Yopurga County
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Script error: No such module "infobox". Yopurga County[1][2][3] (Uyghur: Script error: No such module "Lang".) is a county in northern Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. More than 96% of the residents of the county are Uyghurs and live around oases at the western edge of the desolate Taklamakan Desert. The county is bordered to the north by Jiashi County, to the east by Maralbexi County, to the west by Shule County, to the southwest by Yengisar County and to the south by Yarkant County.[4]
Name
Yopurga County is named for the Yopurga River.[5]
History
In the Qing Dynasty, the area was part of Shule as Yopurga Zhuang (Script error: No such module "Lang".).[6]
In 1940, Yopurga Shezhiju (Script error: No such module "Lang".) was created from portions of Shule County, Yengisar County, and Jiashi County. In 1943, Yopurga was made a county.[6][5]
On October 20, 2014, Terim (Tieremu) Township became Terim Town.[6]
On July 24, 2015, Yekshenbebazar (Yekexian Baibazha) was changed from a township to a town.[7]
Geography
Dawakol (Dawakun) National Desert Park (Script error: No such module "Lang".) is located in Yopurga County.[8]
Climate
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Administrative divisions
Yopurga County included 4 towns and 5 townships:[6][9][10]
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Administrative division code | Notes | |
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| Towns | |||||||
| Yopurga 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". | 653128100 | ||
| Eshme Town[11] | Script error: No such module "Lang". (Script error: No such module "Lang".) |
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| Terim 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". | 653128102 | Formerly Terim Township (Script error: No such module "Lang". / Script error: No such module "Lang".) | |
| Yekshenbebazar 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". | 653128103 | formerly Yekshenbebazar Township (Script error: No such module "Lang". / Script error: No such module "Lang".) | |
| Townships | |||||||
| Yopurga 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". | 653128200 | ||
| Aqqik Township[12] | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang".[13] | Script error: No such module "lang". | 653128203 | ||
| Siyek Township[14] | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 653128204 | ||
| Bayawat 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". | 653128206 | ||
| Axunluqum 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". | 653128207 | ||
Economy
Agricultural products include wheat, cotton, corn, muskmelon, and oilseed products. Beekeeping is relatively developed. Herding is important, primarily sheep herding. Industries include cotton and hemp processing, food and oil processing, and concrete.[5]
Farmers in the county raise donkeys for meat, milk and donkey-hide gelatin.[15]
In July 1953, Yopurga County was reported to have 87,000 mou of winter and spring wheat.[16]
Demographics
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since 2015[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the population of Yopurga County was 96.1% Uyghur and 3.9% Han Chinese.[18] As of 2015, 167,860 of the 177,955 residents of the county were Uyghur, 9,801 were Han Chinese and 294 were from other ethnic groups.[19]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
As of 1999, 94.68% of the population of Yopurga (Yuepuhu) County was Uyghur and 5.28% of the population was Han Chinese.[20]
Historical maps
Historical English-language maps including modern-day Yopurga County area:
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Map including Yopurga (labeled as YÜEH-P'U-HU (YUPOGHA)) and surrounding region from the International Map of the World (AMS, 1966)
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Map including Yopurga (labeled as YÜEH-P'U-HU) (DMA, 1974)
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From the Operational Navigation Chart; map including Yopurga (Yüeh-p'u-hu) (DMA, 1980)Template:Efn
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Map including Yopurga (Yüeh-p'u-hu) (DMA, 1984)Template:Efn
Notes
References
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- ↑ Aqqik (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ↑ ئاچچىق (Variant Non-Roman Script - VS) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
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External links
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