Jiya Township


Jiya is a township in the northeastern part of Hotan City in Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China in an oasis area on the eastern bank of the White Jade River in the southwestern part of the Taklamakan Desert. To the north and east, Jiya borders Lop County, the county which Jiya was a part of until 2006, and to the south and west, Jiya borders the rest of Hotan city.

Name

According to the traditions of local residents, 'Jiya' means "land washed out by river water" ; the land in the original path of rivers is fertile.

History

In 1984, Jiya was established as a township.
On July 11, 2006, Jiya and Yurungqash, originally part of Lop County, as well as and Tusalla, originally part of Hotan County, were transferred to Hotan City.
In 2014, Tuanjiexin was made a village in Jiya. In 2014–5, the name for the village of Maidirisiboyi was changed to Aidelaisi.
In 2015–6, Jinye and Yuye were made villages in Jiya.
In 2019, 288,000 yuan was spent to help twenty-eight adjacent poor families with grape growing in Jiya's Suyalangan village.

Administrative divisions

, Jiya included twenty-two villages:
Villages :
In 2009, villages in the township included :
Jiya Township is considered the hometown of Atlas silk, which is produced in the township. Hotan Carpets are produced in the township.

Demographics

In 1997, Uyghurs made up the vast majority of the population of Jiya Township.
In 2006, the total population of Jiya Township was 19,603, with 18,688 persons in farming families. Out of the total population, 19,558 were Uyghurs.
In 2016, out of a total population of 28,470 persons in the township, 99.77% were Uyghurs.

Transportation