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 | |
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| 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 2018[update]Script 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:
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Map including Kargilik (labeled as Kargalik) (1917)
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Map including Kargilik (labeled as YEH-CH'ENG (KARGHALIK)) and surrounding region from the International Map of the World (AMS, 1966)
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Map including Kargilik (labeled as Yeh-ch'eng (Karghalik)) (ACIC, 1969)
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From the Operational Navigation Chart; map including Kargilik (labeled as YECHENG (YEH-CH'ENG)) (DMA, 1980)Template:Efn
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Map including Kargilik (labeled as YECHENG (YEH-CH'ENG)) (DMA, 1984)Template:Efn
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The southern part of Kargilik County includes territory ceded to China by Pakistan but claimed by India
See also
Notes
References
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