Subdistricts ( / ) Lengger Subdistrict (Langan; / ), Yengibazar Subdistrict (Yingbazha; / ), Qizil Kowruk Subdistrict (Hongqiao; / ), Yengisheher Subdistrict (Xincheng; / ), Nancheng Subdistrict ( / ), Kokyar Subdistrict (Kekeya; / ), Dolan Subdistrict (Duolang; / ) Towns ( / ) Qaratal (Kara Tal, Kaletale; / ), Aykol (Ayikule; / ) Townships ( / ) Egerchi Township (Igerchi, Yiganqi; / ), Bextügman Township (Baishitugeman, Beshtugmen; / ), Topluq Township (Tuopuluke; / ), Qumbash Township (Kum Bash, Kumubaxi; / ), Tuokayi Township () Other areas Hongqipo Farm (), Experimental Forestry Area (), Textile Factory City (), Economic and Technological Development Zone (), Speciality Product Park () Economy Industries in the city include textiles, construction, chemicals and others. Agricultural products include rice, wheat, corn and cotton. The local speciality is thin-shelled walnuts. Demographics Although the Tarim Basin is largely dominated by the Uyghurs, there are many Han Chinese in Aksu due to the presence of bingtuan state farms here. The Chinese government had encouraged migration to Xinjiang from the late 1950s and early 1960s onwards, and by 1998, Han Chinese formed the majority in the urban area of Aksu. The population in 2015, 44.67% of the population was Han Chinese. As of 2015, 278,210 (54.16%) of the 513,682 residents of the city were Uyghur, 226,781 (44.14%) were Han Chinese and 8,691 were from other ethnic groups. In the 2010 census figure, the population in the city of Aksu dropped slightly to 535,657. The difference may be partly due to boundary changes. In the 2000 census, a figure of 561,822 was recorded for the city's population. As of 1999, 57.89% of the population of Aksu City was Han Chinese and 40.75% of the population was Uyghur. Transportation The county is served by the Southern Xinjiang Railway. China National Highway 217 China National Highway 314 G3012 Turpan–Hotan Expressway Aksu Hongqipo Airport Notable people Dolkun Isa, President of the World Uyghur Congress Historical maps Historical English-language maps including Aksu: See also Silk Road transmission of Buddhism Notes References Further reading Aksu City Historical Annals Editing Committee 阿克苏市史志编纂委员会 ed. (1991) Aksu City Annals. 阿克苏市志. Xinhua. Hill, John E. (2009) Through the Jade Gate to Rome: A Study of the Silk Routes during the Later Han Dynasty, 1st to 2nd centuries CE. BookSurge, Charleston, South Carolina. . Puri, B. N. Buddhism in Central Asia, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited, Delhi, 1987. (2000 reprint). Stein,