Yopurga County Explained
| Yopurga County |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Pushpin Map: | China Xinjiang Southern#Xinjiang#China |
| Pushpin Label: | Yopurga |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the county in Xinjiang |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Xinjiang |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kashgar |
| Parts: | 4 towns, 5 townships |
| Parts Type: | Township-level divisions |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Yopurga |
| Demographics Type2: | Ethnic groups |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Major ethnic groups |
| Demographics2 Info1: | Uyghur[1] [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3128.09 |
| Population Total: | 162,675 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 844400 |
| Yopurga County |
| Ibox-Order: | ug, zh |
| Uig: | يوپۇرغا ناھىيىسى |
| Uyy: | Yopurƣa nah̡iyisi |
| Usy: | Йопурға наһийиси |
| Uly: | Yopurgha Nahiyisi |
| Order: | st |
| S: | 岳普湖县 |
| T: | 岳普湖縣 |
| P: | Yuèpǔhú Xiàn |
| Sgs: | Yopurga |
| W: | Yüeh4-p'u3-hu2 Hsien4 |
Yopurga County[4] [5] [6] (Uyghur: Uighur; Uyghur: يوپۇرغا ناھىيىسى) is a county in northern Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. More than 96% of the residents of the county are Uyghurs and live around oases at the western edge of the desolate Taklamakan Desert. The county is bordered to the north by Jiashi County, to the east by Maralbexi County, to the west by Shule County, to the southwest by Yengisar County and to the south by Yarkant County.[7]
Name
Yopurga County is named for the Yopurga River.
History
In the Qing Dynasty, the area was part of Shule as Yopurga Zhuang (Chinese: 岳普尔湖庄).
In 1940, Yopurga Shezhiju (Chinese: 岳普湖設治局) was created from portions of Shule County, Yengisar County, and Jiashi County. In 1943, Yopurga was made a county.
On October 20, 2014, Terim (Tieremu) Township became Terim Town.
On July 24, 2015, Yekshenbebazar (Yekexian Baibazha) was changed from a township to a town.[8]
Geography
Dawakol (Dawakun) National Desert Park (Chinese: 达瓦昆沙漠旅游风景区) is located in Yopurga County.[9]
Administrative divisions
Yopurga County included 4 towns and 5 townships:[10] [11] [12]
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Administrative division code | Notes |
|---|
| Towns |
| Yopurga Town | Chinese: 岳普湖镇 | | Uighur; Uyghur: يوپۇرغا بازىرى | | 653128100 | |
| Eshme Town[13] | Chinese: 艾西曼镇
(Chinese: 艾西买镇) |
| Uighur; Uyghur: ئەشمە بازىرى | | 653128101 | |
| Terim Town | Chinese: 铁热木镇 | | Uighur; Uyghur: تېرىم بازىرى | | 653128102 | Formerly Terim Township (Uighur; Uyghur: تېرىم بازىرى / Chinese: 铁热木乡) |
| Yekshenbebazar Town | Chinese: 也克先拜巴扎镇 | | Uighur; Uyghur: يەكشەنبەبازار بازىرى | | 653128103 | formerly Yekshenbebazar Township (Uighur; Uyghur: يەكشەنبەبازار بازىرى / Chinese: 也克先拜巴扎乡) |
| Townships |
| Yopurga Township | Chinese: 岳普湖乡 | | Uighur; Uyghur: يوپۇرغا يېزىسى | | 653128200 | |
| Aqqik Township[14] | Chinese: 阿其克乡 | | Uighur; Uyghur: ئاچچىق يېزىسى[15] | | 653128203 | |
| Siyek Township[16] | Chinese: 色也克乡 | | Uighur; Uyghur: سىيەك يېزىسى | | 653128204 | |
| Bayawat Township | Chinese: 巴依阿瓦提乡 | | Uighur; Uyghur: بايئاۋات يېزىسى | | 653128206 | |
| Axunluqum Township | Chinese: 阿洪鲁库木乡 | | Uighur; Uyghur: ئاخۇنلۇقۇم يېزىسى | | 653128207 | |
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Economy
Agricultural products include wheat, cotton, corn, muskmelon, and oilseed products. Beekeeping is relatively developed. Herding is important, primarily sheep herding. Industries include cotton and hemp processing, food and oil processing, and concrete.[17]
Farmers in the county raise donkeys for meat, milk and donkey-hide gelatin.[18]
In July 1953, Yopurga County was reported to have 87,000 mou of winter and spring wheat.[19]
Demographics
In 1997, Uyghurs made up 94.6% of the county's population.[2]
, the population of Yopurga County was 96.1% Uyghur and 3.9% Han Chinese.[1] As of 2015, 167,860 of the 177,955 residents of the county were Uyghur, 9,801 were Han Chinese and 294 were from other ethnic groups.[20]
As of 1999, 94.68% of the population of Yopurga (Yuepuhu) County was Uyghur and 5.28% of the population was Han Chinese.[21]
Historical maps
Historical English-language maps including modern-day Yopurga County area:
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: http://www.yph.gov.cn/xzqh.jhtml. zh:岳普湖概况. Yopurga Overview. 10 March 2020. Chinese: 岳普湖县人民政府. Chinese: 全县总面积3128平方公里。2015年，全县辖5乡4镇5个国营农林牧场，87个行政村，557个村民小组，7个社区；全县总人口17.4万人，其中，维吾尔族占96.1%，汉族和其他少数民族占3.9%。.
