Toksun County is a county in Turpan, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.
Name The term 'Toksun' means 'ninety'.
History The Battle of Toksun took place in this county in July 1933 when Khoja Niyas Hajji, a Uighur leader, defected with his forces to Governor Sheng Shicai. He advanced to Toksun via Dawan Ch'eng, where the Chinese Muslim forces of General Ma Shih-ming achieved victory over Niyas Hajji's forces.
Geography and Climate Toksun County's location in the bottom of the Turpan Depression and an average rainfall of just annually, the least precipitation of any area in China, make it a very hot place during summertime. The county is bordered to the south by Yuli County.
Administrative divisions Toksun County is divided into 7 towns ( / ) and 1 township ( / ):
Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Uyghur (UEY) Uyghur Latin (ULY) Administrative division code NotesTowns Toksun Town 650422100 Kümüx Town 650422101 Kokjay Town 650422102 Also Ke'erjian, Köjey; formerly Kujiayi () Alghuy Town 650422103 Yilanlik Town 650422104 Also Yilahu, Yilanliq, I-la-hu; formerly Yilanlik Township ( / ) Shah Town 650422105 formerly Shah Township ( / ) Bostan Town 650422106 formerly Bostan Township ( / )Townships Gholbuyi Township 650422201
Economy Irrigation in the county is well-developed. Agricultural products of the county include sorghum, wheat, muskmelon, peanuts and cotton. Specialty products include Hami melon and raisins. Industries include electronics, coal, machinery, construction, etc.
Demographics
As of 2015, 96,439 of the 124,040 residents of Toksun County were Uyghur, 18,600 were Han Chinese, 8,539 were Hui and 462 were from other ethnic groups.
As of the 2000 Census, the county counted 52,346 males and 49,804 females and 83.65% of the population of the county were from ethnic minority groups.
As of 1999, 77.03% of the population of Toksun County were Uyghur and 15.51% of the population was Han Chinese.
Transportation China National Highway 312 China National Highway 314 Southern Xinjiang railway
Notable persons Tömür Dawamat
Historical maps Historical English-language maps including Toksun:
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