Hotan City (formerly known as "Hotan"), a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is the political, economic and cultural center of Hotan Prefecture, located in the southwestern part of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the central part of Hotan Prefecture, situated in the middle of the Karakorum Mountains and the Taklamakan Desert, with an arid desert climate, adjoining two counties and covering a total area of 585.11 square kilometers. 585.11 square kilometers. As of October 2022, Hotan City has 4 streets, 3 towns, 5 townships, and another 2 township-level units under its jurisdiction. According to the seventh national census, as of 00:00 on November 1, 2020, Hotan City had a resident population of 501,028 people. Hotan City has a long history and was once known as Koudan, Wuduan, and Kuchan, all of which are different translations of the same name. The Records of the Western Regions of the Great Tang Dynasty (《大唐西域记》) said Qusadanna, which means "earth's milk" in Sanskrit. Han Shenjue two years (60 years ago), belongs to the western region of the government jurisdiction; Ming dynasty period, the resumption of the name of Ü-Tep; 1959, Hotan county renamed Hetian county; 1977, belongs to the Hetian area; 1984, Hetian county analyzed the set Hetian city. The main attractions of Hotan City include Hotan Museum, Hotan Tuan City, Imamu Asmu Mazar, and Kunlun Park.On September 20, 2019, Hotan City was selected to the "National List of Model Green Units".In October 2020, Hotan City was selected to the "National List of Model Cities (Counties) of Shuangcai (双拥模范城)". "On February 18, 2021, Hotan City was selected to the "2020 National List of Advanced Counties for Village Cleaning Action". In 2019, the gross regional product of Hotan City is 10,766,290,000 Yuan, the added value of the primary industry is 373,950,000 Yuan, the added value of the secondary industry is 146,280,000 Yuan, the revenue of the general public budget is 101,600,000 Yuan, and the expenditure of the general public budget is 651,000,000 Yuan.