Shule County

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Shule County
疏勒县 (Chinese)
يېڭىشەھەر ناھىيىسى (Uyghur)
Yengisheher, Yengixahar
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Location of Shule County (red) within Kashgar Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
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Shule
Shule (China)
Coordinates: 39°23′29″N76°02′24″E / 39.39139°N 76.04000°E / 39.39139; 76.04000
Country China
Autonomous region Xinjiang
Prefecture Kashgar
County seat Yengisheher (Shule)
Area
[1]
  Total2,394 km2 (924 sq mi)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total355,544
  Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
  Major ethnic groups Uyghur [3]
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard [lower-alpha 1] )
Postal code
844200
Website shule.gov.cn (in Chinese)
قەشقەر يېڭىشەھەر ناھىيىسى
Shule County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 疏勒
Traditional Chinese 疏勒
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Shūlè Xiàn
Wade–Giles Shu¹-lê⁴ Hsien⁴
Literal meaningKashgar New City County
Transcriptions
Latin Yëziqi Qeshqer Yëngisheher Nahiyisi
Yengi Yeziⱪ Ⱪəxⱪər Yengixǝⱨǝr naⱨiyisi
SASM/GNC Kaxgar Yengixahar Nahiyisi
Siril Yëziqi Қәшқәр Йеңишәһәр наһийиси
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2000284,853    
2010312,455+0.93%
[9]

As of 2015, 350,301 of the 377,029 residents of the county were Uyghur, 25,709 were Han Chinese and 1,019 were from other ethnic groups. [14]

As of 1999, 93% of the population of Shule County was Uyghur and 6.7% of the population was Han Chinese. [15]

Transportation

Shule is served by China National Highway 315 and the Kashgar-Hotan Railway.

Notable persons

Historical maps

Maps including Shule:

Notes

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

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