Somtax
Township in Xinjiang, People's Republic of China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Somtax (Som Tax also as Sumutashi; simplified Chinese: 苏木塔什乡; traditional Chinese: 蘇木塔什鄉; pinyin: Sūmùtǎshí Xiāng) is a township of Akqi County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Located in the middle of the county, it covers an area of 1,848 kilometres with a population of 5,086 (as of 2017[1]), the main ethnic group is Kyrgyz. The township has 4 administrative villages (as of 2018[2]) and 10 unincorporated villages under jurisdiction, its seat is at Aktala Village (阿合塔拉).
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Somtax
苏木塔什乡 Sumutashi | |
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Coordinates: 40.8959900305°N 78.2430521109°E / 40.8959900305; 78.2430521109 | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
Prefecture | Kizilsu |
County | Akqi |
Area | |
• Total | 1,848 km2 (714 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 5,086 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
Website | www |
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The name of som tax was from the Kyrgyz language, meaning "rectangular stone" (长方形石头). Here the rocks are mostly rectangular, the place is named after it. The township is located in the middle of the county, 20 kilometers west of the county seat Akqi Town.[3]