Kashgar Prefecture

Kashgar Prefecture
قەشقەر ۋىلايىتى
喀什地区
Kashagiri, Srikrirati, Kashi, K'a-shih
Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar City
Kashgar Prefecture (red) in Xinjiang (orange)
Kashgar Prefecture (red) in Xinjiang (orange)
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceXinjiang
Prefecture seatKashgar
County-level divisions1 county-level city,
11 counties
Area
 • Prefecture112,057 km2 (43,265 sq mi)
 • Urban555 km2 (214 sq mi)
 • Metro555 km2 (214 sq mi)
Population
(2020 census)
 • Prefecture4,496,400
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
 • Urban400,225
 • Urban density720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
 • Metro400,225
Ethnic groups
 • Major ethnic groupsUyghur, Han Chinese
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
844000
ISO 3166 codeCN-XJ-31
GDP (Nominal)2022
 - Total¥136.9 billion
$20.4 billion
 - Per Capita¥28,714
$4,269
 - GrowthIncrease 3.1%
License Plate新Q
WebsiteKashgar Prefecture Government
Kashgar Prefecture
Uyghur name
Uyghurقەشقەر ۋىلايىتى
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese喀什地区
Traditional Chinese喀什地區
Hanyu PinyinKāshí Dìqū
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese喀什噶尔地区
Traditional Chinese喀什噶爾地區
Hanyu PinyinPRC Standard Mandarin: Kāshígá'ěr Dìqū
ROC Standard Mandarin: Kàshígé'ěr Dìqū
Kyrgyz name
Kyrgyzﻗﺎﺵﻗﺎﺭ وﺑﻞﯗﺳﯗ
Кашкар облусу
Kaşkar oblusu
Uzbek name
Uzbekقشقر ولايتى
Қашқар Вилояти
Qashqar viloyati

Kashgar Prefecture, also known as Kashi Prefecture, is located in southwestern Xinjiang, China, located in the Tarim Basin region (roughly the southern half of Xinjiang). It has an area of 112,057 km2 (43,265 sq mi) and 4,496,377 inhabitants at the 2020 census with a population density of 35.5 inhabitants/km2. The capital of the prefecture is the city of Kashgar which has a population 506,640.

Kashgar Prefecture borders the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan, Badakhshan Province of Afghanistan, Gilgit-Baltistan of Pakistan and Ladakh of India in the far south.

History

After the Communist takeover, Kashgar Prefecture (喀什專區) and Yarkant Prefecture (莎車專區) were established.

In 1902, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck the prefecture. It caused extreme devastation, destroying 30,000 homes and killing as many as 10,000 people.

One of the most mysterious events that occurred in the early 1950s (and perhaps earlier), was the closure of the Indian Consulate in Kashgar.

In 1955, Barin, Jamaterek and Ujme, which were part of Yengisar County, became part of Akto County and Bulungkol was transferred to Akto County in Kizilsu from Tashkurgan County in today's Kashgar Prefecture.

In June 1956, Yarkant Prefecture was dissolved and made part of Kashgar Prefecture.

In January 1979, Kashgar zhuānqū Prefecture (喀什专区) became Kashgar dìqū Prefecture (喀什地区).

In August 1982, Kashgar Prefecture opened a frontier post to exchange goods with Pakistan.: 223 

In 1992, it was proposed for 500,000 persons displaced by the Three Gorges Dam project, primarily Han Chinese, to be relocated to Kashgar Prefecture. The plans were met with widespread criticism in Xinjiang and internationally and were dropped.

In February 2002, a 6.7 magnitude earthquake killed 267 people in Maralbexi County and Payzawat County.

After a lengthy detention, in December 2009, Alimujiang Yimiti / Alimjan Yimit, Uyghur leader of an unregistered Christian church, was sentenced to 15 years in jail by the Kashgar Prefecture Intermediate People's Court for "illegally providing state secrets or intelligence to foreign entities". In 2008, his detention was ruled in violation of international standards of due process by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention.

Geography

Most of the prefecture has a cold desert climate.

The second-highest peak on Earth, K2, is located on the China–Pakistan border in southern Kashgar Prefecture in an area claimed by India as part of the Trans-Karakoram Tract.

