Akto County
Akto County
Aqtu, Aktu, Aketao | |
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![]() Location of the county (red) in Kizilsu Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang | |
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)[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 |
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Uyghur name | |||||||||||
Uyghur | ئاقتو ناھىيىسى | ||||||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||||||
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Kyrgyz name | |||||||||||
Kyrgyz | ﺍﻗﺘﻮﻭ وودانى Актоо ооданы Aqtoo oodanı |
Akto County[3] (also known as Aqtu,[4] Aktu,[5][6] or Aketao;[7] Chinese:
Akto is the westernmost county of China; its westernmost point is north of the Markansu River (玛尔坎苏
Name[edit]
Akto means 'white mountain' in the Kyrgyz language, referring to snowy mountains.[11]
History[edit]
In the early years of the Western Han dynasty, the land of the present Akto County was under the jurisdiction of three Kingdoms of Shule, Puli (
Akto County was established in August 1954 from parts of Yengisar, Shufu, Taxkorgan (present Tashkurgan, Puli) and Wuqia counties. The present Yumai Township (
In April 1990, the Baren Township riot occurred in Barin Township.
In June 1996, Aisha Awazi, Uyghur imam of a mosque in the county, was arrested in connection with reportedly appointing himself imam in 1992, being strongly critical of communists as pagans and organizing 120 like-minded persons; he is listed as a political prisoner.[14][15][16]
The 2007 Xinjiang raid occurred in the county.
Geography[edit]
Akto County is located in the central hinterland of Asia, the westernmost part of China, the southwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the eastern Pamir Plateau, and the western edge of the Tarim Basin. It is located between east longitudes 73°26'5" and 76°43'31", and between north latitude 37°41'28" and 39°29'55". Its maximum length from north to south is 283.2 kilometers long from the middle section of Maltabar Mountain (玛里
Akto County includes parts of three major geographic regions: the Pamirs, the northern slopes of the Kunlun Mountains, and the oasis on the western edge of the Tarim Basin. Mountainous areas (generally at an altitude of 4,000 to 5,000 meters) make up 96.39% of the county's total area. The Kungay Mountain (
The southern part of Akto County is the northern slope of Kunlun Mountains, which is the main mountain of the Kunlun. In addition to the Jogori Peak, the other three famous peaks of Muztagh Ata, Kongur Tagh and Kongur Tiube are almost all in Akto. Kunlun is famous for its jade production. It is located in the mountains of Akto in the upper reaches of the Yarkand River. There are many jade mines. These jade stones, exposed in the rock formations by the river, are washed into the riverbed in the lower reaches, and stepping on jade in the Yarkand River has become a production activity and industry that the local people have been engaged in for thousands of years.
The northeastern part of the county is an oasis, located on the southwestern edge of the Tarim Basin and part of the Tarim Oasis. The plain agricultural areas in the county are mainly divided into two parts: one is the front flood fan of the Pamir Mountains, and the other is the Gez-Kushan River Delta (盖孜-库
Climate[edit]
Climate data for Akto, elevation 1,325 m (4,347 ft), (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.0 (32.0) |
5.9 (42.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
30.8 (87.4) |
32.2 (90.0) |
30.6 (87.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
20.2 (68.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
2.0 (35.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
8.0 (46.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −12.1 (10.2) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
1.4 (34.5) |
7.7 (45.9) |
11.5 (52.7) |
14.6 (58.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
4.3 (39.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.0 (0.16) |
7.2 (0.28) |
8.1 (0.32) |
5.6 (0.22) |
16.3 (0.64) |
13.7 (0.54) |
12.9 (0.51) |
13.1 (0.52) |
10.5 (0.41) |
5.4 (0.21) |
2.8 (0.11) |
2.9 (0.11) |
102.5 (4.03) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 36.7 |
Average snowy days | 6.1 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.4 | 18 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 62 | 51 | 44 | 49 | 50 | 55 | 62 | 66 | 67 | 65 | 74 | 60 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 140.9 | 153.6 | 183.8 | 210.2 | 252.8 | 299.7 | 301.9 | 269.2 | 240.7 | 228.2 | 180.5 | 134.9 | 2,596.4 |
Percent possible sunshine | 46 | 50 | 49 | 52 | 57 | 67 | 68 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 61 | 46 | 58 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[17][18] |
