Akto County information

Akto County
Akto County
Uyghur name
Uyghur	ئاقتو ناھىيىسى‎
Latin Yëziqi
Transcriptions
Latin Yëziqi	Aqto Nahiyisi
Yengi Yeziⱪ	Aⱪto Nah̡iyisi
SASM/GNC	Akto Nahiyisi
Siril Yëziqi	Ақто наһийиси
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	阿克陶县
Traditional Chinese	阿克陶縣
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Ākètáo Xiàn
Wade–Giles	A¹-kʻo⁴-tʻao² Hsien⁴
Kyrgyz name
Kyrgyz	ﺍﻗﺘﻮﻭ وودانى; Актоо ооданы; Aqtoo oodanı

Akto County

阿克陶县 (Chinese)
ئاقتو ناھىيىسى (Uyghur)
ﺍﻗﺘﻮﻭ وودانى (Kyrgyz)
Aqtu, Aktu, Aketao
Akto County 阿克陶县 (Chinese); ئاقتو ناھىيىسى (Uyghur); ﺍﻗﺘﻮﻭ وودانى (Kyrgyz) Aqtu, Aktu, Aketao
County
	Location of the county (red) in Kizilsu Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
	Akto Location of the seat in Xinjiang Akto Akto (Xinjiang) Akto Akto (China)
	Coordinates (Akto County government): 39°08′52″N 75°56′51″E / 39.1478°N 75.9474°E
Country	China
Autonomous region	Xinjiang
Autonomous prefecture	Kizilsu
County seat	Akto Town
Area
• Total	24,176 km2 (9,334 sq mi)
Population (2020)
• Total	226,005
• Density	9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
• Major ethnic groups	Uyghur, Kyrgyz
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Area code	653022
Website	www.xjakt.gov.cn

Akto County^[3] (also known as Aqtu,^[4] Aktu,^[5]^[6] or Aketao;^[7] Chinese: 阿克陶县; pinyin: Ākètáo Xiàn) is a county in Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. The county borders Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan and has two towns, 11 townships, four state-owned farms and a plant nursery under its jurisdiction with the county seat being Akto Town. The county contains an area of 24,555 km² (9,481 sq mi) and has a population of 221,526 as of 2015,^[8] of 231,756 as of 2017.^[9]

Akto is the westernmost border county of China. A point north of the Markansu River (玛尔坎苏河) on the China–Tajikistan border is the westernmost point of China. The county is located in the southwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, east of the Pamir Plateau, and the western edge of the Tarim Basin. It is located between 73°26'5" - 76°43'31" east longitude and 37°41'28" - 39°29'55" north latitude. It is bordered by Wuqia County and Shufu County to the north, by Shule County and 41st Regiment of the XPCC across Yopurga River (岳普湖河) to the northeast, by Yengisar County (Yingjisha), Yarkant County (Shache) to the east, by Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County (Tashkurgan) to the south. The west and south-west are connected with the China–Kyrgyzstan border and the China–Tajikistan border; the border line is more than 380 kilometers long.^[10]

^ Historical Annals Office 史志办 (4 June 2018). 行政区划 [Administrative Divisions] (in Simplified Chinese). Akto County People's Government. Retrieved 29 January 2020. 总面积24176平方千米。
^ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
^ ZX, ed. (2 July 2019). "Scenery of Baisha Lake in Akto County, China's Xinjiang". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on July 6, 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020. Tourists visit the Baisha Lake in Akto County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 2, 2019.
^ Mamatjan Juma, Joshua Lipes (22 March 2013). "Supporting a Loved One in Jail". Radio Free Asia. Translated by Mamatjan Juma. Retrieved 6 September 2020. The rebellion, in Xinjiang's far western Aqtu county, was quickly put down by Chinese troops employing lethal force.
^ Eset Sulaiman, Paul Eckert (11 September 2017). "China Runs Region-wide Re-education Camps in Xinjiang for Uyghurs And Other Muslims". Radio Free Asia. Translated by Eset Sulaiman. Retrieved 21 September 2020. The officer from Ujme Township in Aktu (Aketao in Chinese) County, Kizilsu (Kezilesu) prefecture,
^ Sajjan M. Gohel. "The "Seventh Stage" Of Terrorism in China". CTC Sentinel. 7 (11). These issues came to a head in April 1990 when a violent and bloody uprising started in Baren, a township in Aktu County in close proximity to Kashgar.
^ 新疆阿克陶. GOVERNMENT OF AKETAO. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via Internet Archive.
^ 2015 population of Akto, Based on the Xinjiang Statistical Yearbook 2016 edited by Xinjiang Bureau of Statistics; published by China Statistics Press; ISBN 978-7-5037-7902-2
^ 阿克陶县2017年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 (in Simplified Chinese). xjakt.gov.cn. 2018-07-20. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
^ 阿克陶县地理概况 (in Simplified Chinese). xjakt.gov.cn. 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2019-10-24.

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[1] Historical Annals Office 史志办 (4 June 2018). 行政区划 [Administrative Divisions] (in Simplified Chinese). Akto County People's Government. Retrieved 29 January 2020. 总面积24176平方千米。

[2] Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties

[4] ZX, ed. (2 July 2019). "Scenery of Baisha Lake in Akto County, China's Xinjiang". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on July 6, 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020. Tourists visit the Baisha Lake in Akto County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 2, 2019.

[5] Mamatjan Juma, Joshua Lipes (22 March 2013). "Supporting a Loved One in Jail". Radio Free Asia. Translated by Mamatjan Juma. Retrieved 6 September 2020. The rebellion, in Xinjiang's far western Aqtu county, was quickly put down by Chinese troops employing lethal force.

[6] Eset Sulaiman, Paul Eckert (11 September 2017). "China Runs Region-wide Re-education Camps in Xinjiang for Uyghurs And Other Muslims". Radio Free Asia. Translated by Eset Sulaiman. Retrieved 21 September 2020. The officer from Ujme Township in Aktu (Aketao in Chinese) County, Kizilsu (Kezilesu) prefecture,

[7] Sajjan M. Gohel. "The "Seventh Stage" Of Terrorism in China". CTC Sentinel. 7 (11). These issues came to a head in April 1990 when a violent and bloody uprising started in Baren, a township in Aktu County in close proximity to Kashgar.

[8] 新疆阿克陶. GOVERNMENT OF AKETAO. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via Internet Archive.

[9] 2015 population of Akto, Based on the Xinjiang Statistical Yearbook 2016 edited by Xinjiang Bureau of Statistics; published by China Statistics Press; ISBN 978-7-5037-7902-2

[10] 阿克陶县2017年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 (in Simplified Chinese). xjakt.gov.cn. 2018-07-20. Retrieved 2019-10-24.

[geography-11] 阿克陶县地理概况 (in Simplified Chinese). xjakt.gov.cn. 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2019-10-24.

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Akto County 阿克陶县 (Chinese) ئاقتو ناھىيىسى (Uyghur) ﺍﻗﺘﻮﻭ وودانى (Kyrgyz) Aqtu, Aktu, Aketao
County

Location of the county (red) in Kizilsu Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
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Coordinates (Akto County government): 39°08′52″N 75°56′51″E / 39.1478°N 75.9474°E / 39.1478; 75.9474
Country	China
Autonomous region	Xinjiang
Autonomous prefecture	Kizilsu
County seat	Akto Town
Area ^[1]
• Total	24,176 km² (9,334 sq mi)
Population (2020)^[2]
• Total	226,005
• Density	9.3/km² (24/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
• Major ethnic groups	Uyghur, Kyrgyz
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard Time^[a])
Area code	653022
Website	www.xjakt.gov.cn