Administrative divisions


(Outdated map: On October 21, 2014, Aqqash Township (Akekashi) was transferred from Konaxahar (Shufu) County to Kashgar city.)
# Name Uyghur (UEY) Uyghur Latin (ULY) Chinese (S) Hanyu Pinyin Population (2020 Census) Area (km2) Density (/km2)
1 Kashgar (Kashi) قەشقەر شەھىرى Qeshqer Shehiri 喀什 Kāshí Shì 782,662 1,003 780.32
2 Shufu County كونا شەھەر ناھىيىسى Konasheher Nahiyisi 疏附 Shūfù Xiàn 263,014 2709 97.09
3 Shule County (Yengixahar County) يېڭىشەھەر ناھىيىسى Yéngisheher Nahiyisi 疏勒 Shūlè Xiàn 355,544 2,159 164.68
4 Yengisar County يېڭىسار ناھىيىسى Yéngisar Nahiyisi 英吉沙 Yīngjíshā Xiàn 276,641 3,425 80.77
5 Poskam County (Zepu County) پوسكام ناھىيىسى Poskam Nahiyisi 泽普 Zépǔ Xiàn 214,543 988 217.15
6 Yarkant County (Shache County) يەكەن ناھىيىسى Yeken Nahiyisi 莎车 Shāchē Xiàn 860,800 8,957 96,10
7 Kargilik County (Yecheng County) قاغىلىق ناھىيىسى Qaghiliq Nahiyisi 叶城 Yèchéng Xiàn 525,436 28,559 18.40
8 Makit County مەكىت ناھىيىسى Mekit Nahiyisi 麦盖提 Màigàití Xiàn 224,154 10,883 20.60
9 Yopurga County يوپۇرغا ناھىيىسى Yopurgha Nahiyisi 岳普湖 Yuèpǔhú Xiàn 162,675 3,128 52.01
10 Payzawat County (Jiashi; Peyziwat) پەيزاۋات ناھىيىسى Peyzawat Nahiyisi 伽师 Jiāshī Xiàn 424,821 6,528 65.08
11 Maralbexi County (Bachu County) مارالبېشى ناھىيىسى Maralbéshi Nahiyisi 巴楚 Bāchǔ Xiàn 366,141 18,377 19.92
12 Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County تاشقورغان تاجىك ئاپتونوم ناھىيىسى Tashqorghan Tajik Aptonom Nahiyisi 塔什库尔干塔吉克自治县 Tǎshíkù'ěrgān Tǎjíkè Zìzhìxiàn 39,946 24,682 1.62

Demographics

As of the end of 2017, 4,295,200 of the 4,649,700 residents of the prefecture were Uyghur, 288,000 were Han Chinese and 66,500 were from other ethnic groups.

The population of Kashgar Prefecture was 4,499,158 according to the 2015 census. It has a population density of 35.5 inhabitants per km2.

As of 2015, 4,140,255 of the 4,499,158 residents of the prefecture were Uyghur, 292,972 were Han Chinese and 65,931 were from other ethnic groups.

The population growth of Kashgar declined significantly between 2015 and 2018.

As of 1999, 89.37% of the population of Kashgar (Kasi) Prefecture was Uyghur and 9.1% of the population was Han Chinese.

In 1997, the population of Kashgar Prefecture was 3,145,000 with Uyghurs making up 89.4% of the total.

As of 1983–4, Kashgar Prefecture had 6,180 mosques.

In the mid-1980's, there were two million Uyghurs in Kashgar Prefecture and 360,000 Han Chinese.: 224 

Population by ethnicity
Ethnicity 2000 2010 2015
Population % Population % Population %
Uyghur 3,042,942 89.32% 3,606,779 90.60% 4,140,255 92.02%
Han 311,770 9.15% 318,281 8.00% 292,972 6.51%
Tajik 33,611 0.99% 40,111 1.01%
Kyrgyz 5,078 0.15% 5,528 0.14%
Hui 5,046 0.15% 4,816 0.12%
Uzbek 2,496 0.07% 2,050 0.05%
Korean 1,078 0.03% 1,457 0.03%
Tujia 829 0.02% 156 <0.01%
Miao 649 0.02%
Mongol 634 0.02% 234 <0.01%
Tibetan 530 0.02% 158 <0.01%
Zhuang 521 0.02% 234 <0.01%
Kazakhs 306 0.01%
Others 1,607 0.05% 638 0.02% 65,931 1.47%
Total 3,406,791 100% 3,980,778 100% 4,499,158 100%

Historical maps

Historical English-language maps including modern-day Kashgar Prefecture area:

See also


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