Kargilik County

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History

In 1975, future Chinese Communist Party Deputy Committee Secretary of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Zhu Hailun was sent to Kargilik County in the Down to the Countryside Movement.[4]

Geography

The northern part of the county is in the Taklamakan Desert and the southern part of the county is in the Kunlun Mountains. Mazar Pass is located in the southern part of the county.

Climate

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Administrative divisions

Kargilik County contains 6 towns and 15 townships.[3][5][6]

Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Uyghur (UEY) Uyghur Latin (ULY) Administrative division code Notes
Towns
Kargilik Town Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". 653126100
Charbagh Town Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". 653126101
Ushsharbash Town[7] Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". 653126102
Aqash Town Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". 653126103
Jinguo Town Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". 653126104 Formerly Chasa Meschit Township (Script error: No such module "Lang". / Script error: No such module "Lang".)
Yitimliqum Town Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". 653126105 Formerly Yitimliqum Township (Script error: No such module "Lang". / Script error: No such module "Lang".)
Townships
Loq Township Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". 653126200
Besheriq Township Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". 653126201
Tetir Township Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". 653126202
Tögichi Township Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". 653126204
Janggilieski Township Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". 653126205
Jayterak Township[8] Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". 653126206
Barin Township Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". 653126207
Ghojaeriq Township Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". 653126208
Shaxap Township Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". 653126209
Yilkiqi Township Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". 653126210
Zunglang Township Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". 653126212
Kokyar Township Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". 653126213
Shixshu Township Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". 653126214
Chipan Township Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". 653126215
Saybagh Township Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". 653126216

Economy

Kargilik County's economy is based on agriculture and animal husbandry. Agricultural products include wheat, corn and cotton, as well as pomegranates, yellow pears, walnuts, and dried apricots. Industries include construction, machinery, electronics, and food processing. The county is known for the 'Kargilik Banximao Sheep' (Script error: No such module "Lang".).[9]

Demographics

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As of 2015, 490,417 of the 519,962 residents of the county were Uyghur, 23,408 were Han Chinese and 6,137 were from other ethnic groups.[11]

As of 2018Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., Uyghurs made up 91% of the population of the county.[12]

As of 1999, 90.78% of the population of Kargilik (Yecheng) County was Uyghur and 8.18% of the population was Han Chinese.[13]

Transportation

Historical maps

Historical English-language maps including Kargilik:

See also

Notes

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References

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