Pishan County

Pishan County
Pishan County
Uyghur name
Uyghur	گۇما ناھىيىسى‎
Latin Yëziqi
Transcriptions
Latin Yëziqi	Guma Nahiyisi
Yengi Yeziⱪ	Guma Nah̡iyisi
SASM/GNC	Guma Nahiyisi
Siril Yëziqi	Гума Наһийиси
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	皮山县
Traditional Chinese	皮山縣
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Píshān Xiàn
Wade–Giles	Pʻi²-shan¹ Hsien⁴
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	固玛县
Traditional Chinese	固瑪縣
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Gùmǎ Xiàn

Pishan County

گۇما ناھىيىسى (Uyghur)
皮山县 (Chinese)
Guma
Pishan County گۇما ناھىيىسى (Uyghur); 皮山县 (Chinese) Guma
County
	Location of Pishan/Guma County (red) within Hotan Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
	Guma Location of the seat in Xinjiang Guma Guma (Xinjiang) Guma Guma (China)
	Coordinates: 37°37′N 78°17′E / 37.62°N 78.28°E
Country	China
Autonomous region	Xinjiang
Prefecture	Hotan
County seat	Guma Town
Area
• Total	39,741.52 km2 (15,344.29 sq mi)
Population (2020)
• Total	281,573
• Density	7.1/km2 (18/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
• Major ethnic groups	Uyghur
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	845100
Website	www.ps.gov.cn (in Chinese)

Pishan County (Chinese: 皮山县) as the official romanized name, also transliterated from Uyghur as Guma County (Uyghur: گۇما ناھىيىسى; Chinese: 固玛县), is a county within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Hotan Prefecture. It contains an area of 39,412 km² (15,217 sq mi). According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 220,000. The county borders Maralbexi County and Makit County to the north, Karakax County, Hotan County and Kunyu to the east and Kargilik County to the west. The county includes lands near the Karakoram Pass which are part of the Aksai Chin area that is disputed between China and India.

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Pishan County گۇما ناھىيىسى (Uyghur) 皮山县 (Chinese) Guma
County

Location of Pishan/Guma County (red) within Hotan Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Guma Location of the seat in Xinjiang Show map of Southern Xinjiang Guma Guma (Xinjiang) Show map of Xinjiang Guma Guma (China) Show map of China
Coordinates: 37°37′N 78°17′E / 37.62°N 78.28°E / 37.62; 78.28
Country	China
Autonomous region	Xinjiang
Prefecture	Hotan
County seat	Guma Town
Area ^[1]^[2]
• Total	39,741.52 km² (15,344.29 sq mi)
Population (2020)^[3]
• Total	281,573
• Density	7.1/km² (18/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
• Major ethnic groups	Uyghur^[4]^[5]
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard^[a])
Postal code	845100
Website	www.ps.gov.cn (in Chinese)