Yarkant County

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Yarkant County
يەكەن ناھىيىسى (Uyghur)
莎车县 (Chinese)
Yarkand; Shache; Soche
County
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A street in Yarkant
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Yarkant County (red) within Kashgar Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
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Yarkant
Location of the seat in Xinjiang
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Yarkant
Yarkant (China)
Coordinates(County government): 38°23′27″N77°13′24″E / 38.3909°N 77.2232°E / 38.3909; 77.2232
Country China
Autonomous region Xinjiang
Prefecture Kashgar
County seat Yakan
Area
 • Total8,969 km2 (3,463 sq mi)
Elevation
1,232 m (4,042 ft)
Population
 (2020) [1]
 • Total860,800
 • Density96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
 • Major ethnic groups Uyghur [2]
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard [lower-alpha 1] )
Postal code
844700
Website www.shache.gov.cn
يەكەن (ياركەنت) ناھىيىسى‎
  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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  35. 1 2 莎车县历史沿革. XZQH.org. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2020. 2010年第六次人口普查，莎车县常住总人口762385人，其中：莎车镇128145人，恰热克镇29946人，艾力西湖镇36793人，荒地镇34658人，阿瓦提镇25119人，伯什坎特镇39243人，依盖尔其镇27038人，古勒巴格乡22255人，阿热勒乡17398人，恰尔巴格乡12972人，托木吾斯塘乡29579人，英吾斯塘乡10582人，乌达力克乡31525人，阿热斯兰巴格乡20018人，孜热甫普夏提乡10504人，亚喀艾日克乡10204人，喀群乡18749人，藿什拉甫乡17351人，达木斯乡9678人，米夏乡32419人，伊什库力乡29930人，拍克其乡19809人，塔尕尔其乡34554人，阔什艾日克乡16413人，墩巴格乡17579人，阿拉买提乡23583人，阿扎特巴格乡15846人，巴格阿瓦提乡16951人，喀拉苏乡14756人，喀什监狱5506人，县良种场1988人，优质果树苗木繁育基地270人，国营二林场224人，园艺场186人，蚕种场284人，渔苗场30人，农科院莎车农业试验站300人。
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