Hotan County

Not to be confused with Yutian County, Xinjiang.

Hotan County خوتەن ناھىيىسى (Uyghur) 和田县 (Chinese) Gosthana, Gaustana, Khotan, Hotien
County
Farmland near Hotan City
Location of Hotan County (red) in Hotan Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Hotan County Location within Southern Xinjiang Hotan County Location within Xinjiang Hotan County Location within China
Coordinates: 37°05′26″N 79°49′44″E
Country	China
Autonomous region	Xinjiang
Prefecture	Hotan
County seat	Gujanbagh Subdistrict, Hotan City
Area (claimed)
• Total	41,128 km2 (15,880 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	342,603
• Density	8.3302/km2 (21.575/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
• Major ethnic groups	Uyghur
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	htx.gov.cn (in Chinese)

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Hotan County
Uyghur name
Uyghur	خوتەن ناھىيىسى‎
Transcriptions Latin Yëziqi Xoten Nahiyisi Yengi Yeziⱪ Hotən Naⱨiyisi SASM/GNC Hotän Naĥiyisi Siril Yëziqi Хотән Наһийиси
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	和田县
Traditional Chinese	和田縣
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hétián Xiàn Bopomofo ㄏㄜˊ   ㄊㄧㄢˊ   ㄒㄧㄢˋ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Hertyan Shiann Wade–Giles Ho²-tʻien² Hsien⁴ IPA [xɤ̌.tʰjɛ̌n ɕjɛ̂n]
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	和阗县
Traditional Chinese	和闐縣
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hétián Xiàn Bopomofo ㄏㄜˊ   ㄊㄧㄢˊ   ㄒㄧㄢˋ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Hertyan Shiann Wade–Giles Ho²-tʻien² Hsien⁴ IPA [xɤ̌.tʰjɛ̌n ɕjɛ̂n]
Second alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	于窴县
Traditional Chinese	于窴縣
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yútián Xiàn Bopomofo ㄩˊ   ㄊㄧㄢˊ   ㄒㄧㄢˋ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Yutyan Shiann Wade–Giles Yü²-tʻien² Hsien⁴ IPA [y̌.tʰjɛ̌n ɕjɛ̂n]

Hotan County (also known as Gosthana, Gaustana, Godana, Godaniya, Khotan, Hetian, and Hotien) is a county in the southwest of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Hotan Prefecture. Almost all residents of the county are Uyghurs and live around oases situated between the desolate Taklamakan Desert and the Kunlun Mountains. Hotan County is the southernmost county-level division of Xinjiang. The county borders Karakax / Moyu County to the northwest, Hotan City and Lop County to the northeast, Qira County to the east, Pishan County to the west, and (in Aksai Chin) Rutog County, Tibet to the southeast. Hotan County administers most of Aksai Chin, an area disputed between China and India. The Line of Actual Control divides the India-controlled part of Ladakh union territory from the Aksai Chin area administered as part of southwest Hotan County.