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Township in Xinjiang, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yeyik[4][5][6][7] (Uyghur: يېيىق يېزىسى;[8][9] Chinese: 叶亦克乡) is a township in central[10] Niya County (Minfeng), Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China on the upper reaches of the Yeyik River (叶亦克河).[10]
Yeyik
Yeyike, Yeh-i-k'o | |
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Coordinates: 36°40′41″N 083°10′52″E | |
Country | China |
Autonomous Region | Xinjiang |
Prefecture | Hotan |
County | Niya (Minfeng) |
Villages[1] | 6 |
Elevation | 3,300 m (10,800 ft) |
Population (2010)[3] | |
• Total | 3,751 |
Ethnic groups | |
• Major ethnic groups | Uyghur |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Yeyik means 'spread out' (铺展) in Uyghur.[4][11] The Uyghur is transcribed into Mandarin Chinese as Yeyike (pinyin) (Yeh-i-k'o[12] (Wade-Giles)). Yeyik has also been known as Yiyike (乙衣克)[4] and Ya-li-ka.[12][13][14]
In 1958, Yeyik Commune (叶亦克公社) was established.[4][15]
In 1984, Yeyik Commune became Yeyik Township (叶亦克乡).[15]
At 5:24 p.m. on February 12, 2014, Yeyik was 88 km (55 mi) from the epicenter of a 5.7 magnitude aftershock of the 2014 Yutian earthquake.[16]
In September 2018, Yeyik was listed as a Strong Town Model Organization in Agricultural Production (农业产业强镇示范建设).[17]
Yeyik is located 44 km (27 mi) to the southeast of the county seat[15] on an alluvial fan[4] on the upper reaches of the Yeyik River (Yeh-i-k'o Ho,[12] Ya-li-ka Ho;[12][13] 叶亦克河).[10]
Yeyik includes six villages:[1]
Villages (Mandarin Chinese Hanyu Pinyin-derived names except where Uyghur is provided):
Former villages:[20]
Agriculture and animal husbandry are the mainstays of the economy. Crops include wheat, highland barley, black-eyed peas, etc.[4]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2000 | 3,623 | — |
2010 | 3,751 | +0.35% |
[3] |
A Demoiselle Crane was tracked passing through Yeyik suggesting that Yeyik is a stopover on the autumn migration route of the Demoiselle Crane.[22]
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