Akto County
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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. The county seat is Akto Town. The county has an area of 24,555 km2 (9,481 sq mi). In 2015 its population was 221,526;[8] in 2017 it was 231,756.[9]
Akto County
Aqtu, Aktu, Aketao | |
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Coordinates (Akto County government): 39°08′52″N 75°56′51″E | |
Country | China |
Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
Autonomous prefecture | Kizilsu |
County seat | Akto Town |
Area | |
• 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[lower-alpha 1]) |
Area code | 653022 |
Website | www |
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Uyghur name | |||||||||||
Uyghur | ئاقتو ناھىيىسى | ||||||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 阿克陶县 | ||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 阿克陶縣 | ||||||||||
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Kyrgyz name | |||||||||||
Kyrgyz | ﺍﻗﺘﻮﻭ وودانى Актоо ооданы Aqtoo oodanı | ||||||||||
Akto is the westernmost county of China; its westernmost point is north of the Markansu River (玛尔坎苏河), on the border with Tajikistan. The county is located in the southwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, east of the Pamir Plateau, and is near the western edge of the Tarim Basin. It is between 73°26'5" and 76°43'31" east longitude, and between 37°41'28" and 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, and by Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County (Tashkurgan) to the south. The west and south-west share a border with Kyrgyzstan and a border with Tajikistan; the total border line is more than 380 kilometers long.[10]