Wichita (/ˈwɪtʃɪtɔː/ WITCH-ih-taw) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 397,532. The Wichita metro area had a population of 647,610 in 2020. It is located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River.
Wichita began as a trading post on the Chisholm Trail in the 1860s and was incorporated as a city in 1870. It became a destination for cattle drives traveling north from Texas to Kansas railroads, earning it the nickname "Cowtown". Wyatt Earp served as a police officer in Wichita for around one year before going to Dodge City.
Maigaiti County is located in the southwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, the western Tarim Basin, the northern foot of the Karakoram Mountains, the lower reaches of the Yeerqiang River and the lower reaches of the Tizinafu River. It is connected with the Taklimakan Desert in the east, Pishan in the southeast, Shache and Yecheng counties in the south, Yuepu Lake County in the west, the Yeerqiang River in the north, Bachu County in the north and Awati County in the northeast. The total area of the county is 11022.53 square kilometers, with a total population of 260000 (2012). There are Uygur, Han, Hui, Uzbek and other ethnic groups. It now has jurisdiction over 1 town and 9 townships: Megheti Town, Bazajiemi Township, Hitidun Township, Yontak Township, Tumantal Township, Gazikule Township, Kizil Awati Township, Kumkusar Township, Angteluk Township, Kulma Township. Within the county are: may 1 Forest Farm, Populus euphratica Forest Farm,