Payzawat County,, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (also romanized as Payziwat County, from ; ), also known as Jiashi County (), is a county in Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, on the western rim of the Taklamakan Desert. To the east, the county borders Maralbexi County, to the south Yopurga County.
Name
Payzawat means 'beautiful land of plenty'.
The name of the region is also transliterated as Faizabad.
History Peyziwat County was established in July 1902.Peyziwat County . Kashgar Government.
In 1981, there was a brief pro-independence rebellion, the Jiashi uprising (), in the county staged by Uyghur activists after riots in Kashgar.
The 1997 Jiashi earthquakes, continuing to 2003, were a series of deadly earthquakes in the county. Rebiya Kadeer wrote that her career was significantly affected by the earthquakes, which were "one of the worst natural disasters that had occurred in the Uyghur nation in recent memory." One hundred villages and one thousand homes were leveled. Kadeer organized donations and aid for the area. In February 2002, a 6.7 magnitude earthquake killed 267 people in Maralbexi County and Payzawat County.
On 27 August 2008, two ethnic Uyghur police officers were killed.
On 20 October 2014, Shaptul (Xiaputule) was changed from a township to a town.
In 2017, Jiashi County Secondary Vocational School (), one of the Xinjiang internment camps, was increased in size, adding new dormitories and factory warehouses; significant security features were added through the introduction of secure 'military-style management'.
On the night of 19 January 2020, a strong earthquake () damaged buildings and seriously injured at least one person in the county.
Administrative divisions Payzawat County includes 6 towns, 7 townships, and one other area:
Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Uyghur (UEY) Uyghur Latin (ULY) Administrative division code NotesTowns Barin Town 653129100 Shekerkol Town 653129101 Shaptul Town 653129102 formerly Shaptul Township ( / ) Gholtoghraq Town 653129103 formerly Gholtoghraq Township () Qizilboyi Town 653129104 formerly Qizilboyi Township ( / ) Qoshawat Town 653129107 formerly Qoshawat Township ( / )Townships Terim Township 653129200 Yengimehelle Township 653129201 Janbaz Township 653129202 Misha Township 653129205 Kizilsu Township, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 653129208 Gulluk Township 653129209 Ordeklik Township 653129210
Economy The system of irrigation is well-developed. Agricultural products include wheat, corn, sorghum, cotton and muskmelon. Animal herding is also common, primarily sheep. Specialities of the county include the 'Payzawat melon' () and white grapes without pits. Industries include tractors, electronics, leather making, construction, and cotton and melon processing.
, there was about 55,400 acres (366,889 mu) of cultivated land in Payzawat.
Demographics
As of 2015, 437,073 of the 445,846 residents of the county were Uyghur, 8,342 were Han Chinese, 431 were from other ethnic groups.
, Uyghurs made up 98.9% of the county's population.
As of 1999, 96.46% of the population of Payzawat (Jiashi) County was Uyghur and 3.52% of the population was Han Chinese.
In 1997, Uyghurs made up 97.2% of the county's population.
Climate
Transportation G3012 Turpan–Hotan Expressway
Historical maps Historical English-language maps including Payzawat:
Notes
References
External links
Map of Payzawat at Google Maps