Hotan County

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FieldValue
nameHotan County
native_name
other_nameGosthana, Gaustana, Khotan, Hotien
settlement_typeCounty
image_skylineHotan Farmland (IMG 20170519 120753).jpg
image_captionFarmland near Hotan City
image_mapLocation of Hotan County within Xinjiang (China).png
map_captionLocation of Hotan County (red) in Hotan Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
pushpin_mapChina Xinjiang Southern#Xinjiang#China
pushpin_label_positionright
pushpin_mapsize275
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameChina
subdivision_type1Autonomous region
subdivision_name1Xinjiang
subdivision_type2Prefecture
subdivision_name2Hotan
seat_typeCounty seat
seatGujanbagh Subdistrict, Hotan City
area_total_km241128
area_footnotes(claimed)
population_total342,603
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_density_km2auto
population_density_urban_km2auto
demographics_type2Ethnic groups
demographics2_title1Major ethnic groups
demographics2_info1Uyghur
timezoneChina Standard
utc_offset+8
website
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| name = Hotan County | native_name = | other_name = Gosthana, Gaustana, Khotan, Hotien | settlement_type = County | image_skyline = Hotan Farmland (IMG 20170519 120753).jpg | image_caption = Farmland near Hotan City | image_map = Location of Hotan County within Xinjiang (China).png | map_caption = Location of Hotan County (red) in Hotan Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang | pushpin_map = China Xinjiang Southern#Xinjiang#China | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_caption = | pushpin_mapsize = 275 | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = China | subdivision_type1 = Autonomous region | subdivision_name1 = Xinjiang | subdivision_type2 = Prefecture | subdivision_name2 = Hotan | seat_type = County seat | seat = Gujanbagh Subdistrict, Hotan City | area_total_km2 = 41128 | area_footnotes = (claimed) | population_total = 342,603 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_footnotes = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_urban_km2 = auto | demographics_type2 = Ethnic groups | demographics2_title1 = Major ethnic groups | demographics2_info1 = Uyghur | elevation_m = | timezone = China Standard | utc_offset = +8 | website =
| ibox-order = ug, zh | s = 和田 | t = 和田 | w = Ho²-tʻien² Hsien⁴ | p = Hétián Xiàn | gr = Hertyan Shiann | bpmf = ㄏㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ | mi = | s2 = 和阗 | t2 = 和闐 | w2 = Ho²-tʻien² Hsien⁴ | p2 = Hétián Xiàn | gr2 = Hertyan Shiann | bpmf2 = ㄏㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ | mi2 = | s3 = 于窴县 | t3 = 于窴縣 | w3 = Yü²-tʻien² Hsien⁴ | p3 = Yútián Xiàn | gr3 = Yutyan Shiann | bpmf3 = ㄩˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ | mi3 = | uig = خوتەن ناھىيىسى | uly = Xoten Nahiyisi | uyy = Hotən Naⱨiyisi | sgs = Hotän Naĥiyisi | usy = Хотән Наһийиси | order = st Hotan County (also known as Gosthana, Gaustana, Godana, Godaniya, Khotan, Hetian, Hotien) is a county in the southwest of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Hotan Prefecture. Almost all the residents of the county are Uyghurs and live around oases situated between the desolate Taklamakan Desert and Kunlun Mountains. Hotan County is the southernmost county-level division of Xinjiang. The county borders Karakax / Moyu County to the northwest, Hotan City and Lop County to the northeast, Qira County to the east, Pishan County to the west, and (in Aksai Chin) Rutog County, Tibet to the southeast. Hotan County administers most of Aksai Chin, an area disputed between China and India. The Line of Actual Control divides the India-controlled part of Ladakh union territory from the Aksai Chin area administered as part of southwest Hotan County.

Name

The area of Hotan is originally known as and has been historically referred to as Godana (Godaniya), a Sanskrit name meaning "Land of the cows". In Chinese, the same name is written as Yu-t'ien. It is referred to as Gosthana by local Tibetans, which also means the same in Sanskrit.

History

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On 18 January 1913, Hotan became a county.

In 1919, Karakax / Moyu County was split off from Hotan County.

In 1933, Muhammad Amin Bughra and his associates declared the Khotan Emirate.

