Pishan County
| Pishan County 皮山县 • گۇما ناھىيىسى | |
|---|---|
| County | |
.png) Location of Pishan county within Xinjiang | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture-level divisions | Hotan Prefecture |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
The Pishan (Guma) County (Uyghur: گۇما ناھىيىسى, Гума Наһийиси, ULY: Guma Nahiyisi, UYY: Guma Nah̡iyisi?) 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. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 220,000. Pishan was the site of the 2011 Pishan hostage crisis.
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Coordinates: 37°38′N 78°19′E / 37.633°N 78.317°E
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