Kargilik County

Kargilik County (Uyghur: قاغىلىق ناھىيىسى), also known as Yecheng County (Chinese: 叶城县), is a county in southwest of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Kashgar Prefecture. It contains an area of 28,600 km2. To the north, the county borders Makit County. To the east, the county borders Guma County (Pishan) in Hotan Prefecture. To the west, the county borders Yarkant County, Poskam County and Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County. In the south, the county has a border of more than 80 km (50 mi) with Pakistan and India administered areas of Kashmir.

Kargilik County
قاغىلىق ناھىيىسى (Uyghur)
叶城县 (Chinese)
Yecheng County
Location of Kargilik County (red) within Kashgar Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Kargilik
Location of the seat in Xinjiang
Kargilik
Kargilik (Xinjiang)
Kargilik
Kargilik (China)
Coordinates: 37°53′06″N 77°24′47″E
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
PrefectureKashgar
County seatKargilik
Area
  Total28,558.89 km2 (11,026.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total525,436
  Density18/km2 (48/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
  Major ethnic groupsUyghur, Han Chinese
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
844900
Websitewww.xjyc.gov.cn (in Chinese)
Kargilik County
Uyghur name
Uyghurقاغىلىق ناھىيىسى
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese葉城
Simplified Chinese叶城
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese喀格勒克縣
Simplified Chinese喀格勒克县
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