| Hotan Prefecture 和田地区 خوتەن ۋىلايىتى |
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| — Prefecture — | |
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| Hotan prefecture (red) in Xinjiang province (orange) and China | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Xinjiang |
| County-level divisions | |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Website | Hotan(Hetian) Prefecture Government |
The Hotan Prefecture (Chinese: “和田”, Pinyin: Hétián Dìqū; Uyghur: خوتەن ۋىلايىتى, Xoten Wilayiti, Hotən Vilayiti)[1] is located in the south-western part of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. It is sometimes (unofficially) spelled as Khotan.
The Hotan Prefecture is divided into one county-level city and seven counties:
| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (kona yezik̡) |
Uyghur Latin (yengi yezik̡) |
Population (2003 est.) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) | |
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| 1 | Hotan City | 和田市 | Hétián Shì | خوتەن شەھىرى | Hoten Shehiri | 270,000 | 466 | 579 | |
| 2 | Hotan County | 和田县 | Hétián Xiàn | خوتەن ناھىيىسى | Hoten Nahiyisi | 280,000 | 41,403 | 7 | |
| 3 | Karakax County | 墨玉县 | Mòyù Xiàn | قاراقاش ناھىيىسى | Qaraqash Nahiyisi | 440,000 | 25,789 | 17 | |
| 4 | Pishan County | 皮山县 | Píshān Xiàn | گۇما ناھىيىسى | Guma Nahiyisi | 230,000 | 39,742 | 6 | |
| 5 | Lop County | 洛浦县 | Luòpǔ Xiàn | لوپ ناھىيىسى | Lop Nahiyisi | 240,000 | 14,314 | 17 | |
| 6 | Qira County | 策勒县 | Cèlè Xiàn | چىرا ناھىيىسى | Chira Nahiyisi | 140,000 | 31,688 | 4 | |
| 7 | Keriya County | 于田县 | Yútián Xiàn | كېرىيە ناھىيىسى | Kériye Nahiyisi | 220,000 | 39,095 | 6 | |
| 8 | Minfeng County | 民丰县 | Mínfēng Xiàn | نىيە ناھىيىسى | Niye Nahiyisi | 30,000 | 56,760 | 1 | |
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