Yopurga County Yopurgha, Yuepuhu, Yupogha, Yüeh-p'u-hu | |
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.png) Location of the county in Kashgar Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang | |
  Yopurga Location of the county in Xinjiang Show map of Southern Xinjiang Yopurga Yopurga (Xinjiang) Show map of Xinjiang Yopurga Yopurga (China) Show map of China | |
| Coordinates:39°13′51″N76°44′25″E / 39.23083°N 76.74028°E /39.23083; 76.74028 | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture | Kashgar |
| County seat | Yopurga[1] |
| Township-level divisions | 4towns, 5townships |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,128.09 km2 (1,207.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[5] | |
• Total | 162,675 |
| • Density | 52.0046/km2 (134.691/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Major ethnic groups | Uyghur[3][6] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard[a]) |
| Postal code | 844400 |
| Website | yph |
| Yopurga County | |||||||||||
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| Uyghur name | |||||||||||
| Uyghur | يوپۇرغا ناھىيىسى | ||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 岳普湖县 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 岳普湖縣 | ||||||||||
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Yopurga County[7][8][9] (Uyghur:يوپۇرغا ناھىيىسى) is a county in northernKashgar Prefecture,Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. More than 96% of the residents of the county areUyghurs and live aroundoases at the western edge of the desolateTaklamakan Desert. The county is bordered to the north byJiashi County, to the east byMaralbexi County, to the west byShule County, to the southwest byYengisar County and to the south byYarkant County.[2]
Yopurga County is named for the Yopurga River.[4]
In theQing Dynasty, the area was part of Shule as YopurgaZhuang (岳普尔湖庄).[1]
In 1940, YopurgaShezhiju (岳普湖設治局) was created from portions ofShule County,Yengisar County, andJiashi County. In 1943, Yopurga was made a county.[1][4]
On October 20, 2014, Terim (Tieremu) Township became Terim Town.[1]
On July 24, 2015,Yekshenbebazar (Yekexian Baibazha) was changed from a township to a town.[10]
Dawakol (Dawakun) National Desert Park (达瓦昆沙漠旅游风景区) is located in Yopurga County.[11]
| Climate data for Yopurga, elevation 1,206 m (3,957 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.0 (69.8) | 19.9 (67.8) | 30.8 (87.4) | 35.5 (95.9) | 37.3 (99.1) | 39.1 (102.4) | 41.0 (105.8) | 41.5 (106.7) | 35.7 (96.3) | 30.6 (87.1) | 26.3 (79.3) | 19.5 (67.1) | 41.5 (106.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) | 7.1 (44.8) | 16.5 (61.7) | 24.5 (76.1) | 28.6 (83.5) | 32.2 (90.0) | 33.7 (92.7) | 32.4 (90.3) | 28.2 (82.8) | 21.6 (70.9) | 12.2 (54.0) | 2.9 (37.2) | 20.1 (68.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.7 (21.7) | 0.3 (32.5) | 9.2 (48.6) | 16.6 (61.9) | 20.7 (69.3) | 24.2 (75.6) | 25.6 (78.1) | 24.2 (75.6) | 19.7 (67.5) | 12.4 (54.3) | 3.8 (38.8) | −3.6 (25.5) | 12.3 (54.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.3 (11.7) | −5.8 (21.6) | 2.3 (36.1) | 9.1 (48.4) | 13.4 (56.1) | 16.8 (62.2) | 18.4 (65.1) | 17.3 (63.1) | 12.7 (54.9) | 5.2 (41.4) | −2.6 (27.3) | −8.7 (16.3) | 5.6 (42.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.3 (−13.5) | −25.9 (−14.6) | −9.2 (15.4) | −2.1 (28.2) | 2.5 (36.5) | 6.4 (43.5) | 10.2 (50.4) | 9.3 (48.7) | 2.7 (36.9) | −4.8 (23.4) | −15.0 (5.0) | −23.2 (−9.8) | −25.9 (−14.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 2.1 (0.08) | 3.2 (0.13) | 4.3 (0.17) | 4.2 (0.17) | 12.6 (0.50) | 11.0 (0.43) | 14.9 (0.59) | 12.2 (0.48) | 7.5 (0.30) | 3.6 (0.14) | 2.0 (0.08) | 1.6 (0.06) | 79.2 (3.13) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 29.9 |
| Average snowy days | 5.8 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 14.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 66 | 56 | 43 | 35 | 40 | 41 | 47 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 59 | 69 | 52 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 150.3 | 158.3 | 191.0 | 222.8 | 278.5 | 320.8 | 324.2 | 295.7 | 264.6 | 255.4 | 200.6 | 151.7 | 2,813.9 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 49 | 51 | 51 | 55 | 62 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 75 | 68 | 52 | 63 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[12][13] | |||||||||||||
