Shufu County

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Shufu County
  • كونا شەھەر ناھىيىسى (Uyghur)
  • 疏附县 (Chinese)
Konaxahar, Konasheher, Kona Sheher
County
Aerial view
Aerial view
Location of Shufu County (red) within Kashgar Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Location of Shufu County (red) within Kashgar Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Shufu is located in Southern Xinjiang
Shufu
Shufu
Location of the seat in Xinjiang
Shufu is located in Xinjiang
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Shufu
Shufu (Xinjiang)
Shufu is located in China
Shufu
Shufu
Shufu (China)
Coordinates: 39°21′00″N 75°51′03″E / 39.35000°N 75.85083°E / 39.35000; 75.85083
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
PrefectureKashgar
County seatTokkuzak[1][2]
Township-level divisions4 towns; 6 townships; other areas
Area
[2]
 • Total
2,709.47 km2 (1,046.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
263,014
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
 • Major ethnic groupsUyghur[4]
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Postal code
844100
Websitewww.xjsf.gov.cn
Shufu County
Uyghur name
Uyghurقەشقەر كونا شەھەر ناھىيىسى‎
Literal meaningKashgar Old Town County
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiQeshqer Konasheher Nahiyisi
Yengi YeziⱪⱩəxⱪər Konaxəⱨər Naⱨiyisi
SASM/GNCKaxkar Konaxahar Nahiyisi
Siril YëziqiҚәшқәр Конашәһәр Наһийиси
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese疏附县
Traditional Chinese疏附縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShūfù Xiàn
Wade–GilesShu¹-fu⁴ Hsien⁴
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese阔纳协海尔县
Traditional Chinese闊納協海爾縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKuònàxiéhǎi'ěr Xiàn
Second alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese喀什噶尔阔纳协海尔县
Traditional Chinese喀什噶爾闊納協海爾縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKāshígá'ěr Kuònàxiéhǎi'ěr Xiàn
Kazakh name
Kazakhقاشقار كونەءشار اۋدانى
Қашқар Көнешәр ауданы
Qaşqar Köneşär audany
Kyrgyz name
Kyrgyzقاشقار كۅۅنۅ شاار وودانى
Кашкар көөнө шаар ооданы
Qaşqar köönö şaar oodany

Shufu County, also transliterated from Uyghur as Konaxahar County or Konasheher County, Kona Sheher County, is a county in Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. It contains an area of 3,513 km2 (1,356 sq mi). According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 360,000.

Name

The names of "Shufu County" and nearby "Shule County", transliterations of local language names from the Han dynasty corresponds to its Uyghur names, "Kona Xahar" (meaning 'old city'[1]) and "Yengi Xahar" (New City) respectively. The names for the two counties in both languages may share their origins in languages of the Saka people, residents of Kashgar area before its linguistic Turkification in as late as the 11th century.[5]

History

During the initial years of the Western Han Dynasty, pertaining to the Western Shule region of the nation. In 1762, the Qing government in Kazuo relocated to Kashgar Gaer City (present-day Kashgar City), situated two miles northwest of the newly established "Leining City".[6] In 1826, Leining City was destroyed. In 1828, a new city was constructed,[1] relocating the Shule government, military, and warehouses to this new city.[7] A governor was appointed to oversee it, designating it as Shule County, commonly referred to as the new city or Han City.[8] The original Shule County was renamed Shufu County, which is the adjacent city of Shule, typically called the old city or Back City.[9][10]

In the fall of 1955, the county people's government relocated to the town of Tokezak, marking the establishment of the new county town.[11]

In 2013, Awat Township (Awati; ئاۋات يېزىسى / 阿瓦提乡) and Yëngi'östeng Township (Yingwusitan; يېڭىئۆستەڭ يېزىسى / 英吾斯坦乡) were transferred to Kashgar city.[2]

On December 15, 2013, 16 people were killed in an attack on a police station. A group, armed with knives and bombs, attacked the police station and killed two police officers.[12] In the aftermath 14 of the 16 attackers were killed by police special units.[13]

On April 28, 2014, Chinese Communist Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping visited Tokkuzak (Tuokezhake) during his inspection tour of Xinjiang.[14]

In 2014, the authorities of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region dissolved Upar Township and subsequently reestablished it. On October 21, the government of the autonomous region consented to move Aqqash Township (Akekashi) of Shushi County to the jurisdiction of Kashgar City.[2] In July 2024, the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region sanctioned the transfer of Lankan Township in Shushi County to the jurisdiction of Kashgar City. The government of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region has sanctioned the reallocation of Langan Township in Shushi County to the jurisdiction of Kashgar City.[15][16]

Demographics

The proportion of nationalities in Shufu County, 2018
Nationality Percentage
Uyghurs
 
 98.0%
Han People
 
 1.7%
Kyrgyz
 
 0.2%
Others
 
 0.1%
Source of the population statistics :[17]

Administrative divisions

Shufu County included 4 towns, 6 townships.[2][18]

Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Uyghur (UEY) Uyghur Latin (ULY) Administrative division code
Towns
Tokkuzak Town
(Tuokezhake,[19] Toqquzaq) 		托克扎克镇 Tuōkèzhākè Zhèn توققۇزاق بازىرى toqquzaq baziri 653121100
Lengger Town 兰干镇 Lángàn Zhèn لەڭگەر بازىرى lengger baziri 653121101
Oghusaq Town 吾库萨克镇 Wúkùsàkè Zhèn ئوغۇساق بازىرى Oghusaq baziri 653121102
Opal Town 乌帕尔镇 Wūpà'ěr Zhèn ئوپال بازىرى Opal baziri 653121103
Townships
Tashmiliq Township 塔什米里克乡 Tǎshímǐlǐkè Xiāng تاشمىلىق يېزىسى tashmiliq yëzisi 653121201
Tërim Township 铁日木乡 Tiěrìmù Xiāng تېرىم يېزىسى tërim yëzisi 653121202
Bulaqsu Township 布拉克苏乡 Bùlākèsū Xiāng بۇلاقسۇ يېزىسى bulaqsu yëzisi 653121203
Saybag Township[20][21] 萨依巴格乡 Sàyībāgé Xiāng سايباغ يېزىسى saybagh yëzisi 653121204
Zemin Township 站敏乡 Zhànmǐn Xiāng زەمىن يېزىسى zemin yëzisi 653121205
Mush Township 木什乡 Mùshí Xiāng مۇش يېزىسى mush yëzisi 653121211

Economy

The county is an important area for wheat, corn, sorghum, cotton, and rice production in southern Xinjiang, as well as producing apricots, grapes, pomegranates, muskmelon, pistachio and other fruits. Industries include cotton spinning, food, cotton ginning and others.[1][22]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2000345,282—    
2010311,960−1.01%
[2]

As of 2015, 271,556 of the 277,877 residents of the county were Uyghur, 5,406 were Han Chinese and 915 were from other ethnic groups.[23]

As of 1999, 94.69% of the population of Konaxahar (Shufu) County was Uyghur and 5.02% of the population was Han Chinese.[24]

Transportation

Notable persons

  • Map including Shufu (Shu-fu) (DMA, 1983)
    Map including Shufu (Shu-fu) (DMA, 1983)

Notes

  1. ^ Locals in Xinjiang frequently observe UTC+6 (Xinjiang Time), 2 hours behind Beijing.

References

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    Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) poses for a group photo with pupils and teachers of the central primary school in Tokkuzak Township, Shufu County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 28, 2014. Xi made an inspection tour in Xinjiang from April 27 to 30.
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