Akto County
Akto County (also known as Aqtu, Aktu, or Aketao; 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, of 231,756 as of 2017.
Akto County
Aqtu, Aktu, Aketao | |
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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 | |
| 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 |
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| Uyghur | ئاقتو ناھىيىسى | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 阿克陶县 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 阿克陶縣 | ||||||||||
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| Kyrgyz | ﺍﻗﺘﻮﻭ وودانى Актоо ооданы Aqtoo oodanı | ||||||||||
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.