On 22 December 1949, the People's Liberation Army entered Hotan.

In 1959, the Chinese character name for the county was set as '{{linktext|和田}}'.

In 1962, some of the events of the Sino-Indian War occurred in the disputed Aksai Chin region.

On 12 April 1969, during the Cultural Revolution, the Hotan County People's Government became the Hotan County Revolutionary Committee. In December 1979, the Hotan County Revolutionary Committee was disestablished and the Hotan County People's Government re-established.

In 1983 / 4, the urban area of Hotan was administratively split from the larger Hotan County, and from then on governed as a county-level city.

On 9 September 1995, Vice Premier Zhu Rongji visited Buzhake Township.

On 11 July 2006, the township of Tusalla (Tushala), then part of Hotan County, was transferred to Hotan City.

In 2012, Hanerik (Han'airike) was changed from a township into a town and Uzunsho (Wuzongxiao) township was established.

On 28 July 2013, an incident involving Muslim protesters and local police in Hanerik (Han'airike / Hanairke) occurred. Chinese state media said no one died during the confrontation. There were reports of protester deaths, as many as over 100.

Geography

The northernmost point of the county is in the Taklamakan Desert at the confluence of the White Jade River and Karakash River, which together create the Hotan River.

Major lakes administered as part of Hotan County include the soda lakes Aksai Chin Lake and Surigh Yilganing Kol (Surigh-yilganing Köl; {{linktext|萨利吉勒干南库勒|湖}}), both part of the disputed Aksai Chin. A Chinese military outpost called Tianshuihai which is named for another lake, Tianshuihai (甜水海), is also in the Hotan County administered part of the disputed Aksai Chin region. The Hotan County-administered part of Aksai Chin includes Tianwendian, site of a Chinese military post.

Climate

Hotan County has a cool arid climate (Köppen climate classification BWk). The average annual temperature in Hotan is 13.0 C. The average annual rainfall is 44.1 mm with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in June, at around 25.8 C, and lowest in January, at around -3.9 C.

|location = Hotan (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1981−2010) |single line = Y |metric first = Y |Jan record high C = 20.5 |Feb record high C = 22.0 |Mar record high C = 30.6 |Apr record high C = 34.6 |May record high C = 37.6 |Jun record high C = 39.8 |Jul record high C = 41.1 |Aug record high C = 40.2 |Sep record high C = 35.9 |Oct record high C = 30.0 |Nov record high C = 24.7 |Dec record high C = 18.3 |Jan record low C = -21.0 |Feb record low C = -19.3 |Mar record low C = -7.0 |Apr record low C = -0.2 |May record low C = 4.3 |Jun record low C = 9.5 |Jul record low C = 12.2 |Aug record low C = 10.2 |Sep record low C = 4.3 |Oct record low C = -2.1 |Nov record low C = -12.3 |Dec record low C = -19.3 |Jan high C = 1.3 |Feb high C = 6.9 |Mar high C = 15.8 |Apr high C = 23.5 |May high C = 27.8 |Jun high C = 31.1 |Jul high C = 32.6 |Aug high C = 31.7 |Sep high C = 27.4 |Oct high C = 20.6 |Nov high C = 11.6 |Dec high C = 3.1 |year high C = |Jan mean C = -3.9 |Feb mean C = 1.3 |Mar mean C = 9.6 |Apr mean C = 16.8 |May mean C = 21.1 |Jun mean C = 24.3 |Jul mean C = 25.8 |Aug mean C = 24.9 |Sep mean C = 20.4 |Oct mean C = 13.2 |Nov mean C = 5.1 |Dec mean C = -2.2 |year mean C = |Jan low C = -8.2 |Feb low C = -3.4 |Mar low C = 4.0 |Apr low C = 10.7 |May low C = 15.2 |Jun low C = 18.5 |Jul low C = 20.0 |Aug low C = 19.3 |Sep low C = 14.5 |Oct low C = 7.0 |Nov low C = 0.0 |Dec low C = -6.3 |year low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 1.9 |Feb precipitation mm = 1.9 |Mar precipitation mm = 2.5 |Apr precipitation mm = 2.9 |May precipitation mm = 7.2 |Jun precipitation mm = 8.9 |Jul precipitation mm = 7.2 |Aug precipitation mm = 4.6 |Sep precipitation mm = 3.6 |Oct precipitation mm = 1.5 |Nov precipitation mm = 0.5 |Dec precipitation mm = 1.4 |year precipitation mm = |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = |Feb precipitation days = |Mar precipitation days = |Apr precipitation days = |May precipitation days = |Jun precipitation days = |Jul precipitation days = |Aug precipitation days = |Sep precipitation days = |Oct precipitation days = |Nov precipitation days = |Dec precipitation days = |year precipitation days = |Jan snow cm = |Feb snow cm = |Mar snow cm = |Apr snow cm = |May snow cm = |Jun snow cm = |Jul snow cm = |Aug snow cm = |Sep snow cm = |Oct snow cm = |Nov snow cm = |Dec snow cm = |year snow cm = |unit snow days = 3 cm |Jan snow days = |Feb snow days = |Mar snow days = |Apr snow days = |May snow days = |Jun snow days = |Jul snow days = |Aug snow days = |Sep snow days = |Oct snow days = |Nov snow days = |Dec snow days = |Jan humidity = 54 |Feb humidity = 44 |Mar humidity = 32 |Apr humidity = 29 |May humidity = 34 |Jun humidity = 38 |Jul humidity = 43 |Aug humidity = 44 |Sep humidity = 44 |Oct humidity = 41 |Nov humidity = 43 |Dec humidity = 54 |Jan sun = |Feb sun = |Mar sun = |Apr sun = |May sun = |Jun sun = |Jul sun = |Aug sun = |Sep sun = |Oct sun = |Nov sun = |Dec sun = |year sun = |source 1 = China Meteorological Data Service Center{{cite web |url = http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html | script-title=zh:中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) |publisher = China Meteorological Data Service Center |language = zh-cn | access-date = 16 January 2023}}}}

