Economic Development. By Frank Golay. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1961. Xviii, 455. Map, Tables, Index, Bibliographic Essay". The Journal of Asian Studies. 22 (1): 114–116. doi:10.2307/2049929. JSTOR   2049929.
  9. ↑ "How Sanskrit Language is Associated with the Tibet and Xinjiang?". 5 February 2020.
  10. 1 2 Wang, Bangwei; Sen, Tansen (2011). India and China: Interactions through Buddhism and Diplomacy: A Collection of Essays by Professor Prabodh Chandra Bagchi. Anthem Press. p. 186. ISBN   9780857288219.
  11. 1 2 3 4 历史沿革. 和田县政府门户网站 (in Simplified Chinese). 22 March 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019. 民国二年（1913）1月18日，撤销和阗直隶州建制，改称和阗县。民国九年（1920）设和阗道，民国十八年（1929）改为和阗行政区，设行政长公署，和阗县属和阗行政长公署管辖。1933年穆罕默德·伊敏等煽动组织民族分裂势力暴乱，成立"和阗伊斯兰共和国"，1934年为马虎山部所破。1937年盛世才省军进驻和阗。民国三十二年（1943）设行政督察专员公署，和田县属专员公署管辖。1949年12月22日中国人民解放军十五轩进驻和阗，1950年6月，成立和阗县人民政府。1969年4月12日和田县人民政府改为和田县革命委员会。1979年12月，撤销和田县革命委员会，建立和田县人民政府。
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  13. 1 2 和田市历史沿革 [Hotan City Historical Development] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2019. 1984年和田县析置和田市。{...}2006年7月11日，洛浦县吉亚乡、玉龙喀什镇与和田县吐沙拉乡正式划归和田市管辖。
  14. 1 2 Zhu Rongji (2013). Zhu Rongji on the Record: The Road to Reform: 1991–1997. Translated by June Y. Mei. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press. p. xvi. ISBN   9780815725190 – via Google Books. Talking with Uyghur cotton growers in Buzhake Township, Hotan County, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, on September 9, 1995.
  15. ↑ Chris Buckley (28 June 2013). "Violence Erupts Anew in Volatile Chinese Region". New York Times . Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  16. ↑ Shohret Hoshur, Joshua Lipes (28 July 2013). "Two Uyghurs Believed Killed in Hotan Violence". Radio Free Asia . Translated by Dolkun Kamberi and Luisetta Mudie. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  17. ↑ Andrew Jacobs (26 August 2013). "Over News of Clash, a Shroud of Silence in Xinjiang". New York Times . Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019. Although the state media said that no one died during the confrontation between villagers and armed police officers, numerous sources say that dozens were shot dead on the highway that connects Hanerik to Hotan, which the Chinese call Hetian. Exile groups say the death toll may exceed 100.
  18. 1 2 3 地貌气候. 和田县政府门户网站 (in Simplified Chinese). 29 April 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019. 和田县境内有主要湖泊5处：阿克赛钦湖，距县城200千米，面积158平方米，湖面高程 4 963米；萨利吉勒干南库勒湖，距县城260千米，湖面高程5 200米；列腾格湖，距县城260千米，湖水面积9.3平方千米；甜水海；长千湖，湖水面积8平方千米。{...}海拔5 000米以上的天文点、空喀山口一带，
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  20. ↑ 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Chinese (China)). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  21. ↑ 2018年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：和田县 [2018 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Hotan County] (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2018. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019. 统计用区划代码 名称 653221100000 巴格其镇 653221102000 罕艾日克镇 653221202000 英阿瓦提乡 653221203000 英艾日克乡 653221204000 布扎克乡 653221205000 拉依喀乡 653221206000 朗如乡 653221207000 塔瓦库勒乡 653221208000 伊斯拉木阿瓦提乡 653221209000 色格孜库勒乡 653221210000 喀什塔什乡 653221211000 吾宗肖乡 653221401000 和田县经济新区
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