Shufu County, also
transliterated from Uyghur as Konaxahar County or Konasheher County, Kona Sheher County, is a county in
Kashgar Prefecture
Kashgar, also known as Kashi, is a prefecture located in southwestern Xinjiang, China, located in the Tarim Basin region (roughly the southern half of Xinjiang). It has an area of and 4,496,377 inhabitants at the 2020 census with a population d ...
,
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
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,
China
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. It contains an area of . According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 360,000.
Name
The names of "Shufu County" and nearby "Shule County", transliterations of local language names from the
Han dynasty
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corresponds to its Uyghur names, "Kona Xahar" (meaning 'old city'
) and "Yengi Xahar" (New City) respectively. The names for the two counties in both languages may share their origins in languages of the
Saka
The Saka, Old Chinese, old , Pinyin, mod. , ), Shaka (Sanskrit (Brāhmī): , , ; Sanskrit (Devanāgarī): , ), or Sacae (Ancient Greek: ; Latin: were a group of nomadic Iranian peoples, Eastern Iranian peoples who lived in the Eurasian ...
people, residents of Kashgar area before its linguistic Turkification in as late as the 11th century.
History
During the initial years of the
Western Han Dynasty
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, pertaining to the Western Shule region of the nation. In 1762, the Qing government in Kazuo relocated to Kashgar Gaer City (present-day
Kashgar City), situated two miles northwest of the newly established "Leining City".
In 1826, Leining City was destroyed. In 1828, a new city was constructed,
relocating the Shule government, military, and warehouses to this new city.
A governor was appointed to oversee it, designating it as Shule County, commonly referred to as the new city or Han City.
The original Shule County was renamed Shufu County, which is the adjacent city of
Shule, typically called the old city or Back City.
In the fall of 1955, the county people's government relocated to the town of Tokezak, marking the establishment of the new county town.
In 2013, Awat Township (Awati; ئاۋات يېزىسى / 阿瓦提乡) and Yëngi'östeng Township (Yingwusitan; يېڭىئۆستەڭ يېزىسى / 英吾斯坦乡) were transferred to
Kashgar
Kashgar () or Kashi ( zh, c=喀什) is a city in the Tarim Basin region of southern Xinjiang, China. It is one of the westernmost cities of China, located near the country's border with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. For over 2,000 years, Kashgar ...
city.
On December 15, 2013, 16 people were killed in an attack on a police station. A group, armed with knives and bombs, attacked the police station and killed two police officers. In the aftermath 14 of the 16 attackers were killed by police special units.
On April 28, 2014,
Chinese Communist Party
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General Secretary and President
Xi Jinping
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visited
Tokkuzak (Tuokezhake) during his inspection tour of Xinjiang.
In 2014, the authorities of the
Xinjiang Autonomous Region dissolved Upar Township and subsequently reestablished it. On October 21, the government of the autonomous region consented to move
Aqqash Township (Akekashi) of Shushi County to the jurisdiction of
Kashgar
Kashgar () or Kashi ( zh, c=喀什) is a city in the Tarim Basin region of southern Xinjiang, China. It is one of the westernmost cities of China, located near the country's border with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. For over 2,000 years, Kashgar ...
City.
In July 2024, the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region sanctioned the transfer of Lankan Township in Shushi County to the jurisdiction of Kashgar City. The government of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region has sanctioned the reallocation of Langan Township in Shushi County to the jurisdiction of Kashgar City.
Demographics
Administrative divisions
Shufu County included 4
towns
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
, 6
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
.
Economy
The county is an important area for wheat, corn, sorghum, cotton, and rice production in southern Xinjiang, as well as producing apricots, grapes, pomegranates, muskmelon, pistachio and other fruits. Industries include cotton spinning, food, cotton ginning and others.
Demographics
As of 2015, 271,556 of the 277,877 residents of the county were
Uyghur
Uyghur may refer to:
* Uyghurs, a Turkic ethnic group living in Eastern and Central Asia (West China)
** Uyghur language, a Turkic language spoken primarily by the Uyghurs
*** Old Uyghur language, a different Turkic language spoken in the Uyghur K ...
, 5,406 were
Han Chinese
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and 915 were from other ethnic groups.
As of 1999, 94.69% of the population of Konaxahar (Shufu) County was Uyghur and 5.02% of the population was Han Chinese.
Transportation
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China National Highway 314
Notable persons
*
Abdur Rahman Kashgari
*
Ismail Tiliwaldi
Gallery
File:乌帕尔乡 - Upal Township - 2015.04 - panoramio.jpg
File:Upal-mezquita-d02.jpg
File:NJ-43-3 Kashi, China.jpg, Map including Shufu (Shu-fu) ( DMA, 1983)
Notes
References
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Kashgar Prefecture