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, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. More than 96% of the residents of the county are Uyghurs and live around

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, to the east by Maralbexi County, to the west by Shule County, to the southwest by Yengisar County and to the south by Yarkant County.

Name

Yopurga County is named for the Yopurga River.

History

In the Qing Dynasty, the area was part of Shule as Yopurga ''Zhuang'' (). In 1940, Yopurga ''Shezhiju'' () was created from portions of Shule County, Yengisar County, and

. In 1943, Yopurga was made a county. On October 20, 2014, Terim (Tieremu) Township became Terim Town. On July 24, 2015, Yekshenbebazar (Yekexian Baibazha) was changed from a township to a town.

Geography

Dawakol (Dawakun) National Desert Park () is located in Yopurga County.

Climate

Administrative divisions

Yopurga County included 4 towns and 5 townships:

Economy

Agricultural products include wheat, cotton, corn, muskmelon, and oilseed products. Beekeeping is relatively developed. Herding is important, primarily sheep herding. Industries include cotton and hemp processing, food and oil processing, and concrete. Farmers in the county raise donkeys for meat, milk and donkey-hide gelatin. In July 1953, Yopurga County was reported to have 87,000 '' mou'' of winter and spring wheat.

Demographics

In 1997, Uyghurs made up 94.6% of the county's population. , the population of Yopurga County was 96.1% Uyghur and 3.9% Han Chinese. As of 2015, 167,860 of the 177,955 residents of the county were Uyghur, 9,801 were Han Chinese and 294 were from other ethnic groups. As of 1999, 94.68% of the population of Yopurga (Yuepuhu) County was Uyghur and 5.28% of the population was Han Chinese.

Historical maps

Historical English-language maps including modern-day Yopurga County area: File:Txu-oclc-6654394-nj-43-5th-ed.jpg, Map including Yopurga (labeled as YÜEH-P'U-HU (YUPOGHA)) and surrounding region from the International Map of the World (

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, 1966) File:NJ-43-4 Yueh Pu Hu, China.jpg, Map including Yopurga (labeled as YÜEH-P'U-HU) (

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, 1974) File:Operational Navigation Chart G-7, 6th edition.jpg, From the Operational Navigation Chart; map including Yopurga (Yüeh-p'u-hu) (

, 1980) File:Txu-pclmaps-oclc-22834566 g-7a.jpg, Map including Yopurga (Yüeh-p'u-hu) (

, 1984)

Notes

References

External links

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