Saparbay

CountryPeople's Republic of China

Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard Time)

Websitewww.xjahq.gov.cn/ahqtown.htm

Saparbay 色帕巴依乡 (Chinese) ساپارباي يېزىسى (Uyghur) ساپارباي ايىلى (Kyrgyz) Sepabayi
Township
Saparbay Location of the township
Coordinates: 40°58′33″N 78°42′02″E / 40.9759033201°N 78.7005793765°E / 40.9759033201; 78.7005793765
Country	People's Republic of China
Autonomous region	Xinjiang
Prefecture	Kizilsu
County	Akqi
Area
• Total	2,066 km2 (798 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[1]
• Total	3,004
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Website	www.xjahq.gov.cn/ahqtown.htm

Saparbay (also as Sepabayi; Chinese: 色帕巴依乡; pinyin: Sèpàbāyī Xiāng) is a township of Akqi County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Located in the east of the county, it covers an area of 2,066 kilometres with a population of 3,004 (2010 Census^[1]), the main ethnic group is Kyrgyz. The township has 3 administrative villages (as of 2018^[2]) and 7 unincorporated villages under jurisdiction, its seat is at Saparbay Village (色帕巴依).

The name of "Saparbay" was from the Kyrgyz language, meaning "traffic main artery" (交通要道). The township is located in the east of the county, 25 kilometers east of the county seat Akqi Town.^[3]