Yiwu County

Yiwu County
伊吾县 (Chinese)
ئارا تۈرۈك ناھىيىسى (Uyghur)
اراتۇرىك اۋدانى (Kazakh)
Aratürük
Location of Yiwu County (red) within Hami City (yellow) and Xinjiang
Location of Yiwu County (red) within Hami City (yellow) and Xinjiang
Yiwu is located in Xinjiang
Yiwu
Yiwu
Location of the seat in Xinjiang
Yiwu is located in China
Yiwu
Yiwu
Yiwu (China)
Coordinates: 43°15′18″N 94°41′50″E / 43.2550°N 94.6971°E / 43.2550; 94.6971
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Prefecture-level cityHami
County seatAratürük Town (Yiwu)
Area
 • Total19,450 km2 (7,510 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total38,464
 • Density2.0/km2 (5.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Websitewww.xjyiwu.gov.cn
Yiwu County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese伊吾县
Traditional Chinese伊吾縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYīwú Xiàn
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese阿热吐鲁克县
Traditional Chinese阿熱吐魯克縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinĀrètǔlǔkè Xiàn
Uyghur name
Uyghurئارا تۈرۈك ناھىيىسى
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiAratürük Nahiyisi
Yengi YeziⱪAratürük Nah̡iyisi
SASM/GNCAratürük Nahiyisi
Siril YëziqiАратүрүк Наһийиси
Kazakh name
Kazakhاراتۇرىك اۋدانى
Аратұрық ауданы
Aratūryq audany

Yiwu County (Chinese: 伊吾县) as the official romanized name, also transliterated from Uyghur as Aratürük County (Uyghur: ئارا تۈرۈك ناھىيىسى; Chinese: 阿热吐鲁克县), is a county in the northeast of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Hami City. It contains an area of 19,511 km2 (7,533 sq mi). According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 20,000.

Yiwu was the site of the final battle in mainland China of the Chinese Civil War. There is a monument in Yiwu to a horse who greatly aided the People's Liberation Army during the battle.


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