Payzawat County

Payzawat means 'beautiful land of plenty'. ==History==

Peyziwat County was established in July 1902. In 1981, there was a brief pro-independence rebellion, the Jiashi uprising (), in the county staged by Uyghur activists after riots in Kashgar. The 1997 Jiashi earthquakes, continuing to 2003, were a series of deadly earthquakes in the county. In February 2002, a 6.7 magnitude earthquake killed 267 people in Maralbexi County and Payzawat County. On 27 August 2008, two ethnic Uyghur police officers were killed. In 2017, Jiashi County Secondary Vocational School (), one of the Xinjiang internment camps, was increased in size, adding new dormitories and factory warehouses; significant security features were added through the introduction of secure 'military-style management'. On the night of 19 January 2020, a strong earthquake () damaged buildings and seriously injured at least one person in the county. ==Administrative divisions==

Payzawat County includes 6 towns, 7 townships, and one other area: ==Economy==

The system of irrigation is well-developed. Agricultural products include wheat, corn, sorghum, cotton and muskmelon. Animal herding is also common, primarily sheep. Specialities of the county include the 'Payzawat melon' () and white grapes without pits. Industries include tractors, electronics, leather making, construction, and cotton and melon processing. , there was about 55,400 acres (366,889 mu) of cultivated land in Payzawat. ==Demographics==

{{Historical populations As of 2015, 437,073 of the 445,846 residents of the county were Uyghur, 8,342 were Han Chinese, 431 were from other ethnic groups. , Uyghurs made up 98.9% of the county's population. In 1997, Uyghurs made up 97.2% of the county's population. ==Climate==

• G3012 Turpan–Hotan Expressway ==Historical maps==

Historical English-language maps including Payzawat: File:Txu-oclc-6654394-nj-43-5th-ed.jpg|Map including Payzawat (labeled as CH'IEH-SHIH (FAIZ ABAD)) from the International Map of the World (AMS, 1966) File:NJ-43-4 Yueh Pu Hu, China.jpg|Map including Payzawat (labeled as CH'IEH-SHIH) (DMA, 1974) File:Operational Navigation Chart G-7, 6th edition.jpg|From the Operational Navigation Chart; map including Payzawat (labeled as Jiashi (Ch'ieh-shih)) (DMA, 1980) File:Txu-pclmaps-oclc-22834566 g-7a.jpg|Map including Payzawat (labeled as Jiashi (Ch'ieh-shih)) (DMA, 1984) ==Notes==