Awat County
Awat County
Awati | |
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Location of the county in Aksu Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang | |
| Coordinates: 40°38′00″N 80°22′00″E / 40.6333°N 80.3667°E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture | Aksu |
| County seat | Awat Town |
| Township-level divisions | 5 towns, 3 townships |
| Area | |
• Total | 13,017.89 km2 (5,026.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 242,481 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Major ethnic groups | Uyghur, Han Chinese |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 843200 |
| Website | www |
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| Uyghur name | |||||||||||
| Uyghur | ئاۋات ناھىيىسى | ||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 阿瓦提县 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 阿瓦提縣 | ||||||||||
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Awat County (Uyghur: ئاۋات ناھىيىسى) is a county in Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. Awat County is located on the southern foot of the Tian Shan mountain range and on the northern edge of the Taklamakan Desert.