Which part of Xinjiang does Yecheng County belong to?

Yecheng County belongs to Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Yecheng County is located in the southwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, south of Kashgar and at the northern foot of Karakorum Mountain. It is adjacent to Pishan County in Hotan area in the east, Tashkurgan County in the south, shache county County and Tashkurgan County in the west (both counties are under the jurisdiction of Kashgar), and Pishan County in Hotan area in the north.

Yecheng County is a county under the jurisdiction of Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It is the international gateway of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to Central Asia, Europe and the Pacific Ocean. Bordering Pakistan, India, Kyrgyzstan and other countries, it is 402 kilometers away from Tacot Port in Pakistan. It is the frontier gateway to countries around Central Asia, Europe, West Asia and the Indian Ocean, and the window to the outside world. Since ancient times, it has been a bustling place where businessmen from western China gather.

Introduction to the geographical environment of Yecheng County;

1, location and area

Yecheng County is located in the southwest border of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, at the northern foot of Karakorum Mountain, and belongs to Kashgar. It borders Pishan County in Hotan area in the east, Karakorum Mountain in the south, Kashmir in the west, Zepu County, shache county and Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County in the west, Mohammad County in the north and Taklimakan Desert in the north. Town and county land spans 76 08 ′-76 30 ′ east longitude and 35 28 ′-38 34 ′ north latitude, with a length of 326 kilometers from north to south and a width of 120 kilometers from east to west, with a total land area of 28,370 square kilometers.

2. Climate

Yecheng County is located in the desert zone in the hinterland of Eurasia, and Kunlun Mountain and Karakorum Mountain in the south and west block the deepening of monsoon. The dry continental airflow in the north and the cold airflow in the Arctic Ocean enter, forming a typical warm temperate continental arid climate. There are four distinct seasons in the territory, with large annual range and diurnal temperature range, scarce precipitation and long sunshine time; Summer is hot, summer heat period is short, there is no severe cold in winter, and there is no strong wind, sandstorm and dusty weather in spring. The frost-free period is long, about 235 days.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yecheng County