Hotan Prefecture
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The Hotan Prefecture (Chinese: “和田”, Pinyin: Hétián Dìqū; Uyghur: خوتەن ۋىلايىتى / Hotən Vilayiti)[1] is located in the south-western part of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.
[edit] Administrative divisions
The Khotan Prefecture is divided into one county-level city: Khotan City, and seven counties: Khotan County, Karakash County, Pishan County, Lop County, Chira County, Keriye County and Minfeng County.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ The official spelling is "Hotan" according to Zhōngguó dìmínglù 中国地名录 (Beijing, Zhōngguó dìtú chūbǎnshè 中国地图出版社 1997); ISBN 7-5031-1718-4; p. 304.