Shanshan County
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For ancient kingdom named Shanshan, see Shanshan.
Shanshan County (Chinese: 鄯善县) as the official romanized name, also transliterated from Uyghur as Piqan County (Uyghur: پىچان ناھىيىسى; Chinese: 皮羌县), is a county within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administrative jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Turpan. It contains an area of 39,548 km2 (15,270 sq mi), occupying the eastern majority of Turpan. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 210,000.
Quick Facts 鄯善县 • پىچان ناھىيىسىPiqan, Pichan, Country ...
Shanshan County
鄯善县 • پىچان ناھىيىسى Piqan, Pichan | |
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Coordinates: 42°52′08″N 90°12′47″E | |
Country | China |
Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
Prefecture-level city | Turpan |
County seat | Shanshan Town |
Area | |
• Total | 39,550 km2 (15,270 sq mi) |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 242,310 |
• Density | 6.1/km2 (16/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard[lower-alpha 1]) |
Website | www |
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Simplified Chinese | 鄯善县 | ||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 鄯善縣 | ||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 皮羌县 | ||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 皮羌縣 | ||||||||||
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Uyghur | پىچان ناھىيىسى | ||||||||||
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The county seat is in Shanshan Town.