Kargilik County

History

In 1975, future Chinese Communist Party Deputy Committee Secretary of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Zhu Hailun was sent to Kargilik County in the Down to the Countryside Movement.

Geography

The northern part of the county is in the Taklamakan Desert and the southern part of the county is in the Kunlun Mountains. Mazar Pass is located in the southern part of the county.

Climate

|Jan record high C = 20.2 |Jan record low C = -20.8 |Feb record high C = 20.3 |Feb record low C = -20.8 |Mar record high C = 31.5 |Mar record low C = -7.1 |Apr record high C = 34.0 |Apr record low C = 0.0 |May record high C = 36.8 |May record low C = 4.9 |Jun record high C = 40.2 |Jun record low C = 9.3 |Jul record high C = 38.2 |Jul record low C = 11.7 |Aug record high C = 38.1 |Aug record low C = 10.0 |Sep record high C = 33.3 |Sep record low C = 3.6 |Oct record high C = 29.2 |Oct record low C = -2.2 |Nov record high C = 24.6 |Nov record low C = -12.2 |Dec record high C = 19.0 |Dec record low C = -21.9

Administrative divisions

Kargilik County contains 6 towns and 15 townships.

Economy

Kargilik County's economy is based on agriculture and animal husbandry. Agricultural products include wheat, corn and cotton, as well as pomegranates, yellow pears, walnuts, and dried apricots. Industries include construction, machinery, electronics, and food processing. The county is known for the 'Kargilik Banximao Sheep' (叶城半细毛羊).

Demographics

|2000|370229 |2010|454328 |}} In 1997, Uyghurs made up 93% of the population of the county and Han Chinese made up 6% of the population.

As of 2015, 490,417 of the 519,962 residents of the county were Uyghur, 23,408 were Han Chinese and 6,137 were from other ethnic groups.

, Uyghurs made up 91% of the population of the county.

As of 1999, 90.78% of the population of Kargilik (Yecheng) County was Uyghur and 8.18% of the population was Han Chinese.

Transportation

• China National Highway 219
• China National Highway 315
• Kashgar–Hotan railway

Historical maps

Historical English-language maps including Kargilik: File:STANFORD(1917) p61 PLATE19. SINKIANG (14597194848).jpg|Map including Kargilik (labeled as Kargalik) (1917) File:Txu-oclc-6654394-nj-43-5th-ed.jpg|Map including Kargilik (labeled as YEH-CH'ENG (KARGHALIK)) and surrounding region from the International Map of the World (AMS, 1966) File:NJ-43-12 Yeh-ch'eng, China.jpg|Map including Kargilik (labeled as Yeh-ch'eng (Karghalik)) (ACIC, 1969) File:Operational Navigation Chart G-7, 6th edition.jpg|From the Operational Navigation Chart; map including Kargilik (labeled as YECHENG (YEH-CH'ENG)) (DMA, 1980) File:Txu-pclmaps-oclc-22834566 g-7a.jpg|Map including Kargilik (labeled as YECHENG (YEH-CH'ENG)) (DMA, 1984) File:Kashmir region 2004.jpg|The southern part of Kargilik County includes territory ceded to China by Pakistan but claimed by India

Notes

References

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