Kokyar

In 1958, Kokyar Commune () was established. 352 residents were relocated. In 2016-2017, Akemeiqite village (阿克美其特村) was disestablished and Nu'er'abati () was established, Amanxia (阿曼夏村) was disestablished and Halasitan village () was established, and Muchang village () was established. In 2019, a cooperative farm () was established in Halasitan village (). ==Geography==

Kokyar is a small oasis, only about south of Karghalik, with cultivation limited to: Kokyar was the first oasis reached in the Taklamakan basin after travelling the winter route north from the Karakoram Pass via Bazar Dara or from northern Hunza Valley to Yarkand along the frozen Yarkand River. To the north, Kokyar Township borders Kargilik Town (Kageleke, Qaghiliq), to the east Ushsharbash Town (Wuxiabashi), and to the west Chipan Township (Qipan). The average altitude in the township is between and above sea level. ==Administrative divisions==

, Kokyar Township includes eighteen villages divided into four areas () (Mandarin Chinese pinyin-derived names except where noted): Areas (): • Ying'awati () • Kekeya () • Outunsu / Otan-su () • Pusa () • Nu'er'abati () • Yusaisi () • Ta'er'agezi () • Guosasi () • Aqikebailedu'er () • Kalayoulegun () • Momuke () • Dunzila () • Yusilüshi () • Halasitan () • Igizya (Yigeziya; / ) • Awatibage () • Yanbuke () • Muchang () As of 2009, there were seventeen villages in Kokyar: • Ying'awati (英阿瓦提村), Kekeya (柯克亚村), Outunsu (欧吞苏村), Pusa (普萨村), Akmeqit / Akemeiqite (阿克美其特村) , Yusaisi (玉赛斯村), Ta'er'agezi (塔尔阿格孜村), Guosasi (果萨斯村), Aqikebailedu'er (阿其克拜勒都尔村), Kalayoulegun (喀拉尤勒滚村), Momuke (莫木克村), Dunzila (墩孜拉村), Yusilüshi (玉斯吕什村), Amanxia (阿曼夏村) , Yigeziya (依格孜亚村), Awatibage (阿瓦提巴格村), Yanbuke (颜布克村) == Demographics ==

{{Historical populations , 96.9% of the residents of Kokyar Township were Uyghur. Some Mountain Tajiks (China) live in Kokyar Township. ==Economy==

There are orchards containing apricot, mulberry and other fruit trees and fields of wheat and oats and stands of willow and poplar trees. The people produce excellent felts which are famous throughout Turkestan which obviously contribute significantly to the economy. The people speak 'Taghlik' or "hill Turki" (Uyghur). There are many long-lived trees in the area. As of 2015, persons engaged in agriculture made up 93.1% of the population of the township and there was 16,800 mu of arable land. ==Transportation==

• China National Highway 219 ==Historical maps==

Historical English-language maps including Kokyar: File:Xinjiang 1759 - 15.jpg|Map including Kokyar (labeled as ) (c. 1759) File:Txu-oclc-6654394-nj-43-5th-ed.jpg|Map including Kokyar (labeled as K'u-k'u-ya) from the International Map of the World (AMS, 1966) File:NJ-43-12 Yeh-ch'eng, China.jpg|Map including Kokyar (labeled as K'u-k'u-ya) (ACIC, 1969) File:Operational Navigation Chart G-7, 6th edition.jpg|From the Operational Navigation Chart; map including Kokyar (K'u-k'o-ya) (DMA, 1980) File:Txu-pclmaps-oclc-22834566 g-7a.jpg|Map including Kokyar (K'u-k'o-ya) (DMA, 1984) ==See also==