He'an County 和安县 | |
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 Army service station inDahongliutan | |
 Interactive map of He'an County | |
| Coordinates:35°58′46″N79°11′40″E / 35.979485°N 79.194457°E /35.979485; 79.194457 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Hotan |
| County seat | Dahongliutan |
| Elevation | 4,200 m (13,800 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
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| Simplified Chinese | 和安县 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 和安縣 | ||||||
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| Uyghur | قىزىليۇلغۇن ناھىيىسى | ||||||
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He'an County (Chinese:和安;pinyin:Hé'ān) is acounty in the southwest of theXinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of theHotan Prefecture.[1] It is the southernmostcounty-level division of Xinjiang. It administers part ofAksai Chin.
The county government is seated in the town ofDahongliutan (or simply Hongliu), which is located at an elevation of 4,200 meters above sealevel.[1][2]
The people's government of northwest China'sXinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region announced the establishment of He'an County on 27 December 2024.[3] The establishment of the county, administered byHotan Prefecture, was approved by theCentral Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and theState Council of the People's Republic of China.[3] In response to the creation of the county,Ministry of External Affairs of India spokespersonRandhir Jaiswal stated that India "never accepted the illegal Chinese occupation of Indian territory in this area" and "creation of new counties will neither have a bearing on India's long-standing and consistent position regarding our sovereignty over the area nor lend legitimacy to China's illegal and forcible occupation of the same." India, which considers Aksai Chin as Indian territory under Chinese occupation, issued protest regarding the creation of the county with the Chinese side through diplomatic channels.[4]