Hotan Prefecture

Hotan Prefecture
和田地区 (Chinese)
خوتەن ۋىلايىتى (Uyghur)
Khotan, Hetian, Gosthana
Prefecture
Hotan City
Hotan City
Hotan prefecture (red) (including Kunyu) in Xinjiang (orange)
Hotan prefecture (red) (including Kunyu) in Xinjiang (orange)
CountryPeople's Republic of China
RegionXinjiang
SeatHotan[1]
Government
 • CPC Secretary
(地委书记)		Yang Fasen
(杨发森[2])
Area
[3][a]
 • Total
248,059.54 km2 (95,776.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[4]
 • Total
2,441,231
 • Density9.8/km2 (25/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
 • Major ethnic groupsUyghur, Han Chinese[5][6][7][8]: 178 
GDP[9]
 • TotalCN¥ 46.7 billion
US$ 7.1 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 18,235
US$ 2,827
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 codeCN-XJ-32
Websitexjht.gov.cn
Hotan Prefecture
Uyghur name
Uyghurخوتەن ۋىلايىتى‎
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiXoten Wilayiti
Yengi YeziⱪHotən Vilayiti
SASM/GNCHotän Vilayiti
Siril YëziqiХотән Вилайити
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese和田地区
Traditional Chinese和田地區
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHétián Dìqū
Bopomofoㄏㄜˊ   ㄊㄧㄢˊ
ㄉㄧˋ   ㄑㄩ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhHertyan Dihchiu
Wade–GilesHo²-tʻien² Ti⁴-chʻü¹
IPA[xɤ̌.tʰjɛ̌n tî.tɕʰý]

Hotan Prefecture[10] (see also § Etymology) is located in the Tarim Basin region of southwestern Xinjiang, China, bordering the Tibet Autonomous Region to the south and Union Territory of Ladakh and Gilgit-Baltistan to the west. The vast majority of the Aksai Chin region which is disputed between China and India is administered as part of Hotan Prefecture. The seat of Hotan Prefecture is Hotan and its largest county by population is Karakax County. The vast majority of the residents of the prefecture are Muslim Uyghurs and live around oases situated between the desolate Taklamakan Desert and Kunlun Mountains.

The region was the center of the ancient Iranian Saka Buddhist Kingdom of Khotan. Later, the region was part of the Kara-Khanid Khanate, followed by the Qara Khitai, Chagatai Khanate, Moghulistan and the Dzungar Khanate, which was conquered by the Qing dynasty of China. Hotan became part of Xinjiang under Qing rule.[11] In the 1930s, the Khotan Emirate declared independence from China.[citation needed] The People's Liberation Army entered Hotan in 1949.

The prefecture is known for its jade, silk and carpets.

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  9. ^ "2021年和田地区国民经济和社会发展统计公报" (in Chinese). 19 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  10. ^ The official spelling is "Hotan" according to 中国地名录. Beijing: SinoMaps Press (中国地图出版社). 1997. p. 304. ISBN 7-5031-1718-4.
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