Yeyik, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (;, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ) is a township in central Niya County (Minfeng), Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China on the upper reaches of the Yeyik River ().
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Name Yeyik means 'spread out' () in Uyghur. The Uyghur is transcribed into Mandarin Chinese as Yeyike (pinyin) (Yeh-i-k'o (Wade-Giles)). Yeyik has also been known as Yiyike () and Ya-li-ka., United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
History In 1958, Yeyik Commune () was established.
In 1984, Yeyik Commune became Yeyik Township ().
At 5:24 p.m. on February 12, 2014, Yeyik was from the epicenter of a 5.7 magnitude aftershock of the 2014 Yutian earthquake.
In September 2018, Yeyik was listed as a Strong Town Model Organization in Agricultural Production ().
Geography Yeyik is located to the southeast of the county seat on an alluvial fan on the upper reaches of the Yeyik River (Yeh-i-k'o Ho, Ya-li-ka Ho; ).
Administrative divisions Yeyik includes six villages:
Villages (Mandarin Chinese Hanyu Pinyin-derived names except where Uyghur is provided): Ayitage, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency () Yeyik (Yeyike; / ) Muchang () Jinquan, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency () Aqtash (Aketashi; / ) Yengiawat (Ying'awati; / )
Former villages: Kunwu'ertuzi () Segeziwuyi, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ()
Economy Agriculture and animal husbandry are the mainstays of the economy. Crops include wheat, highland barley, black-eyed peas, etc.
Demographics
Nature and wildlife A Demoiselle Crane was tracked passing through Yeyik suggesting that Yeyik is a stopover on the autumn migration route of the Demoiselle Crane.
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See also List of township-level divisions of Xinjiang
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