Keriya Town

Keriya
Keriya is located in Southern Xinjiang
Keriya
Keriya
Location in Xinjiang
Coordinates: 36°51′N 81°40′E / 36.850°N 81.667°E / 36.850; 81.667
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Autonomous regionXinjiang
PrefectureHotan
CountyYutian/Keriya
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total
30,179
Ethnic groups
 • Major ethnic groupsUyghur, Han Chinese[2]
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
839000
Area code0903
Local languagesUyghur, Mandarin Chinese
Keriya Town
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese木尕拉鎮
Simplified Chinese木尕拉镇
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMùgǎlā Zhèn
Wade–GilesMu4-ka3-la1 Chen4
IPA[mûkàlá ʈʂɤn]
Uyghur name
Uyghurكېرىيە
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiKëriye
Yengi YeziⱪKeriyə
SASM/GNCKeriya
Siril YëziqiКерийə

Keriya Town or Mugala Town is a town in Yutian (Keriya) County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China, on the old Southern Silk Road. As the commercial and administrative centre of Keriya County, it is about 166 km east of Hotan, 80 km east of Qira, and 120 km west of Niya. Yutian County has a population of about 160,000.

  1. ^ 于田县历史沿革 [Yutian County Historical Development] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2019. 2000年第五次人口普查,于田县常住总人口212061人,其中:木尕拉镇37252人、{...}2010年第六次人口普查,于田县常住总人口249899人,其中:木尕拉镇30179人,
  2. ^ 1997年于田县行政区划 [1997 Keriya County Administrative Divisions]. XZQH.org. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2020. 木尕拉镇 县政府驻地。面积56平方千米,人口2万,有维吾尔、汉等民族。其中维吾尔族占87%;汉族占13%。315国道从境内穿过,
  3. ^ 和田市概况. Hotan Government Statistics. June 17, 2013. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014.