Aksu Prefecture[4][5] is located in mid-Western Xinjiang, China. It has an area of 131,161 km2 (50,642 sq mi) and 2.714 million inhabitants at the 2020 census whom 715,319 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made up of Aksu urban district.[6] The name Aksu is Turkic for 'white water'. Aksu Prefecture has a 263.8 km (163.9 mi) long international boundary with Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.
Aksu Prefecture Aqsu, Akesu | |
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 Outside of Aksu City with Tian Shan range in the background | |
 Aksu Prefecture (red) in Xinjiang (orange) | |
| Coordinates (Aksu City government): 41°11′N 80°17′E / 41.18°N 80.29°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Xinjiang |
| County-level divisions | 8 |
| Seat | Aksu City |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture | 127,817 km2 (49,350 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 14,415 km2 (5,566 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,519 m (4,984 ft) |
| Population (2020 Census[1]) | |
| • Prefecture | 2,714,422 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| GDP[2] | |
| • Prefecture | CN¥ 156.4 billion US$ 24.3 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 56,892 US$ 8,820 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 843000 |
| Area code | 997 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-XJ-29 |
| License Plate | 新N |
| Website | Aksu Prefecture Government |
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| Uyghur | ئاقسۇ ۋىلايىتى | ||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 阿克蘇地區 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 阿克苏地区 | ||||||||||||||
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Etymology edit
The name Aksu comes from the name of the Aksu River which is Turkic for 'white water'.[7] The name is similar to that of the nearby Zhetysu region which means "seven rivers".[8] The name of Aksu Prefecture's Onsu County (Wensu) means "ten water" in Uyghur and other Turkic languages, and 'Kizilsu' in Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture means 'red water'- all of these names consist of a descriptor followed by 'su' (river; water).[9]
History edit
In 717 AD, the Arabs, guided by their Turgesh allies, besieged Buat-ɦuɑn (Aksu) and Dai-dʑiᴇk-dʑiᴇŋ (Uqturpan) in the Battle of Aksu.
During the COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China, 214 Uyghur workers were sent to Jiujiang, Jiangxi.[10]
Geography edit
The prefecture occupies the northwestern part of the Tarim Basin and the southern slopes of the Tian Shan. The southern part of the prefecture is within the Taklamakan desert. Agriculture is only possible in the areas irrigated by the Tarim River and its glacier-fed tributaries, the Aksu River and the Muzart River. Aksu Prefecture surrounds Aral, Xinjiang.
Administrative divisions edit
Aksu Prefecture is divided into 2 county-level cities and 8 counties:
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| # | Name | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2020 Census) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) | |
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| 1 | Aksu | ئاقسۇ شەھىرى | Aqsu Shehiri | 阿克苏市 | Ākèsū Shì | 715,319 | 14,415 | 49.62 | |
| 2 | Kuqa (Kuchar, Kucha, Kuche) | كۇچار شەھىرى | Kuchar Shehiri | 库车市 | Kùchē Shì | 530,328 | 14,525 | 36.51 | |
| 3 | Onsu County (Wenu[4]) | ئونسۇ ناھىيىسى | Onsu Nahiyisi | 温宿县 | Wēnsù Xiàn | 266,002 | 14,335 | 18.56 | |
| 4 | Xayar County (Shayar, Shaya) | شايار ناھىيىسى | Shayar Nahiyisi | 沙雅县 | Shāyǎ Xiàn | 278,516 | 31,848 | 8.75 | |
| 5 | Xinhe County[4] (Toksu) | توقسۇ ناھىيىسى | Toqsu Nahiyisi | 新和县 | Xīnhé Xiàn | 194,473 | 5,820 | 33.41 | |
| 6 | Baicheng County[4] | باي ناھىيىسى | Bay Nahiyisi | 拜城县 | Bàichéng Xiàn | 231,113 | 15,891 | 14.54 | |
| 7 | Uqturpan County (Wushi[4]) | ئۇچتۇرپان ناھىيىسى | Uchturpan Nahiyisi | 乌什县 | Wūshí Xiàn | 205,571 | 9,051 | 22.71 | |
| 8 | Awat County | ئاۋات ناھىيىسى | Avat Nahiyisi | 阿瓦提县 | Āwǎtí Xiàn | 242,481 | 13,018 | 18.63 | |
| 9 | Kalpin County (Kelpin) | كەلپىن ناھىيىسى | Kelpin Nahiyisi | 柯坪县 | Kēpíng Xiàn | 50,619 | 8,912 | 5.68 | |
Demographics edit
As of 2020, 2,051,412 (80.1%) of the 2,561,674 residents of the county were Uyghur, 475,323 (18.6%) were Han Chinese and 34,939 were from other ethnic groups.[11]
As of 1999, 75.0% of the population of Aksu (Aqsu, Akesu) Prefecture was Uyghur and 23.7% of the population was Han Chinese.[12]
References edit
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- ^ 阿克苏市概况. ئاقسۇ阿克苏市人民政府 (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
阿克苏市，维吾尔语意为"白水城"，
- ^ Madeleine Reeves, ed. (2012). Movement, Power and Place in Central Asia and Beyond: Contested Trajectories. Routledge. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-415-50353-2.
Jeti Suu{...}Seven Waters
- ^ 温宿县人民政府 领导致词 (in Chinese (China)). Wensu (Onsu) County People's Government. 2019-03-22. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
温宿，维吾尔语意为"十股水"
- ^ Mamatjan Juma,Alim Seytoff, Joshua Lipes (27 February 2020). "Xinjiang Authorities Sending Uyghurs to Work in China's Factories, Despite Coronavirus Risks". Radio Free Asia. Translated by Mamatjan Juma, Alim Seytoff. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
Recent reports by the official Xinjiang Daily and Chinanews.com said that from Feb. 22-23, "400 youths were transferred to the provinces of Hunan, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi." Of those, 114 from Awat (in Chinese, Awati) county, in the XUAR's Aksu (Akesu) prefecture, were sent to Jiangxi's Jiujiang city on Feb. 23, 100 from Aksu city were sent to Jiujiang on Feb. 22, and 171 from Hotan (Hetian) prefecture were sent to Changsha city in Hunan province, the reports said, without providing a date for the last transfer.
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