Xinhe County () as the official romanized name, also formerly known as its Uyghur name Toksu County (;, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ), is a county in Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.
Name The county's original name Toksu was changed into Xinhe in 1941. "Xinhe" is the abbreviation of "Xinjiang Heping" (), literally "Xinjiang Peace."
History On October 27, 1930, Toksu County was created from part of Kuqa.
In 1941 or 1944, Toksu County's Chinese character name was changed from 'Tuokesu' County () to 'Xinhe' County ().
Administrative divisions Xinhe County administered 4 towns, 4 townships and 4 other areas:
Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Uyghur (UEY) Uyghur Latin (ULY) Administrative division code NotesTowns Toksu Town(Xinhe Town) 652925100 Yultuzbaġ Town 652925101 formerly Yultuzbaġ Township () Icheriq Town 652925102 formerly Icheriq Township () Tasheriq Town 652925103 formerly Tasheriq Township ( / ) Payxambabazar Town, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 652925104 formerly Payxambabazar Township ( / ) Üchqat Town 652925105 formerly Üchqat Township ( / )Townships Ogen Township 652925203 Tamtoghraq Township 652925205
Climate
Economy The economy is based on agriculture and also animal husbandry. The county produces wheat, corn, rice, cotton and melons as well as Parthian fennel and thin-shelled walnuts. Industries include wool-spinning, knitting, and carpet making.
Demographics
As of 2015, 184,399 of the 195,920 residents of the county were Uyghur, 10,901 were Han Chinese and 620 were from other ethnic groups.
As of 1999, 95.01% of the population of the county were Uyghur and 4.81% of the population was Han Chinese.
Transportation Xinhe is served by the Southern Xinjiang Railway.
Historical maps Historical English-language maps including Toksu/Xinhe:
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