Poskam County, Xinjiang Explained

Poskam County
Settlement Type:County
Pushpin Map:China Xinjiang Southern#China Xinjiang#China
Pushpin Label:Poskam
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Relief:Y
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:Kashgar
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Poskam (Zepu)
Demographics Type2:Ethnic groups
Demographics2 Title1:Major ethnic groups
Demographics2 Info1:Uyghur, Han Chinese, Mountain Tajik (China)[1]
Area Total Km2:987.97
Area Footnotes:[2]
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Total:214,543
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:844800
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
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Poskam County[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] (Posgam,[12]), also Zepu County is a county in Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. The county is located on the southern bank of the Yarkand River, also known as the Zarafshān River (Chinese: 泽勒普善河).[2] Poskam County is bordered to the north and west across the Yarkand River by Yarkant County (Shache) and to the south and east by Kargilik County (Yecheng).

History

In 1921, Poskam County was established.

After the Communist takeover, Poskam (Zepu) County was part of Yarkant Prefecture (Chinese: 莎車專區), which was dissolved and became part of Kashgar Prefecture in June 1956.[2]

In 1990, 'unauthorized' mosque construction in Poskam (Zepu) County was reported in the Xinjiang Daily.[13]

Chinese state media reported that in the early morning of October 24, 1999, two died, two were injured and major property damage was sustained at the Seyli (Saili) Township police office in a terrorist attack.[14] [15]

On the morning of March 4, 2004, a fire broke out in the Kalatuzi coal mine killing at least six people.[12]

On March 12, 2005, several Uyghur students and their teachers were arrested after a fight with Han Chinese outside Poskam Petroleum No.1 Middle School.[16]

As reported by Radio Free Asia, on August 23, 2013, at least six Uyghurs (possibly twelve) were killed and twenty wounded in a raid carried out by about seventy to eighty armed security personnel on a place in Jigdejay village (Jigedaijiayi; Uighur; Uyghur: جىگدەجاي كەنتى / Chinese: {{linktext|吉格代加依|村 38.0924°N 77.0833°W), Kuybagh (Kuiyibage) township near the edge of the desert thought to be a 'terrorist' or separatist training camp and munitions center.[17]

On August 27, 2018, Tong'an Township was established.[18] (See also: Kosrap)

In 2018, Poskam County was among ten counties in Xinjiang named by the Ministry of Commerce as a model rural e-commerce county.[19] The county was also listed as the only county in Kashgar Prefecture reaching the standard for a national-level public sanitation county.[20]

In 2019, China National Petroleum Corp announced plans to close Taxinan refinery (Chinese: 塔西南勘探开发公司[2]).[21]

Geography

The county is between 1215 and 1490 meters above sea level. The land is flat and soil is fertile. Rainfall amounts are low.[22]

Administrative divisions

The county includes 2 towns, 10 townships, 1 ethnic township, and 2 township-level divisions:[23] [24] [25] [26]

NameSimplified ChineseHanyu PinyinUyghur (UEY)Uyghur Latin (ULY)Administrative division code
Towns
Poskam Town[27]
(Zepu Town[28])		Chinese: 泽普镇Uighur; Uyghur: پوسكام بازىرى653124100
Küybagh Town
(Kuiyibage Town)		Chinese: 奎依巴格镇Uighur; Uyghur: كۈيباغ بازىرى653124101
Townships
Poskam Township[29]
(Bosikamu Township)		Chinese: 波斯喀木乡Uighur; Uyghur: پوسكام يېزسى653124200
Zhima Township
(Yima Township)		Chinese: 依玛乡Uighur; Uyghur: ژىما يېزىسى653124201
Gülbagh Township
(Gulebage Township)		Chinese: 古勒巴格乡Uighur; Uyghur: گۈلباغ يىزىسى653124202
Seyli Township
(Saili Township)		Chinese: 赛力乡Uighur; Uyghur: سەيلى يىزىسى653124203
Ikkisu Township
(Yikensu Township)		Chinese: 依肯苏乡Uighur; Uyghur: ئىككىسۇ يېزىسى653124204
Tughchi Township
(Tuhuqi Township)		Chinese: 图呼其乡Uighur; Uyghur: تۇغچى يېزىسى653124205
Küybagh Township
(Kuiyibage Township)		Chinese: 奎依巴格乡Uighur; Uyghur: كۈيباغ يېزىسى653124206
Aqtam Township
(Aketamu Township)		Chinese: 阿克塔木乡Uighur; Uyghur: ئاقتام يېزىسى653124207
Aykol Township
(Ayikule Township)		Chinese: 阿依库勒乡Uighur; Uyghur: ئاقتام يېزىسى653124208
Tong'an TownshipChinese: 桐安乡Uighur; Uyghur: توڭئەن يېزىسى653124210
Ethnic townships
Buyluq Tajik Ethnic TownshipChinese: 布依鲁克塔吉克族乡Uighur; Uyghur: بۇيلۇق تاجىك مىللىي يىزىسى653124209
township-level divisions
Poskam Certified Seed FarmChinese: 泽普县良种场Uighur; Uyghur: پوسكام ناھىيە ئۇرۇمچىلىق مەيدانى653124401
State-owned Tree FarmChinese: 国营林场653124403

