Yutian County, Xinjiang

Yutian County
كېرىيە ناھىيىسى (Uyghur)
于田县 (Chinese)
Keriya County
Kereya International On Foot Street
Kereya International On Foot Street
Location of the county (red) within Hotan Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Location of the county (red) within Hotan Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Yutian is located in Southern Xinjiang
Yutian
Yutian
Location of the seat in Xinjiang
Yutian is located in Xinjiang
Yutian
Yutian
Yutian (Xinjiang)
Yutian is located in China
Yutian
Yutian
Yutian (China)
Coordinates: 36°52′N 81°42′E / 36.867°N 81.700°E / 36.867; 81.700
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
PrefectureHotan
County seatMughalla (Keriya)
Area
 • Total39,094.83 km2 (15,094.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total257,038
 • Density6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
 • Major ethnic groupsUyghur[3][4]
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Postal code
848400
Websitewww.xjyt.gov.cn (in Chinese)
Yutian County, Xinjiang
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese于田
Traditional Chinese于田縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYútián Xiàn
Wade–Giles2-tʻien2 Hsien4
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese玉田县
Traditional Chinese玉田縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYùtián Xiàn
Second alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese克里雅
Traditional Chinese克里雅縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKèlǐyǎ Xiàn
Uyghur name
Uyghurكېرىيە ناھىيىسى
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiKëriye Nahiyisi
Yengi YeziⱪKeriyə Nah̡iyisi
SASM/GNCKeriya Nahiyisi
Siril YëziqiКерийә Наһийиси

Yutian County (Chinese: 于田县), also transliterated from Uyghur as Keriya County (Uyghur: كېرىيە ناھىيىسى; Chinese: 克里雅县), is a county in Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. It is based at the Keriya Town, and is separate from Hotan County, which is another county in the same prefecture. The Yutian County has an area of 39,023 km2 (15,067 sq mi). According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 220,000. The county is bounded on the north by Aksu Prefecture, on the east by Minfeng/Niya County, on the west by Qira County and on the south by the Rutog and Gertse counties of the Tibet Autonomous Region.

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  2. ^ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
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  4. ^ 1997年于田县行政区划 [1997 Keriya County Administrative Divisions]. XZQH.org. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2020. 和田地区辖县。位于塔里木盆地南缘,南依昆仑山与西藏自治区接界。面积4万平方千米,人口19.4万,其中维吾尔族占98.6%。


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