Niya County Explained

Niya County
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Settlement Type:County
Pushpin Map:China Xinjiang Southern#Xinjiang#China
Pushpin Label:Niya
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the seat in Xinjiang
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous region
Subdivision Name1:Xinjiang
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Hotan
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Niya
Area Total Km2:56759.86
Area Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:42,649
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Demographics Type2:Ethnic groups
Demographics2 Title1:Major ethnic groups
Demographics2 Info1:Uyghur[3]
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:848500
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8

Niya County[4] [5] (transliterated from the Uyghur Uighur; Uyghur: نىيە ناھىيىسى ;), also from Mandarin Chinese as Minfeng County, is a county within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Hotan Prefecture. It contains an area of 56726km2. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 30,000.[6] The county is bordered to the north by Xayar County, to the east by Qiemo/Qarqan County, to the west by Yutian / Keriya County and to the south by Ngari Prefecture in Tibet.

The county seat is in the town of Niya, which is often referred to by the county name (Minfeng) as well. The Niya ruins are located 115 km north of Niya.

History

In the early 20th century, Aurel Stein carried out several expeditions in the area including exploration of the ancient Niya ruins.

In 1945, Minfeng Shezhiju (Chinese: 民豐設治局) was established. In 1947, the area became Minfeng County.[1]

In 2012, the township of Yawatongguz (Yawatongguzi) was established.[7]

In early 2015, a joint report issued by the Water Conservancy Office of Hotan prefecture and the regional Water Conservancy Department reported that up to 80 percent of the population of the county did not have access to clean drinking water.[8]

In June 2015 in the lead-up to Ramadan, a beer festival was held in the county leading to condemnation from Dilxat Raxit, spokesman for the World Uyghur Congress.[9]

In September 2015, residents of the county were reported to be subject to new rules concerning unacceptable given names for Uyghur children.[10]

On December 8, 2019, County Communist Party Committee Vice Secretary (Chinese: 县委副书记) and County Magistrate (Chinese: 县长) Ëziz Eli (Chinese: 艾则孜·艾力) penned a criticism of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act.[11]

Geography

The northern part of the county is located in the Taklamakan Desert and consists of large areas of sand dunes. The population centers on oases around rivers flowing down from the mountains in the southern part of the county.

Climate

, on average, Minfeng experienced blowing dust or sand on 189 days in a year and visibility below 4,800 meters for more than half of winter and summer as well as for thirty to forty percent of spring. The lowest spring time temperature recorded in Minfeng was -22°C.[12]

Administrative divisions

The county includes one town and six townships:[13] [14] [15]

NameSimplified ChineseHanyu PinyinUyghur (UEY)Uyghur Latin (ULY)Administrative division codeNotes
Town
Niya TownChinese: 尼雅镇Uighur; Uyghur: نىيە بازىرى653227100
Township
Niya TownshipChinese: 尼雅乡Uighur; Uyghur: نىيە يېزىسى653227200
Rokiya TownshipChinese: 若克雅乡Uighur; Uyghur: رۇكىيا يېزىسى653227201
Salgozak TownshipChinese: 萨勒吾则克乡Uighur; Uyghur: سالغوزەك يېزىسى[16] 653227202
Yeyik TownshipChinese: 叶亦克乡Uighur; Uyghur: يېيىق يېزىسى653227203
Andir TownshipChinese: 安迪尔乡Uighur; Uyghur: ئەندىر يېزىسى[17] 653227204
Yawatongguz Township
(area of Yawatongguzlangar[18])		Chinese: 亚瓦通古孜乡Uighur; Uyghur: ياۋا توڭگۇز يېزىسى653227205

Economy

The economy is primarily based on agriculture and livestock farming. Products of the county include corn, wheat, cotton and sheep wool. Industries in the county include electronics, agriculture technology, food processing, carpets and construction.[1]

Demographics

As of 2015, Out of the 38,492 residents, 34,900 of the county were Uyghur, 3,509 were Han Chinese and 83 were from other ethnic groups.[19]

As of 1999, 90.94% of the population of Niya (Minfeng) County was Uyghur and 8.91% of the population was Han Chinese.[20]

