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County in Xinjiang, China
Hekang County 和康县
County
Coordinates: 36°21′06″N 78°01′48″E / 36.351546°N 78.029963°E / 36.351546; 78.029963
CountryChina
ProvinceXinjiang
Prefecture-level cityHotan
County seatXeyidula
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Hekang County is a county in the southwest of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Hotan Prefecture. It administers part of Aksai Chin.

Name

It's name, together with the name of another new county He'an, forms the meaning of "peaceful Hotan" in Chinese.

History

On 27 December 2024, The people's government of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region announced the establishment of Hekang County.

The establishment of the county, administered by Hotan Prefecture, has been approved by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council.

The county seat of Hekang is Xeyidula Township.

Transportation

Notes

  1. He'an (和安) and Hekang (和康) forms "和田安康".

References

  1. ^ "Two new counties established in Xinjiang". Xinhuanet. 2024-12-27. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
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