Makit County
Makit County
Mekit, Markit, Merket Bazar, Maigaiti, Mai-kai-t'i | |
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Location of Makit County (red) within Kashgar Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang | |
| Coordinates: 38°54′12″N 77°40′08″E / 38.90333°N 77.66889°E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture | Kashgar |
| County seat | Makit |
| Area | |
• Total | 11,022.53 km2 (4,255.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 224,154 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Major ethnic groups | Uyghur, Han Chinese |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 844600 |
| Website | www |
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| Uyghur name | |||||||||
| Uyghur | مەكىت ناھىيىسى | ||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 麥蓋提縣 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 麦盖提县 | ||||||||
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Makit County is a county in Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. It contains an area of 10,927 km2 (4,219 sq mi). The Yarkand River passes through the county. The county is bordered to the north by Maralbexi County, to the east by Guma County (Pishan) in Hotan Prefecture, to the west by Yarkant County, and to the south by Kargilik County.