Aksu (administrative region)
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Greater Region: | Northwest China |
| Autonomous Region : | Xinjiang |
| Status: | Administrative district |
| Residents : | 2.19 million |
| Area : | 132,500 km² |
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| Uighur name | |
|---|---|
| Arabic-Persian (Kona Yeziⱪ) : | ئاقسۇ ۋىلايىتى |
| Latin (Yengi Yeziⱪ) : | Aⱪsu Wilayiti |
| Cyrillic ( Soviet Union ): | Ақсу |
| official notation ( PRCh ): | Aksu |
| Pronunciation in IPA : | [ aqsu ] |
| Chinese name | |
| Abbreviation : | 阿克苏 地区 |
| Traditional characters : | 阿克蘇 地區 |
| Transcription in Pinyin : | Ākèsū Dìqū |
| Wade-Giles transcription : | A-k'o-su Ti-Ch'ü |
The administrative district of Aksu ( Turkish "white water") is located in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China . It has an area of approx. 132,500 km² and 2.19 million inhabitants (end of 2003). The capital of the administrative district is the independent city of Aksu on the Aksu River.
Administrative division of the Aksu administrative district
The administrative district of Aksu consists of two independent cities and seven districts :
- City of Aksu (阿克苏 市Ākèsū Shì ), 14,668 km², 570,000 inhabitants (2003);
- City of Kuqa (库 车市Kùchē Shì ), 14,522 km², 410,000 inhabitants (2003);
- Circle wensu county (温宿县Wensu Xiàn ), capital: greater community Wensu (温宿镇), 14,309 square kilometers, population of 220,000 (2003);
- Xayar district (沙雅县Shāyǎ Xiàn ), capital: Xayar municipality (沙雅 镇), 31,868 km², 220,000 inhabitants (2003);
- District Xinhe (Aksu) (新和县Xinhe Xiàn ), capital: greater community Xinhe County (新和镇), 5821 square kilometers, 140,000 inhabitants (2003);
- Bay district (拜 城县Bàichéng Xiàn ), capital: Baicheng municipality (拜 城镇), 15,889 km², 200,000 inhabitants (2003);
- Uqturpan district (乌什 县Wūshí Xiàn ), capital: Wushi municipality (乌什 镇), 9012 km², 190,000 inhabitants (2003);
- District of Awat (阿瓦提 县 Āwǎtí Xiàn ), capital: Large municipality of Awat (阿瓦提 镇), 13,976 km², 210,000 inhabitants (2003);
- Kalpin district (柯坪 县Kēpíng Xiàn ), capital: Kalpin municipality (柯 坪镇), 8918 km², 40,000 inhabitants (2003).
neighbours
Aksu borders in the east on the Mongolian Autonomous District Bayingolin , in the northwest on Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan , in the south on the administrative district Hotan ( Khotan ), in the southwest on the administrative district of Kashgar and the Kyrgyz Autonomous District Kizilsu and in the north on the Kazakh Autonomous District Ili .
Ethnic breakdown of the population of the Aksu administrative district (2000)
The 2000 census counted 2,141,745 inhabitants in the Aksu administrative district (population density 16.16 inhabitants / km²).
| Name of the people | Residents | proportion of |
|---|---|---|
| Uighurs | 1,540,633 | 71.93% |
| Han | 570.147 | 26.62% |
| Hui | 11,811 | 0.55% |
| Kyrgyz | 9748 | 0.46% |
| Tujia | 4265 | 0.2% |
| Miao | 1373 | 0.06% |
| Mongols | 775 | 0.04% |
| Tibetans | 743 | 0.03% |
| Zhuang | 405 | 0.02% |
| Manchu | 374 | 0.02% |
| Dongxiang | 330 | 0.02% |
| Others | 1141 | 0.05% |
history
Aksu used to be an ancient Buddhist kingdom that lay on the Silk Road near the Taklamakan desert in the Tarim Basin . The pilgrim Xuanzang ( 7th century ) noted that there were ten Buddhist monasteries in the kingdom and over 1000 monks. He said the kingdom measured 600 li from east to west and 300 li from north to south. He also stated that the cloth, which was produced in the region, was important as a commodity for the neighboring countries, for example the Kingdom of Kashgar .
Literary source
- The Chinese Book of Han writes about the kingdom.
Coordinates: 41 ° 13 ' N , 80 ° 15' E
