Keriya County
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The Keriya (Kériye) County (Chinese: 于田县, Pinyin: Yútián Xiàn; Uyghur: كېرىيە ناھىيىسى, Kériye Nahiyisi, Keriyə Nah̡iyisi)[1] is a county within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Hotan Prefecture. It contains an area of 39,023 sq km. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 220,000. Its government is located at Keriya Town.
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- ^ The official spelling is "Keriya" 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. 306.