Hotan County

Hotan County
خوتەن ناھىيىسى (Uyghur)
和田县 (Chinese)
Gosthana, Gaustana, Khotan, Hotien
Farmland of Hotan County near the city
Farmland of Hotan County near the city
Location of Hotan County (red) in Hotan Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Location of Hotan County (red) in Hotan Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Hotan County is located in Southern Xinjiang
Hotan County
Hotan County
Hotan County is located in Xinjiang
Hotan County
Hotan County
Hotan County is located in China
Hotan County
Hotan County
Coordinates: 37°05′26″N 79°49′44″E / 37.09056°N 79.82889°E / 37.09056; 79.82889
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
PrefectureHotan
County seatGujanbagh Subdistrict, Hotan[1][a]
Area
(claimed)[b][2][3][4]
 • Total41,128 km2 (15,880 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[5]
 • Total342,603
 • Density8.3/km2 (22/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
 • Major ethnic groupsUyghur[4][6]
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard[c])
Websitehtx.gov.cn (in Chinese)
Hotan County
Uyghur name
Uyghurخوتەن ناھىيىسى
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiXoten Nahiyisi
Yengi YeziⱪHotən Naⱨiyisi
SASM/GNCHotän Naĥiyisi
Siril YëziqiХотән Наһийиси
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese和田
Traditional Chinese和田
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHétián Xiàn
Bopomofoㄏㄜˊ   ㄊㄧㄢˊ   ㄒㄧㄢˋ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhHertyan Shiann
Wade–GilesHo²-tʻien² Hsien⁴
IPA[xɤ̌.tʰjɛ̌n ɕjɛ̂n]
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese和阗
Traditional Chinese和闐
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHétián Xiàn
Bopomofoㄏㄜˊ   ㄊㄧㄢˊ   ㄒㄧㄢˋ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhHertyan Shiann
Wade–GilesHo²-tʻien² Hsien⁴
IPA[xɤ̌.tʰjɛ̌n ɕjɛ̂n]
Second alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese于窴县
Traditional Chinese于窴縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYútián Xiàn
Bopomofoㄩˊ   ㄊㄧㄢˊ   ㄒㄧㄢˋ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhYutyan Shiann
Wade–GilesYü²-tʻien² Hsien⁴
IPA[y̌.tʰjɛ̌n ɕjɛ̂n]

Hotan County[7] (also known as Gosthana, Gaustana, Godana, Godaniya, Khotan, Hetian, Hotien)[8][9][10] 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,[3] 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.

  1. ^ a b 行政区划. Government of Hotan County. 和田县有县无城,县属机关单位分布在和田市区。
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  5. ^ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  6. ^ 1997年和田县行政区划 [1997 Hotan County Administrative Divisions]. XZQH.org. 6 January 2011. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020. 面积约40808.6平方千米,人口23.9万,有维吾尔、汉、回等民族。其中维吾尔族占99%,辖1镇11乡。
  7. ^ The official spelling is "Hotan" according to Zhōngguó dìmínglù. 中国地名录. Beijing: SinoMaps Press. 1997. p. 304. ISBN 7-5031-1718-4.
  8. ^ Higgins, Benjamin (November 1962). "The Philippines. Public Policy and National Economic Development. By Frank Golay. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1961. Xviii, 455. Map, Tables, Index, Bibliographic Essay". The Journal of Asian Studies. 22 (1): 114–116. doi:10.2307/2049929. JSTOR 2049929.
  9. ^ "How Sanskrit Language is Associated with the Tibet and Xinjiang?". 5 February 2020.
  10. ^ Wang, Bangwei; Sen, Tansen (2011). India and China: Interactions through Buddhism and Diplomacy: A Collection of Essays by Professor Prabodh Chandra Bagchi. Anthem Press. p. 186. ISBN 9780857288219.


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