Economy

Irrigation is well-developed in the county, and the county is an important producer of wheat, rice, corn and cotton in southern Xinjiang. Grapes are a local speciality. Industries include mining, machinery, construction and cotton-spinning.[30] As of 2017, Poskam County had 42,405.25 hectares of arable land.[2] On January 14–15, 2020, Kashgar Prefecture officials carried out fourteen lectures in Poskam County on scientific methods of agriculture attended by more than 12,000 persons.[31]

Tourism

A tourist attraction located in the county is Jinhuyang National Forest Park, rated as a AAAAA Tourist Attractions of China according to the official classification for tourist sights.[32]

Demographics

As of the end of 2016, 175,686 (84.1%) of the 208,950 residents of the county were Uyghur, 27,131 (13%) were Han Chinese, 4,463 (2.1%) were Mountain Tajik (China), and 1,670 (0.8%) were from other ethnic groups.[2]

As of 2015, 181,256 of the 223,694 residents of the county were Uyghur, 35,950 were Han Chinese, 4,452 were Mountain Tajik (China) and 2,036 were from other ethnic groups.[33]

As of the 2000 Census, ethnic minorities made up 79.38% of the population of Poskam County.

As of 1999, 75.29% of the population of Poskam (Zepu) County was Uyghur and 20.76% of the population was Han Chinese.[34]

Transportation

Poskam is served by China National Highway 315 and the Kashgar-Hotan Railway.

Notes and References

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  6. Web site: Rural tourism becomes popular in China. Wang Song. China Internet Information Center. Performers of Uyghur ethnic group perform for tourists in Poskam County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Oct. 19, 2011.. 9 January 2014. 27 January 2020.
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  12. Web site: Photo Archive --- Date:20040306. 6 March 2004. 12 April 2020. People's Daily. Coal fire in Xinjiang
    Members of a rescue contingent scrutinize their equipment before they descend into the well of a coal mine caught with fire in Posgam County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 5, 2004. A fire broke out at the Kalatuzi coal mine Thursday morning and six persons were found dead so far. The fire was caused by an inflamed electrical cable in the mine, according to local government sources..
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    The Saili Township Police Station after it was attacked.
    An automobile burnt by the terrorists in the homicide-arson case in Zepu County.. Google Books.
  15. Book: The ETIM: China's Islamic Militants and the Global Terrorist Threat. J. Todd Reed, Diana Raschke. Praeger Publishing. 2010. 978-0-313-36540-9. Early in the morning of October 24, 1999, terrorists attacked the police station in Saili Township, Zepu County, with guns, machetes, incendiary bottles and grenades. They shot one member of a local security guard dead and wounded another, wounded a policeman and killed a criminal suspect in custody. After that, they burned ten rooms, one jeep and three motorbikes belonging to the police station.. 125. Google Books.
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  19. Web site: http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/article/jiguanzx/201809/20180902790215.shtml. zh:2018年电子商务进农村综合示范县名单. 25 September 2018. 12 April 2020. Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China.
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