Hotan

Hotan
Hotan
Uyghur name
Uyghur	خوتەن‎
Latin Yëziqi
Transcriptions
Latin Yëziqi	Xoten
Yengi Yeziⱪ	Hotən
SASM/GNC	Hotan
Siril Yëziqi	Хотән
Uyghur IPA	[χotʰǽn]
Chinese name
Chinese	和田
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Hétián
Bopomofo	ㄏㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh	Hertyan
Wade–Giles	Ho²-tʻien²
IPA	[xɤ̌.tʰjɛ̌n]
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	和阗
Traditional Chinese	和闐
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Hétián
Bopomofo	ㄏㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh	Hertyan
Wade–Giles	Ho²-tʻien²
IPA	[xɤ̌.tʰjɛ̌n]
Second alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	于窴
Traditional Chinese	于窴
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Yútián
Bopomofo	ㄩˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh	Yutyan
Wade–Giles	Yü²-tʻien²
IPA	[y̌.tʰjɛ̌n]
Kazakh name
Kazakh	حوتان قالاسى; Хотан қаласы; Hotan qalasy; [(q)χotʰán q(χ)ɑlasɯ́]
Kyrgyz name
Kyrgyz	حوتەن شاارى; Хотан шаары; Hotan şaary; [(q)χotʰán ʂɑːɾɯ́]

Hotan

خوتەن شەھىرى (Uyghur)
和田市 (Chinese)
Khotan, Hetian
Hotan خوتەن شەھىرى (Uyghur); 和田市 (Chinese); Khotan, Hetian
County-level city
	Tuanjie Square
	Hotan Location in Xinjiang Hotan Hotan (China) Hotan Hotan (Continental Asia)
	Coordinates: 37°07′N 79°55′E / 37.117°N 79.917°E
Country	China
Autonomous region	Xinjiang
Prefecture	Hotan
Municipal seat	Nurbagh Subdistrict
Area
• Total	465.84 km2 (179.86 sq mi)
Elevation	1,382 m (4,534 ft)
Population (2020)
• Total	501,028
• Density	1,075.5/km2 (2,785.6/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Hotanese, Khotanese
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	90.3% Uyghur; 9.4% Han Chinese; <0.3% other;
• Spoken languages	Uyghur, Mandarin Chinese
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	839000
Area code	0903
GDP (Nominal)	2018
– Total	¥8.274 billion; $1.247 billion
– Per Capita	¥20,399; $3,076
– Growth	7.1%
License plate prefix	新R
Website	Hotan Government Website (in Chinese)

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Hotan is a major oasis town in southwestern Xinjiang, an autonomous region in Northwestern China. The city proper of Hotan broke off from the larger Hotan County to become an administrative area in its own right in August 1984. It is the seat of Hotan Prefecture.

With a population of 408,900 (2018 census), Hotan is situated in the Tarim Basin some 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) southwest of the regional capital, Ürümqi. It lies just north of the Kunlun Mountains, which are crossed by the Sanju, Hindutash and Ilchi passes. The town, located southeast of Yarkant County and populated almost exclusively by Uyghurs, is a minor agricultural center. An important station on the southern branch of the historic Silk Road, Hotan has always depended on two strong rivers, the Karakash River and the White Jade River, to provide the water needed to survive on the southwestern edge of the vast Taklamakan Desert. The White Jade River still provides water and irrigation for the town and oasis.