Yopurga County included 4 towns and 5 townships:[1][14][15]
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Administrative division code | Notes | |
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| Towns | |||||||
| Yopurga Town | 岳普湖镇 | Yuèpǔhú Zhèn | يوپۇرغا بازىرى | yopurgha baziri | 653128100 | ||
| Eshme Town[16] | 艾西曼镇 (艾西买镇) | Àixīmàn Zhèn (Àixīmǎi Zhèn) | ئەشمە بازىرى | Eshme baziri | 653128101 | ||
| Terim Town | 铁热木镇 | Tiěrèmù Zhèn | تېرىم بازىرى | tërim baziri | 653128102 | Formerly Terim Township (تېرىم بازىرى /铁热木乡) | |
| Yekshenbebazar Town | 也克先拜巴扎镇 | Yěkèxiānbàibāzhā Zhèn | يەكشەنبەبازار بازىرى | yekshenbebazar baziri | 653128103 | formerly Yekshenbebazar Township (يەكشەنبەبازار بازىرى /也克先拜巴扎乡) | |
| Townships | |||||||
| Yopurga Township | 岳普湖乡 | Yuèpǔhú Xiāng | يوپۇرغا يېزىسى | yopurgha yëzisi | 653128200 | ||
| Aqqik Township[17] | 阿其克乡 | Āqíkè Xiāng | ئاچچىق يېزىسى[18] | Achchiq yëzisi | 653128203 | ||
| Siyek Township[19] | 色也克乡 | Sèyěkè Xiāng | سىيەك يېزىسى | siyek yëzisi | 653128204 | ||
| Bayawat Township | 巴依阿瓦提乡 | Bāyī'āwǎtí Xiāng | بايئاۋات يېزىسى | bay'awat yëzisi | 653128206 | ||
| Axunluqum Township | 阿洪鲁库木乡 | Āhónglǔkùmù Xiāng | ئاخۇنلۇقۇم يېزىسى | Axunluqum yëzisi | 653128207 | ||
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.[4]
Farmers in the county raise donkeys for meat, milk and donkey-hide gelatin.[20]
In July 1953, Yopurga County was reported to have 87,000mou ofwinter and spring wheat.[21]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 2000 | 129,441 | — |
| 2010 | 147,688 | +1.33% |
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In 1997,Uyghurs made up 94.6% of the county's population.[6]
According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 130,000.[citation needed]
As of 2015[update], the population of Yopurga County was 96.1% Uyghur and 3.9%Han Chinese.[3] As of 2015, 167,860 of the 177,955 residents of the county wereUyghur, 9,801 wereHan Chinese and 294 were from other ethnic groups.[22][contradictory]
As of 1999, 94.68% of the population of Yopurga (Yuepuhu) County was Uyghur and 5.28% of the population was Han Chinese.[23]
Historical English-language maps including modern-day Yopurga County area:
![From the Operational Navigation Chart; map including Yopurga (Yüeh-p'u-hu) (DMA, 1980)[b]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=http%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aOperational_Navigation_Chart_G-7%2c_6th_edition.jpg)
![Map including Yopurga (Yüeh-p'u-hu) (DMA, 1984)[c]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=http%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aTxu-pclmaps-oclc-22834566_g-7a.jpg)
清光绪年间为疏勒府本府五大回庄之一，称岳普尔湖庄。1941年由疏勒县析置岳普湖设治局，1943年升为岳普湖县，属喀什督察专区。{...}2000年第五次人口普查，岳普湖县常住总人口129441人，{...}2003年，岳普湖县总面积3165.76平方千米，{...}县政府驻岳普湖镇。{...}2010年第六次人口普查，岳普湖县常住总人口147688人，其中：岳普湖镇22092人，艾西曼镇14803人，岳普湖乡13461人，也克先拜巴扎乡18771人，阿其克乡21583人，色也克乡18064人，铁热木乡18971人，巴依阿瓦提乡10460人，阿洪鲁库木乡2524人，岳普湖县农场1137人，岳普湖县林场417人，岳普湖县奶牛场469人，岳普湖县良种场824人，岳普湖县大畜场486人，兵团四十二团3626人。 2014年10月20日，自治区政府（新政函[2014]179号）同意撤销铁热木乡，设立铁热木镇。调整后，全县辖3个镇、6个乡：岳普湖镇、艾西买镇、铁热木镇、岳普湖乡、也克先拜巴扎乡、阿其克乡、色也克乡、巴依阿瓦提乡、阿洪鲁库木乡。
岳普湖县隶属于新疆维吾尔自治区喀什地区；东邻巴楚县，南靠莎车县，西南与西部与疏勒县、英吉沙县毗邻，北部与伽师县相连，土地总面积3128.09平方公里。
全县总面积3128平方公里。2015年，全县辖5乡4镇5个国营农林牧场，87个行政村，557个村民小组，7个社区；全县总人口17.4万人，其中，维吾尔族占96.1%，汉族和其他少数民族占3.9%。
面积3327.1平方千米，人口12.2万，有维吾尔、汉、回、蒙古、壮、满等民族，其中维吾尔族占94.6％
Yopurga County
Yopurga
统计用区划代码 名称 653128100000 岳普湖镇 653128101000 艾西曼镇 653128102000 铁热木镇 653128103000 也克先拜巴扎镇 653128200000 岳普湖乡 653128203000 阿其克乡 653128204000 色也克乡 653128206000 巴依阿瓦提乡 653128207000 阿洪鲁库木乡 653128402000 岳普湖县奶牛场 653128502000 兵团四十二团
Dorfbewohner verpacken rote Datteln für den Verkauf in der Gemeinde Siyek des Kreises Yopurga, des nordwestchinesischen Uigurischen Autonomen Gebiets Xinjiang, 9. November 2016.
With many local farmers raising donkeys, the Tai'an government built a breeding base in the county, procuring donkey meat, milk and donkey-hide gelatin from farmers, giving them an additional income of 10,000 yuan a year, said Chang.