Pishan County

Pishan County
گۇما ناھىيىسى (Uyghur)
皮山县 (Chinese)
Guma
County
Location of Pishan/Guma County (red) within Hotan Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Location of Pishan/Guma County (red) within Hotan Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Guma is located in Southern Xinjiang
Guma
Guma
Location of the seat in Xinjiang
Guma is located in Xinjiang
Guma
Guma
Guma (Xinjiang)
Guma is located in China
Guma
Guma
Guma (China)
Coordinates: 37°37′N 78°17′E / 37.62°N 78.28°E / 37.62; 78.28
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
PrefectureHotan
County seatGuma Town
Area
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 • Total
39,741.52 km2 (15,344.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
281,573
 • Density7.1/km2 (18/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
 • Major ethnic groupsUyghur[4][5]
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Postal code
845100
Websitewww.ps.gov.cn (in Chinese)
Pishan County
Uyghur name
Uyghurگۇما ناھىيىسى‎
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiGuma Nahiyisi
Yengi YeziⱪGuma Nah̡iyisi
SASM/GNCGuma Nahiyisi
Siril YëziqiГума Наһийиси
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese皮山县
Traditional Chinese皮山縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPíshān Xiàn
Wade–GilesPʻi²-shan¹ Hsien⁴
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese固玛县
Traditional Chinese固瑪縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGùmǎ Xiàn

Pishan County (Chinese: 皮山县) as the official romanized name, also transliterated from Uyghur as Guma County (Uyghur: گۇما ناھىيىسى; Chinese: 固玛县), is a county within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Hotan Prefecture. It contains an area of 39,412 km2 (15,217 sq mi). According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 220,000. The county borders Maralbexi County and Makit County to the north, Karakax County, Hotan County and Kunyu to the east and Kargilik County to the west. The county includes lands near the Karakoram Pass which are part of the Aksai Chin area that is disputed between China and India.

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  3. ^ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
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  5. ^ 1997年皮山县行政区划 [1997 Guma County Administrative Divisions]. XZQH.org. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2020. 面积41167平方千米，人口20.2万，有维吾尔、汉、塔吉克、柯尔克孜等民族，辖2镇13乡。{...}有维吾尔、汉等民族。{...}，均系维吾尔族。{...}有维吾尔、柯尔克孜等民族，


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