- Web site: http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/xj/21300.html. zh:1997年岳普湖县行政区划. zh-hans. 19 November 2010. 10 March 2020. XZQH.org. Chinese: 面积3327.1平方千米，人口12.2万，有维吾尔、汉、回、蒙古、壮、满等民族，其中维吾尔族占94.6％.
- http://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/xinjiang/admin/ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
- 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. Yopurga County.
- Book: Complete Atlas Of The World. 3. Penguin Random House. 238. Yopurga. Internet Archive. 2016.
- , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- Web site: http://www.yph.gov.cn/zrdlgk.jhtml. zh:自然地理. zh-hans. 11 March 2020. Chinese: 岳普湖县人民政府. Chinese: 岳普湖县隶属于新疆维吾尔自治区喀什地区；东邻巴楚县，南靠莎车县，西南与西部与疏勒县、英吉沙县毗邻，北部与伽师县相连，土地总面积3128.09平方公里。.
- Web site: http://www.xjmca.gov.cn/xzqhtzgg/28045.jhtml. zh:新疆维吾尔自治区人民政府关于同意岳普湖县也克先拜巴扎乡撤乡设镇的批复（新政函〔2015〕188号）. zh-hans. 30 July 2015. 11 March 2020. Chinese: 新疆民政.
- Web site: http://pad.travelchina.gov.cn/sitefiles/gjly_zh/html/meijing/3513.shtml. zh:达瓦昆沙漠旅游风景区. zh-hans. 11 March 2020. China National Tourism Administration.
- Web site: http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/xj/21302.html. zh:岳普湖县历史沿革. Yopurga County Historical Evolution. XZQH.org. 14 November 2014. 10 March 2020. Chinese: 清光绪年间为疏勒府本府五大回庄之一，称岳普尔湖庄。1941年由疏勒县析置岳普湖设治局，1943年升为岳普湖县，属喀什督察专区。{....
- Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2019/65/31/653128.html . zh:2019年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：岳普湖县 . zh-hans . . 2019 . 10 March 2020 . Chinese: 统计用区划代码 名称 653128100000 岳普湖镇 653128101000 艾西曼镇 653128102000 铁热木镇 653128103000 也克先拜巴扎镇 653128200000 岳普湖乡 653128203000 阿其克乡 653128204000 色也克乡 653128206000 巴依阿瓦提乡 653128207000 阿洪鲁库木乡 653128402000 岳普湖县奶牛场 653128502000 兵团四十二团|.
- Web site: http://www.yph.gov.cn/gsgg/5659.jhtml. zh:岳普湖县乡镇、建制村名录及通硬化路、通客车情况表. zh-tw. 20 June 2019. 10 March 2020. Chinese: 岳普湖县人民政府.
- Book: Socio-Economic Development in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Disparities and Power Struggle in China's North-West. Google Books. 978-981-15-1536-1. Alessandra Cappelletti. 2020. 243. Springer .
- , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- Web site: Reiche Ernte an roten Datteln in Xinjiang. de. 11 November 2016. 10 March 2020. Xinhua News Agency. Dorfbewohner verpacken rote Datteln für den Verkauf in der Gemeinde Siyek des Kreises Yopurga, des nordwestchinesischen Uigurischen Autonomen Gebiets Xinjiang, 9. November 2016..
- Book: 夏征农. 陈至立. zh:辞海：第六版彩图本 . Cihai (Sixth Edition in Color) . September 2009. Shanghai. Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House.. 9787532628599. zh. 2831.
- Web site: Xinhua Insight: "Pairing assistance" program makes headway in Xinjiang amid challenges. 12 October 2013. 11 March 2020. Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United States of America. With many local farmers raising donkeys, the Tai'an government built a breeding base in the county, procuring donkey meat, milk and donkey-hide gelatin from farmers, giving them an additional income of 10,000 yuan a year, said Chang..
- Web site: CALAMITY DAMAGE AND CROP DATA, APRIL-OCTOBER 1953, EXTRACTED FROM CHINESE COMMUNIST PRESS. 23 February 1954. 3 June 2020. CIA.gov. https://web.archive.org/web/20170123034338/https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP80-00809A000700160278-5.pdf. 23 January 2017. Wikimedia Commons. Alt URL
- 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 . 2017-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171011101904/http://www.xjtj.gov.cn/sjcx/tjnj_3415/2016xjtjnj/rkjy/201707/t20170714_539450.html . 2017-10-11 . live .
- Book: Governing China's Multiethnic Frontiers. 2004. 0-295-98390-6. Morris Rossabi. Morris Rossabi. University of Washington Press. 179.