Administrative divisions

Hotan County includes two towns, ten townships, and one other area:

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NameSimplified ChineseHanyu PinyinUyghur (UEY)Uyghur Latin (ULY)Administrative division codeNotes
Towns
Baghchi Town
(Bageqi Town)巴格其镇zhباغچى بازىرىug653221100
Hanerik Town罕艾日克镇zhخانئېرىق بازىرىug653221102formerly Hanerik Township (罕艾日克乡)
Townships
32FA882640A53774E0440003BA962ED3Yengiawat (Approved - N)}}, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency英阿瓦提乡zhيېڭىئاۋات يېزىسىug653221202
Yengierik Township英艾日克乡zhيېڭىئېرىق يېزىسىug653221203
script-title=zh:地名中的新疆language=zh-hansdate=2003isbn=7-228-08004-1author=Xie Yuzhong 解玉忠location=Ürümqipublisher=新疆人民出版社
(Buzhake, Buzak)布扎克乡zhبۇزاق يېزىسىug653221204
Layka Township拉依喀乡zhلايقا يېزىسىug653221205
Langru Township朗如乡zhلاڭرۇ يېزىسىug653221206
Tewekkul Township塔瓦库勒乡zhتەۋەككۈل يېزىسىug653221207
Islamawat Township伊斯拉木阿瓦提乡zhئىسلامئاۋات يېزىسىug653221208
Seghizkol Township色格孜库勒乡zhسېغىزكۆل يېزىسىug653221209
Qashteshi Township (Kashitashi)喀什塔什乡zhقاشتېشى يېزىسىug653221210
Uzunsho Township吾宗肖乡zhئۇزۇنشو يېزىسىug653221211
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Other:

  • Hotan County Economic New Area (和田县经济新区)

Economy

The county is known for Hotan Silk, Hotan Jade and Hotan Carpets. The county's agricultural products include wheat, rice, corn, melons, cotton, and silkworm cocoons.

Demographics

|type=China |percentages = pagr |2000|261498 |2010|269941 |footnote = |}} In 1997, the population of Hotan County was 99% Uyghur.

As of 1999, 99.41% of the population of Hotan (Hetian) County was Uyghur and 0.46% of the population was Han Chinese.

As of 2015, 325,117 of the 327,533 residents of the county were Uyghur, 2,023 were Han Chinese and 393 were from other ethnic groups.

In 2019, the population of Hotan County was 99% Uyghur.

Transportation

Notes

References

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