Shawan, Xinjiang Explained

Shawan
Other Name:Savan
Settlement Type:County-level city
Pushpin Map:China Xinjiang Northern#Xinjiang#China
Pushpin Label:Shawan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the seat in Xinjiang
Coordinates:44.35°N 122°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous region
Subdivision Name1:Xinjiang
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Tacheng
Seat Type:Municipal seat
Seat:Sadawkhuza (Sandaohezi)
Area Total Km2:12,458.16
Population Total:301,046
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
S:沙湾市
T:沙灣市
P:Shāwān Shì
Uig:ساۋەن شەھىرى
Uly:Sawen shehiri
Uyy:Savən xəⱨiri
Usy:Савән шәһири
Lang1:kk
Lang1 Content:Kazakh: ساۋان قالاسى
Kazakh: Сауан қаласы
Kazakh: Sauan qalasy
Order:st

Shawan, also transliterated from Chinese to Uyghur as Savan, is a county-level city situated in the north of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region under the administration of the Tacheng Prefecture. It has an area of 12468km2 with a population of . The Postcode is 832100.

Transport

Administrative divisions

Shawan is divided into 9 towns, 3 townships.[2]

NameSimplified ChineseHanyu PinyinUyghur (UEY)Uyghur Latin (ULY)Kazakh (Arabic script)Kazakh (Cyrillic script)Administrative division code
Towns
Sidawkhuza Town
(Sidaohezi Town)
Chinese: 四道河子镇Uighur; Uyghur: سىداۋخۇزا بازىرىKazakh: سىداۋحىزى قالاشىعى654203101
Laoshawan Town (Old Shawan Town)Chinese: 老沙湾镇Uighur; Uyghur: كونا ساۋەن بازىرىKazakh: كونە ساۋان قالاشىعى654203102
Ulan Us TownChinese: 乌兰乌苏镇Uighur; Uyghur: ئۇلان ئۇس بازىرىKazakh: الاۋسىن قالاشىعى654203103
Yansikhay TownChinese: 安集海镇Uighur; Uyghur: يەنسىخەي بازىرىKazakh: ءانجيحاي قالاشىعى654203104
Dongwan TownChinese: 东湾镇Uighur; Uyghur: دۇڭۋەن بازىرىKazakh: دۇڭۋان قالاشىعى654203105
Sigebi TownChinese: 西戈壁镇Uighur; Uyghur: شىگوبى بازىرىKazakh: شيگوبي قالاشىعى654203106
Liumaowan TownChinese: 柳毛湾镇Uighur; Uyghur: ليۇماۋۋەن بازىرىKazakh: ليۋماۋۋان قالاشىعى654203107
Jingouhe TownChinese: 金沟河镇Uighur; Uyghur: قورغاس بازىرى
(Uighur; Uyghur: جىنگوۋخې بازىرى)

(Uighur; Uyghur: jingowxë baziri)
Kazakh: قورعاس قالاشىعى654203108
Sadawkhuza Town
(Sandaohezi Town)
Chinese: 三道河子镇Uighur; Uyghur: سەندوخوزا بازىرىKazakh: ساندىعوزى قالاشىعى654203109
Townships
Shanghudi TownshipChinese: 商户地乡Uighur; Uyghur: شاڭخۇدى يېزىسىKazakh: شاڭحۋدي اۋىلى654203200
Daquan TownshipChinese: 大泉乡Uighur; Uyghur: داچۇەن يېزىسىKazakh: داچۋان اۋىلى654203201
Bortünggi TownshipChinese: 博尔通古乡Uighur; Uyghur: بورتۈڭگى يېزىسىKazakh: بورتىنكو اۋىلى654203202

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/xinjiang/admin/ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  2. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2022/65/42/654203.html. zh:2022年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:沙湾市. National Bureau of Statistics of China.