Kalpin County

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Kalpin County
Kelpin, Koping
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Location of Kalpin County (red) within Aksu Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
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Kalpin County
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Kalpin County
Kalpin County (China)
Coordinates: 40°26′36″N79°02′28″E / 40.44333°N 79.04111°E / 40.44333; 79.04111
Country China
Autonomous region Xinjiang
Prefecture Aksu
County seat Kelpin Town
Area
[1]
 • Total
8,912 km2 (3,441 sq mi)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
50,619
 • Density5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
 • Major ethnic groups Uyghur [1]
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard [a] )
Website www.xjkpx.gov.cn (in Chinese)
Kalpin County
Uyghur name
Uyghur كەلپىن ناھىيىسى‎
Transcriptions
Latin Yëziqi Kelpin Nahiyisi
Yengi Yeziⱪ Kəlpin Naⱨiyisi
SASM/GNC Kalpin Nahiyisi
Siril Yëziqi Келпин Наһийиси
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
200038,584—    
201044,261+1.38%
[17]

As of 2015, 53,804 of the 55,425 residents of the county were Uyghur, 1,501 were Han Chinese and 120 were from other ethnic groups. [24]

According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 40,000.[ citation needed ]

As of 1999, 97.31% of the population of Kalpin County was Uyghur and 2.54% of the population was Han Chinese. [25]

Transportation

Historical maps

Historical English-language maps including Kalpin:

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Locals in Xinjiang frequently observe UTC+6 (Xinjiang Time), 2 hours behind Beijing.
  2. ↑ From map: "THE DELINEATION OF INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARIES ON THIS MAP MUST NOT BE CONSIDERED AUTHORITATIVE"
  3. ↑ From map: "The representation of international boundaries is not necessarily authoritative."

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 柯坪县政府办公 (5 March 2019). 柯坪县行政区划 [Kalpin County Administrative Divisions]. 柯坪县人民政府 (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. ↑ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  3. ↑ The official spelling is "Kalpin" according to Zhōngguó dìmínglù中国地名录 (Beijing, SinoMaps Press 1997); ISBN   7-5031-1718-4; p. 305.
  4. ↑ Complete Atlas Of The World (3 ed.). Penguin Random House. 2016. p.  238 – via Internet Archive. Kalpin
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  17. 1 2 柯坪县历史沿革 [Kalpin County Historical Development] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2019. 2000年第五次人口普查，柯坪县常住总人口38584人，{...}2010年第六次人口普查，柯坪县常住总人口44261人，其中：柯坪镇8031人，盖孜力克乡12686人，玉尔其乡11085人，阿恰勒乡7309人，启浪乡5150人。 2013年1月23日，自治区政府（新政函[2013]17号）批复同意将柯坪县61.798平方千米区域划归阿拉尔市管辖。 2014年10月21日，自治区政府（新政函[2014]193号）批复同意撤销盖孜力克乡，设立盖孜力克镇。调整后，全县辖2个镇、3个乡：柯坪镇、盖孜力克镇、玉尔其乡、阿恰勒乡、启浪乡。 2015年4月3日，自治区政府（新政函[2015]85号）批复同意撤销阿恰勒乡，设立阿恰勒镇。调整后，全县辖3个镇、2个乡。
  18. ↑ 2019年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：柯坪县 [2019 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Kalpin County] (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019. 统计用区划代码 名称 652929100000 柯坪镇 652929101000 盖孜力克镇 652929102000 阿恰勒镇 652929201000 玉尔其乡 652929203000 启浪乡
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  21. ↑ چىلان (Variant Non-Roman Script - VS) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  22. ↑ 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. p. 1228. ISBN   978-7-5326-2859-9.
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  24. ↑ 3-7 各地、州、市、县(市)分民族人口数 (in Simplified Chinese). Statistic Bureau of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. 15 March 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  25. ↑ Morris Rossabi, ed. (2004). Governing China's Multiethnic Frontiers (PDF). University of Washington Press. p. 179. ISBN   0-295-98390-6.
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