Administrative divisions[edit]
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The county has 12 township-level administrative divisions under its jurisdiction, with five state-owned farms.[19][20]
Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Kyrgyz (Arabic script) | Kyrgyz (Cyrillic script) | Administrative division code | |
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Towns | ||||||||
Akto Town | Ākètáo Zhèn | ئاقتو بازىرى | Aqto baziri | ﺍﻗﺘﻮﻭ شاارچاسى | Ак-Тоо шаарчасы | 653022100 | ||
Oytak Town | Àoyītǎkè Zhèn | ئويتاغ بازىرى | Oytagh baziri | ويتوو شاارچاسى | Ой-Тоо шаарчасы | 653022101 | ||
Kizilto Town | Kèzīlètáo Zhèn | قىزىلتو بازىرى | qizilto baziri | قىزىلتوو شاارچاسى | Кызыл-Тоо шаарчасы | 653022102 | ||
Qarlung Town | 恰尔 |
Qià'ěrlóng Zhèn | چارلۇڭ بازىرى | charlung baziri | چارلىڭ شاارچاسى | Чарлуң шаарчасы | 653022103 | |
Ujme Town (Ojma Town[21]) |
Yùmài Zhèn | ئۈجمە بازىرى | Üjme baziri | ۉجمۉ شاارچاسى | Yжмү шаарчасы | 653022104 | ||
Townships | ||||||||
Pilal Township | Pílālè Xiāng | پىلال يېزىسى | pilal yëzisi | پىلال ايىلى | Пылал айылы | 653022201 | ||
Barin Township | Bārén Xiāng | بارىن يېزىسى | barin yëzisi | بارىن ايىلى | Барын айылы | 653022202 | ||
Karakeqik Township | 喀热开其 |
Kārèkāiqíkè Xiāng | قاراكېچىك يېزىسى | qarakëchik yëzisi | قارا كەچۉۉ ايىلى | Кара-Кечүү айылы | 653022203 | |
Jamaterek Township | Jiāmǎtiěrèkè Xiāng | جامالتېرەك يېزىسى | jamaltërek yëzisi | جامالتەرەك ايىلى | Жамал-Терек айылы | 653022204 | ||
Muji Township | Mùjí Xiāng | مۇجى يېزىسى | muji yëzisi | موجۇ ايىلى | Можу айылы | 653022205 | ||
Bulungkol Township | Bùlúnkǒu Xiāng | بۇلۇڭكۆل يېزىسى | bulungköl yëzisi | بۇلۇڭكۅل ايىلى | Булуңкөл айылы | 653022206 | ||
Ethnic Township | ||||||||
Tar Tajik Ethnic Township | Tǎ'ěr Tǎjíkè Mínzúxiāng | تار تاجىك مىللىي يېزىسى | tar tajik milliy yëzisi | تار تاجئك ۇلۇتتۇق ايىلى | Тар Тажик улуттуқ айылы | 653022210 |
- state-owned farms:
- Turtay Farm (
托 尔塔依 农场, Uyghur: تورتاي دېھقانچىلىق مەيدانى, Kyrgyz: تورتاي دىيقانچىلىق مايدانى) - Aktala Pasture (
阿 克 达拉牧 场, Uyghur: ئاقدالا چارۋىچىلىق مەيدانى, Kyrgyz: اقدالا چارباچىلىق مايدانى) - Akto Seed Stock Station (
阿 克 陶 县原 种场, Uyghur: ئاقتو ناھىيەسىنىڭ ئەسلى ئۇرۇمچىلىق مەيدانى, Kyrgyz: ﺍﻗﺘﻮﻭ وودانىنىن تۇپقۇ اسىل تۇقۇم مايدانى) - Kizilsu Prefectural Tree Farm (
克 孜 勒苏柯尔克 孜 自治 州 林 场, Uyghur: قىزىلسۇ ۋىلايەتلىك ئورمانچىلىق مەيدانى, Kyrgyz: ﺍﻗﺘﻮﻭ قىزىلسۇۇ ايماقتىق توقوي چارباسى مايدانى) - Kizilsu Prefectural Plant Nursery (
克 孜 勒苏柯尔克 孜 自治 州 苗 甫 , Uyghur: قىزىلسۇ ۋىلايەتلىك كۆچەت تىكىش باغچىسى, Kyrgyz: ﺍﻗﺘﻮﻭ قىزىلسۇۇ ايماقتىق كۅچۅت وتۇرعۇزۇۇ باقچاسى)
- Turtay Farm (
Demographics[edit]
Akto County has a large Uyghur majority,[22][23] numbering 172,408 in 2018, or 73.64% of the county's population.[23] The largest minority in Akto County are the Kyrgyz (including the Akto Turkmens), who number 47,394 in 2018, comprising 20.24% of the county's population.[23] Other sizable minorities in the county include the Han Chinese and Mountain Tajiks, with populations of 7,864 and 6,018, respectively, comprising 3.36% and 2.57% of the county's population in 2018.[23]
Ethnic group | 2015[22] | 2018[23] | ||
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Uyghur | 161,687 | 72.99% | 172,408 | 73.64% |
Kyrgyz | 45,279 | 20.44% | 47,394 | 20.24% |
Han Chinese | 8,347 | 3.77% | 7,864 | 3.36% |
Mountain Tajik | 5,759 | 2.60% | 6,018 | 2.57% |
Hui | 191 | 0.09% | 151 | 0.06% |
Uzbek | 106 | 0.05% | 121 | 0.05% |
Kazakh | 29 | 0.01% | 35 | 0.01% |
Tatar | 32 | 0.01% | 34 | 0.01% |
Mongol | 18 | 0.01% | 12 | 0.01% |
Sibe | 6 | < 0.01% | 9 | < 0.01% |
Manchu | 3 | < 0.01% | 6 | < 0.01% |
Daur | 1 | < 0.01% | 1 | < 0.01% |
Others | 68 | 0.03% | 72 | 0.03% |
Total | 221,526 | 100.00% | 234,125 | 100.00% |
Transportation[edit]
Akto is served by the Kashgar-Hotan Railway.
Gallery[edit]
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Locals in Xinjiang frequently observe UTC+6 (Xinjiang Time), 2 hours behind Beijing.
- ^ From map: "The representation of international boundaries is not necessarily authoritative."
- ^ From map: "The representation of international boundaries is not necessarily authoritative"
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Tourists visit the Baisha Lake in Akto County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 2, 2019.
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The rebellion, in Xinjiang's far western Aqtu county, was quickly put down by Chinese troops employing lethal force.
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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.
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A villager called Reyhangul Imir from a poor household in Ojma Township, Akto County, Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture
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