Shanshan County

Shanshan County
鄯善县پىچان ناھىيىسى
Piqan, Pichan
Sheds for drying grapes in the desert outside Shanshan
Sheds for drying grapes in the desert outside Shanshan
Shanshan is located in Xinjiang
Shanshan
Shanshan
Location of the seat in Xinjiang
Shanshan is located in China
Shanshan
Shanshan
Shanshan (China)
Coordinates: 42°52′08″N 90°12′47″E / 42.869°N 90.213°E / 42.869; 90.213
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Prefecture-level cityTurpan
County seatShanshan Town
Area
 • Total39,550 km2 (15,270 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total242,310
 • Density6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Websitewww.xjss.gov.cn
Shanshan County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese鄯善县
Traditional Chinese鄯善縣
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese皮羌县
Traditional Chinese皮羌縣
Uyghur name
Uyghurپىچان ناھىيىسى

Shanshan County (Chinese: 鄯善县) as the official romanized name, also transliterated from Uyghur as Piqan County (Uyghur: پىچان ناھىيىسى; Chinese: 皮羌县), is a county within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administrative jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Turpan. It contains an area of 39,548 km2 (15,270 sq mi), occupying the eastern majority of Turpan. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 210,000.

The county seat is in Shanshan Town.


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