Akqi Town
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Akqi Town
Aheqi | |
|---|---|
  Akqi Town Location of the town | |
| Coordinates: 40°56′12″N 78°24′08″E / 40.9365473056°N 78.4022687958°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture | Kizilsu |
| County | Akqi |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,458 km2 (563 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 13,890 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
| Website | www |
Akqi Town (also as Aqchi Town or Ahecqi Town; Chinese: 阿合奇镇; pinyin: Āhéqí zhèn) is a town and the county seat of Akqi County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Located in the middle of the county, it covers an area of 1,454 kilometres with a population of 8,251 (as of 2018), of them are from Kyrgyz, Han and Uyghur peoples. The town has 2 communities, 3 administrative villages and 8 unincorporated villages under jurisdiction,[2] its seat is at Nandajie Street (南大街).[3]
It was formerly Uq (吾曲), part of the 1st district in 1950 and the 2nd district in 1954. The Uq Commune (吾曲公社) was established in 1962, and renamed to Hongqi Commune (红旗公社), Uq Commune in 1978. It was organized as a town named it after Akqi County in 1984.[3]