"Awati" is a transliteration of Uyghur, meaning "prosperity". The area around Awati County used to be called "Duolang", which is the hometown of "Duolang people" (ancient Uighur tribe). Later, a large number of farmers moved here, the population increased sharply, the cultivated land became wider and wider, and the appearance changed day by day, so the name was changed to Awati.

Awati County, subordinate to Aksu Region of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is an important grain, cotton and fruit base in the region, with an administrative area of 13018 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 5 townships, 3 towns, 3 agricultural and animal husbandry forest farms, 118 villages, 7 neighborhood committees, 34 companies and more than 80 animal husbandry sites. There are also some regiments of the First Agricultural Division of the Corps. By the end of 2019, the registered residence population of Awati County was 267928, including 22 ethnic groups, including Uygur, Han, Hui, Kazak, Kirgiz, Uzbek, Mongolian, Xibe, Russian, Manchu, etc.

Awati County is located in the central and western part of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the southwest of Aksu Region, the northwest edge of Tarim Basin, and the southern foot of Tianshan Mountains. It is located between 39 ° 31 '- 40 ° 50' north latitude and 79 ° 45 '- 81 ° 05' east longitude. It borders Aksu City in the east and north, Keping County in the west, Bachu County in the southwest, Taklimakan Desert in the south, and Luopu and Moyu counties on the side. The maximum width from east to west is 100 kilometers, the maximum length from north to south is 150 kilometers, and the total area is 13259 square kilometers.

In 2019, the regional GDP of Awati County was 5968.5 million yuan, the added value of the primary industry was 1815.6 million yuan, the added value of the secondary industry was 992 million yuan, the general public budget revenue was 268.05 million yuan, and the general public budget expenditure was 3843.41 million yuan.

Awati County is a national high-quality cotton production base, a famous cotton city in China, the hometown of long-staple cotton in China, the hometown of Musales in China and the hometown of Duolang Culture.