Hotan Prefecture
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Hotan Prefecture is a prefecture in Xinjiang, with administrative division code 653200.

## Administrative status

Hotan Prefecture is part of [Xinjiang](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/xinjiang-autonomous-region.html) (autonomous region)[^mca2023].

## Subdivisions

8 county-level or higher divisions[^mca2023]:

- [Hotan](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/hotan-hotan.html) (county-level city, 653201)
- [Hotan County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/hotan-xinjiang.html) (county, 653221)
- [Karakax County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/karakax.html) (county, 653222)
- [Guma County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/guma.html) (county, 653223)
- [Lop County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/lop.html) (county, 653224)
- [Qira County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/qira.html) (county, 653225)
- [Yutian County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/yutian-hotan.html) (county, 653226)
- [Niya County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/niya.html) (county, 653227)

## Basic facts

- Administrative division code: 653200[^mca2023]
- Area: 248,059.54 km²[^wikidata]
- Population: 2.44 million (2020)[^wikidata]

Updated: 2026-10-29

Tags:
- Administrative division https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/tags/admin-division.html

Relations:
- Located in: Xinjiang https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/xinjiang-autonomous-region.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Hotan https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/hotan-hotan.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Hotan County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/hotan-xinjiang.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Karakax County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/karakax.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Guma County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/guma.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Lop County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/lop.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Qira County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/qira.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Yutian County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/yutian-hotan.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Niya County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/niya.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)

Mentioned in:
- Xinjiang https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/xinjiang-autonomous-region.html
- Hotan https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/hotan-hotan.html
- Hotan County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/hotan-xinjiang.html
- Karakax County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/karakax.html
- Guma County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/guma.html
- Lop County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/lop.html
- Qira County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/qira.html
- Yutian County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/yutian-hotan.html
- Niya County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/niya.html

Sources:
- 2023年中华人民共和国县以上行政区划代码（民政部） https://www.mca.gov.cn/mzsj/xzqh/2023/202301xzqh.html 代码 653200 和田地区
- Wikidata Q989885 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q989885
- Hotan Prefecture (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotan_Prefecture
- 和田地区（维基百科） https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%92%8C%E7%94%B0%E5%9C%B0%E5%8C%BA