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The Qira (Chira) County (Uyghur: چىرا ناھىيىسى, Chira Nahiyisi, Qira Nah̡iyisi) is a county within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Hotan Prefecture.[1] It contains an area of 31,590 km2. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 130,000.
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- ^ The official spelling is "Qira" according to Zhōngguó dìmínglù 中国地名录 (Beijing, Zhōngguó dìtú chūbǎnshè 中国地图出版社 1997); ISBN 7-5031-1718-4; p. 308.
Coordinates: 37°02′N 80°53′E / 37.033°N 80.883°E / 37.033; 80.883
