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He'an County 和安县
County
Coordinates: 35°58′46″N 79°11′40″E / 35.979485°N 79.194457°E / 35.979485; 79.194457
CountryChina
ProvinceXinjiang
Prefecture-level cityHotan
County seatHongliu
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
He'an County
Simplified Chinese和安
Traditional Chinese和安
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHé'ān Xiàn

He'an County (Chinese: 和安; pinyin: Hé'ān) is a county in the southwest of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Hotan Prefecture. It is the southernmost county-level division of Xinjiang. It administers part of Aksai Chin.

Name

It's name, together with the name of another new county Hekang, 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 He'an County.

The establishment of the county, administered by Hotan Prefecture, was approved by the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and the State Council of the People's Republic of China.

The county seat of He'an is Hongliu 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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