Khotan Prefecture
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The Hotan Prefecture is located in the south-western part of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China
. It is sometimes (unofficially) spelled as Khotan.
and seven counties:
China
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. It is sometimes (unofficially) spelled as Khotan.
Administrative divisions
The Hotan Prefecture is divided into one county-level cityCounty-level city
A county-level city is a county-level administrative division of mainland China. County-level cities are usually governed by prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by province-level divisions....
and seven counties:
| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur Uyghur language Uyghur , formerly known as Eastern Turk, is a Turkic language with 8 to 11 million speakers, spoken primarily by the Uyghur people in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of Western China. Significant communities of Uyghur-speakers are located in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, and various other... |
Population (2003 est.) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hotan City | 和田市 | Hétián Shì | خوتەن شەھىرى | Hoten Shehiri | 270,000 | 466 | 579 |
| 2 | Hotan County | 和田县 | Hétián Xiàn | خوتەن ناھىيىسى | Hoten Nahiyisi | 280,000 | 41,403 | 7 |
| 3 | Karakax County | 墨玉县 | Mòyù Xiàn | قاراقاش ناھىيىسى | Qaraqash Nahiyisi | 440,000 | 25,789 | 17 |
| 4 | Pishan County Pishan County The Pishan County is a county within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Khotan Prefecture. It contains an area of 39,412 km2. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 220,000.... |
皮山县 | Píshān Xiàn | گۇما ناھىيىسى | Guma Nahiyisi | 230,000 | 39,742 | 6 |
| 5 | Lop County Lop County The Lop County is a county within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Khotan Prefecture. It contains an area of 14,264 km2. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 240,000.... |
洛浦县 | Luòpǔ Xiàn | لوپ ناھىيىسى | Lop Nahiyisi | 240,000 | 14,314 | 17 |
| 6 | Qira County | 策勒县 | Cèlè Xiàn | چىرا ناھىيىسى | Chira Nahiyisi | 140,000 | 31,688 | 4 |
| 7 | Keriya County | 于田县 | Yútián Xiàn | كېرىيە ناھىيىسى | Kériye Nahiyisi | 220,000 | 39,095 | 6 |
| 8 | Minfeng County Minfeng County The Minfeng County is a county within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Khotan Prefecture. It contains an area of 56,726 km2. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 30,000.... |
民丰县 | Mínfēng Xiàn | نىيە ناھىيىسى | Niye Nahiyisi | 30,000 | 56,760 | 1 |