Yeyik (; ) is a township in central Niya County (Minfeng), Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China on the upper reaches of the Yeyik River ().
Name
Yeyik means 'spread out' () in Uyghur. The Uyghur is transcribed into Mandarin Chinese as Yeyike (pinyin) (Yeh-i-k'o (Wade-Giles)). Yeyik has also been known as Yiyike () and Ya-li-ka.
History
In 1958, Yeyik Commune () was established.
In 1984, Yeyik Commune became Yeyik Township ().
At 5:24 p.m. on February 12, 2014, Yeyik was from the epicenter of a 5.7 magnitude aftershock of the 2014 Yutian earthquake.
In September 2018, Yeyik was listed as a Strong Town Model Organization in Agricultural Production ().
Geography
Yeyik is located to the southeast of the county seat on an alluvial fan on the upper reaches of the Yeyik River (Yeh-i-k'o Ho, Ya-li-ka Ho; ).
Administrative divisions
Yeyik includes six villages:
Villages (Mandarin Chinese Hanyu Pinyin-derived names except where Uyghur is provided): Ayitage () Yeyik (Yeyike; / ) Muchang () Jinquan () Aqtash (Aketashi; / ) Yengiawat (Ying'awati; / )
Former villages: Kunwu'ertuzi () Segeziwuyi ()
Economy
Agriculture and animal husbandry are the mainstays of the economy. Crops include wheat, highland barley, black-eyed peas, etc.
Demographics
Nature and wildlife
A Demoiselle Crane was tracked passing through Yeyik suggesting that Yeyik is a stopover on the autumn migration route of the Demoiselle Crane.