Transportation

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: 夏征农. 陈至立. zh:辞海：第六版彩图本 . Cihai (Sixth Edition in Color) . September 2009. 上海. Shanghai. 上海辞书出版社. Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House.. 9787532628599. zh. 1580. Chinese: 面积5.67万平方千米。{....
  2. http://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/xinjiang/admin/ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  3. Web site: http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/xj/22411.html. zh:1997年民丰县行政区划. zh-hans. 6 January 2011. 24 March 2020. XZQH.org. Chinese: 其中维吾尔族占91％，辖1镇、5乡。.
  4. Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=ZJsrDwAAQBAJ. zh:建筑抗震设计规范. GB50011-2010: Code for Seismic Design of Buildings . en,zh-hans. Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. 2010. China Architecture & Building Press. Beijing. Google Books. 203. Niya County.
  5. Web site: 'Many Uygurs like to drink': Chinese academic defends beer festival in Muslim region. 24 June 2015. 24 March 2020. South China Morning Post. Xinjiang's government-run Tianshan website showed that officials in Niya county organised an event where local Muslims made and ate rice dumplings on Saturday, three days after the start of Ramadan, during which devout Muslims abstain from all food and drink during daylight hours..
  6. The Silk Road - China and the Karakorum Highway: A Travel Companion 1780763565 Jonathan Tucker - 2015 - Niya, north of Minfeng, Xinjiang province (photograph by Antonia Tozer) Wooden tablet written in Kharosthi (Spink and Son Ltd.) The Shanpula cemetery, Luopu county, near Khotan, Xinjiang province (photograph by Antonia Tozer) Remains.
  7. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2012/65/32/653227.html . zh:2012年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：民丰县 . 2012 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Minfeng County . zh-hans . . 2012 . 14 January 2020 . Chinese: 代码 名称 653227100000 尼雅镇 653227200000 尼雅乡 653227201000 若克雅乡 653227202000 萨勒吾则克乡 653227203000 叶亦克乡 653227204000 亚瓦通古孜乡 653227205000 安迪尔乡.
  8. Web site: More Than One Million Lack Clean Water in Xinjiang's Hotan Prefecture. 4 February 2015. 11 December 2019. Joshua Lipes. reporter Jilil Kashgary. Mamatjan Juma. Radio Free Asia.
  9. Web site: Exiles angered as China holds beer festival in Muslim county. 22 June 2015. 9 December 2019. Ben Blanchard. Paul Tait. The beer festival happened in a village in Niya County in the deep south of Xinjiang, which is overwhelmingly populated by the Muslim Uighur people who call Xinjiang home. Muslims are not meant to consume alcohol, according to the Koran. The Niya government website said the “beer competition”, which happened last Monday just before the start of Ramadan, was attended by more than 60 young farmers and herders.. Reuters.
  10. Web site: Chinese Authorities Ban Muslim Names Among Uyghurs in Hotan. Roseanne Gerin. reporter Eset Sulaiman. Eset Sulaiman. 24 September 2015. 11 December 2019. A Uyghur woman named Turakhan who lives in a suburban village of Niya (in Chinese, Minfeng) county in Hotan (Hetian) prefecture told RFA’s Uyghur Service on Wednesday that the village chief and police had informed all residents about “the list of forbidden Muslim names.” “My daughter’s name is Muslime, so the village police came to our house and told us that we must change our daughter’s name as soon as possible,” she said. “The police explained to us that a name such as Muslime was officially forbidden. Under such circumstances, we were forced to change our daughter’s name.” The police also told Turakhan: "It is the decision of the township and village authorities. Don’t ask any foolish questions.” Turakhan later found out that authorities were forbidding children whose parents did not change their names from attending kindergarten and elementary school, she said..
  11. Web site: http://www.xj.xinhuanet.com/2019-12/08/c_1125321442.htm. zh:坚决不允许美国蓄意诋毁和抹黑新疆的人权状况. 8 December 2019. 8 December 2019. zh-hans. 艾则孜·艾力. 李梦婷. Xinhua News Agency.
  12. Web site: East Asia A Climatological Study. Internet Archive. 4–7,4-11,4-29,4-44. 1. MSgt Donald E. Carey. Melody L. Higdon. Robert S. Lilianstrom. MSgt Charles D. Surls. September 1997. Air Force Combat Climatology Center.
  13. Web site: http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/xj/22413.html . zh:民丰县历史沿革 . Minfeng County Historical Development . XZQH.org . 2 December 2014 . zh-hans . 8 December 2019 . Chinese: 2003年，民丰县总面积56759.86平方千米，{....
  14. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2018/65/32/653227.html . zh:2018年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：民丰县 . 2018 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Minfeng County . zh-hans . . 2018 . 8 December 2019 . Chinese: 统计用区划代码 名称 653227100000 尼雅镇 653227200000 尼雅乡 653227201000 若克雅乡 653227202000 萨勒吾则克乡 653227203000 叶亦克乡 653227204000 安迪尔乡 653227205000 亚瓦通古孜乡.
  15. Web site: http://www.mfx.gov.cn. zh:首页. Chinese: 尼雅网-民丰县政府门户网站. https://web.archive.org/web/20180423164102/http://www.mfx.gov.cn/. 23 April 2018. zh-hans. Chinese: 乡镇 尼雅乡 尼雅镇 若克雅乡 叶亦克乡 萨勒吾则克乡 亚瓦通古孜乡 安迪尔乡 街道办事处. 19 April 2020. dead.
  16. , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  17. Web site: http://uy.aksxw.com/xj/8018.jhtml. ug:پەن - تېخنىكا ئارقىلىق نامراتلارنى دەل جايىدا يۆلەش كەنت ئاھالىلىرىنىڭ كىرىمىنى ئاشۇرۇپ بېيىتتى. ug. 24 December 2019. 13 May 2020. Chinese: 阿克苏新闻网-维文版. Uighur; Uyghur: ئابدۇسالام ئابلىز. Uighur; Uyghur: نىيە ناھىيەسى ئەندىر يېزىسى.
  18. Book: Webster's 21st Century World Atlas. Barnes & Noble Books. 83. YawatongguzlangarYeyik. Internet Archive. 1999.
  19. Web site: http://www.xjtj.gov.cn/sjcx/tjnj_3415/2016xjtjnj/rkjy/201707/t20170714_539450.html . zh:3-7 各地、州、市、县(市)分民族人口数 . zh-hans. Uighur; Uyghur: شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونى Chinese: 新疆维吾尔自治区统计局 Statistic Bureau of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region . 15 March 2017. 3 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171011101904/http://www.xjtj.gov.cn/sjcx/tjnj_3415/2016xjtjnj/rkjy/201707/t20170714_539450.html . 11 October 2017 . live .
  20. Book: Governing China's Multiethnic Frontiers. 2004. 0-295-98390-6. Morris Rossabi. Morris Rossabi. University of Washington Press. 180.

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