Xayar County

Xayar County
شايار ناھىيىسى
沙雅县
—  County  —
Location of Shayar County within Xinjiang, China
Country China
Province Xinjiang
Prefecture-level divisions Aksu Prefecture
Area
 • Total 31,868 km2 (12,304.3 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 • Total 210,000
 • Density 6.6/km2 (17.1/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)

The Shayar (Xayar) County (Chinese: 沙雅县; pinyin: Shāyǎ Xiàn; Uyghur: شايار ناھىيىسى‎, ULY: Shayar Nahiyisi, UPNY: Xayar Nah̡iyisi?) [1] is a county in the East Turkistan Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Aqsu Prefecture. It contains an area of 31,868 km2. According to the 2004 census it has a population of 210,000.

Footnotes

  1. ^ The official spelling is "Shayar" 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. 313.