50% in March to 75% in October. Administrative divisions The city includes four subdistricts, three towns, five townships and two other areas: Subdistricts: Nurbag Subdistrict (Nu'erbage; /), Gujanbagh Subdistrict (Gujiangbage; ), Gulbagh Subdistrict (Gulebage; ), Na'erbage Subdistrict () Towns: Laskuy (Lasikui, Lasqi; / ), Yurungqash (Yulongkashi; / ), Tusalla (Tushala; , formerly / , formerly ) Townships: Shorbagh Township (Xiao'erbage; / ), Ilchi Township (Yiliqi; / ), Gujanbagh Township (Gujiangbage; / ), Jiya Township ( / ), Aqchal Township (Akeqiale / ) Others: Beijing Industrial Park (), Hotan City Jinghe Logistics Park () Demographics Hotan is largely dominated by the Uyghurs, and as of 2015, 311,050 of the 348,289 residents of the county were Uyghur, 35,897 were Han Chinese and 1,342 were from other ethnic groups. In 1940, Owen Lattimore quoted the population of Khotan to be estimated as 26,000. In 1998 the urban population was recorded at 154,352, 83% of which were Uyghurs, and 17% were Han Chinese. In 1999, 83.01% of the population was Uyghur and 16.57% of the population was Han Chinese. In the 2000 census, the population was recorded as 186,123. In the 2010 census figure, the figure had risen to 322,300. The increase in population is partly due to boundary changes. Transportation Air Hotan Airport (IATA: HTN) serves the city. It serves regional flights to Ürümqi. Originally a military use airport, it was expanded significantly in 2002 to accommodate higher passenger volumes. It is located south of the city proper. Road Hotan is served by China National Highway 315, which runs along the southern Tarim Basin from Ruoqiang to Kashgar, and the Trans-Taklamakan Desert Highway, which run north to Luntai. An expressway is being built between Hotan and Karakax County (Moyu) as of 2014. Rail Hotan is connected to the rest of China's rail network via the Kashgar–Hotan Railway, which opened to freight traffic in December 2010, and passenger service in June 2011. The railway station was constructed by a company under the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and is located in the town of Lasqi () northwest of the city proper. Passenger train service on this line is limited, with only one train per day, local service 5828/5825, linking the city with Kashgar (8~ hours) and Ürümqi (~34 hours). Buses Regular bus services link Hotan with Kashgar. There is also an express bus to Aksu via the 'Hotan-Aksu Cross-Desert Highway' which was opened in