Tar Tajik Township ( zh, s=塔尔塔吉克族乡; ug, تار تاجىك يېزىسى) is an

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for Chinese Tajiks in

Akto County Akto County (also known as Aqtu, Aktu, or Aketao; ) is a Counties of China, county in Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. The county borders Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan and has two Towns of Chin ...

, in

Xinjiang Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...

, China. Located in the southernmost part of the county, the township covers an area of 1,009.7 square kilometers with a population of 5,408 (as of 2015). It has 8 administrative villages under its jurisdiction. Its seat is Bag Village ().

Name

The name "Tar" is from the

Sarikoli language The Sarikoli language (also Sariqoli, Selekur, Sarikul, Sariqul, Sariköli) is a member of the Pamir languages, Pamir subgroup of the Eastern Iranian languages, Southeastern Iranian languages spoken by Tajiks of Xinjiang, Tajiks in China. It is o ...

and means "narrow". The township was so-named because it is located in a narrow river valley in the mountains.

Geography and resources

Tar is the southernmost township of Akto County, located in the western

Kunlun Mountains The Kunlun Mountains ( zh, s=昆仑山, t=崑崙山, p=Kūnlún Shān, ; ug, كۇئېنلۇن تاغ تىزمىسى / قۇرۇم تاغ تىزمىسى ) constitute one of the longest mountain chains in Asia, extending for more than . In the bro ...

. It is bordered by Qarlung Township to the north and east, and

Taxkorgan County Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County (also known as Taxkorgan County, sometimes spelled Tashkurgan, Tashkorgan and Tash Kurghan Tadzhik Autonomous Hsien) is an autonomous county of Kashgar Prefecture in Western Xinjiang, China. The county seat is ...

to the south and west. It has an area of 1,009.7 square kilometers with 422.59 hectares of

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. Its seat, Bag Village, is 420 kilometers away from the county seat,

Akto Town Akto Town () is a town and the county seat of Akto County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Located in the northeast of the county, the town covers an area of 136 square kilometers with a population of 21,560 (as of 2017). It has 19 com ...

. As of 2015, the township has 1,410 households and a population of 5,408.

Administrative divisions

The township has 8 administration villages and 12

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s under its jurisdiction. 8 administration villages: * Akkum Village (Akekumu ) * Almalek Village (Alemaleke ) * Bag Village (Bage ) * Bagegiz Village (Bage'aigezi ) * Beldir Village (Bieledi'er ) * Hoxabati Village (Huoxi'abati ) * Kuzu Village () * Tarabati Village (Ta'er'abati )

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s * Kengsaz ()

Demographics

References

Township-level divisions of Akto County Ethnic townships of the People's Republic of China Chinese Tajiks {{China-geo-stub

Name

Geography and resources

Administrative divisions

Demographics

See also

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