Wensu County
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| Wensu County 温宿县 • ئونسۇ ناھىيىسى |
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.png) Location of Wensu county within Xinjiang |
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| Country | China |
| Province | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture-level divisions | Aksu Prefecture |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
The Wensu (Onsu) County (Chinese: 温宿县, Uyghur: ئونسۇ ناھىيىسى?, ULY: Onsu Nahiyisi, UYY: Onsu Nah̡iyisi) is a county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Aksu Prefecture. It contains an area of 14,309 km2. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 210,000.
The toponym Wensu (温宿) had appeared in historical records of the Western Han Dynasty of China as one of the 36 states in the Western Regions.[1]
References
- ↑ "新疆各市县名称演变考议" by 贺灵
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