Poskam County, Xinjiang

Poskam County[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] (Posgam,[14] Uighur: پوسكام ناھىيىسى), also Zepu County (Chinese: 泽普县) is a county in Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. The county is located on the southern bank of the Yarkand River, also known as the Zarafshān River (泽勒普善河).[1] Poskam County is bordered to the north and west across the Yarkand River by Yarkant County (Shache) and to the south and east by Kargilik County (Yecheng).[15]

Poskam

پوسكام ناھىيىسى
泽普县

Posgam, Tse-p'u, Zepu
County
Location of Poskam / Zepu County (pink) within Kashgar Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Autonomous regionXinjiang
PrefectureKashgar / Kashi
Area
 • Total987.97 km2 (381.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total206,936
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
 • Major ethnic groupsUyghur, Han Chinese, Mountain Tajik (China)[1][3][4]
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
844800
Websitewww.xjzp.gov.cn
Poskam County, Xinjiang
Uyghur name
Uyghurپوسكام ناھىيىسى‎
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese泽普县
Traditional Chinese澤普縣

History

In 1921, Poskam County was established.[2]

After the Communist takeover, Poskam (Zepu) County was part of Yarkant Prefecture (莎車專區), which was dissolved and became part of Kashgar Prefecture in June 1956.[1]

In 1990, 'unauthorized' mosque construction in Poskam (Zepu) County was reported in the Xinjiang Daily.[16]

China state media reported that in the early morning of October 24, 1999, two died, two were injured and major property damage was sustained at the Seyli (Saili) Township police office in a terrorist attack.[17][18][19]

On the morning of March 4, 2004, a fire broke out in the Kalatuzi coal mine killing at least six people.[14]

On March 12, 2005, several Uyghur students and their teachers were arrested after a fight with Han Chinese outside Poskam Petroleum No.1 Middle School.[20]

As reported by Radio Free Asia, on August 23, 2013, at least six Uyghurs (possibly twelve) were killed and twenty wounded in a raid carried out by about seventy to eighty armed security personnel on a place in Jigdejay village (Jigedaijiayi; جىگدەجاي كەنتى / 吉格代加依村 38.092382°N 77.083273°E / 38.092382; 77.083273), Kuybagh (Kuiyibage) township near the edge of the desert thought to be a 'terrorist' or separatist training camp and munitions center.[21]

On August 27, 2018, Tong'an Township was established.[22] (See also: Kosrap)

In 2018, Poskam County was among ten counties in Xinjiang named by the Ministry of Commerce as a model rural e-commerce county.[23] The county was also listed as the only county in Kashgar Prefecture reaching the standard for a national-level public sanitation county.[24]

In 2019, China National Petroleum Corp announced plans to close Taxinan refinery (塔西南勘探开发公司[1]).[25]

Geography

The county is between 1215 and 1490 meters above sea level. The land is flat and soil is fertile. Rainfall amounts are low.[15]

Administrative divisions

The county includes two towns and eleven townships:[2][26][3][27]

Towns (بازىرى / 镇)

  • Poskam Town[28] (Zepu;[29] پوسكام بازىرى / 泽普镇), Küybagh Town (Kuiyibage; كۈيباغ بازىرى / 奎依巴格镇)

Townships (يېزسى / 乡)

  • Poskam Township[30] (Bosikamu; پوسكام يېزسى / 波斯喀木乡), Zhima Township (Yima; ژىما يېزىسى / 依玛乡), Gülbagh Township (Gulebage; گۈلباغ يىزىسى / 古勒巴格乡), Seyli Township (Saili; سەيلى يىزىسى / 赛力乡), Ikkisu Township (Yikesu, Yikensu; ئىككىسۇ يىزىسى / 依克苏乡 / 依肯苏乡), Tughchi Township (Tuhuqi; تۇغچى يىزىسى / 图呼其乡), Aqtam Township (Aketamu; ئاقتام يىزىسى / 阿克塔木乡), Aykol Township (Ayikule, Ayköl; ئايكۆل يىزىسى / 阿依库勒乡), Küybagh Township (Kuiyibage; كۈيباغ بازىرى / 奎依巴格乡), Buyluq Tajik Ethnic Township (Buyiluke; بۇيلۇق تاجىك مىللىي يىزىسى / 布依鲁克塔吉克族乡 / 布依鲁克塔吉克族民族乡), Tong'an Township (桐安乡)

Former administrative division:

County-controlled district (县辖区)

Economy

Irrigation is well-developed in the county, and the county is an important producer of wheat, rice, corn and cotton in southern Xinjiang. Grapes are a local speciality. Industries include mining, machinery, construction and cotton-spinning.[31] As of 2017, Poskam County had 42,405.25 hectares of arable land.[1] On January 14-15, 2020, Kashgar Prefecture officials carried out fourteen lectures in Poskam County on scientific methods of agriculture attended by more than 12,000 persons.[32]

Tourism

A tourist attraction located in the county is Jinhuyang National Forest Park, rated as a AAAAA Tourist Attractions of China according to the official classification for tourist sights.[33]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2000181,721—    
2010206,936+1.31%
[2][34]

As of the end of 2016, 175,686 (84.1%) of the 208,950 residents of the county were Uyghur, 27,131 (13%) were Han Chinese, 4,463 (2.1%) were Mountain Tajik (China), and 1,670 (0.8%) were from other ethnic groups.[1]

As of 2015, 181,256 of the 223,694 residents of the county were Uyghur, 35,950 were Han Chinese, 4,452 were Mountain Tajik (China) and 2,036 were from other ethnic groups.[35]

According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 180,000.

As of the 2000 Census, ethnic minorities made up 79.38% of the population of Poskam County.[34]

As of 1999, 75.29% of the population of Poskam (Zepu) County was Uyghur and 20.76% of the population was Han Chinese.[36]

Transportation

Poskam is served by China National Highway 315 and the Kashgar-Hotan Railway.

Historical maps
  • Map including Poskam (labeled as Posgambasar) (1917)
  • Map including Zepu (labeled as TSE-P'U (POSGAM)) and surrounding region from the International Map of the World (AMS, 1966)[lower-alpha 1]
  • Map including Poskam (labeled as ZEPU TSE-P'U) (DMA, 1980)
  • From the Operational Navigation Chart; map including Poskam (labeled as Zepu (Tse-p'u)) (DMA, 1980)[lower-alpha 2]
  • Map including Poskam (labeled as Zepu (Tse-p'u)) (DMA, 1984)[lower-alpha 3]

Notes
  1. From map: "DELINEATION OF INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARIES MUST NOT BE CONSIDERED AUTHORITATIVE"
  2. From map: "The representation of international boundaries is not necessarily authoritative."
  3. From map: "The representation of international boundaries is not necessarily authoritative"

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    Members of a rescue contingent scrutinize their equipment before they descend into the well of a coal mine caught with fire in Posgam County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 5, 2004. A fire broke out at the Kalatuzi coal mine Thursday morning and six persons were found dead so far. The fire was caused by an inflamed electrical cable in the mine, according to local government sources.
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    The Saili Township Police Station after it was attacked.
    An automobile burnt by the terrorists in the homicide-arson case in Zepu County.
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