Somtax

Township in Xinjiang, People's Republic of China

Somtax

苏木塔什乡 (Chinese)
سومتاش يېزىسى (Uyghur)
سومتاش ايىلى (Kyrgyz)

Sumutashi

Township

Somtax

Location of the township

Coordinates: 40°53′46″N 78°14′35″E﻿ / ﻿40.8959900305°N 78.2430521109°E﻿ / 40.8959900305; 78.2430521109
Country| People's Republic of China
Autonomous region| Xinjiang
Prefecture| Kizilsu
County| Akqi
Area

• Total

| 1,848 km2 (714 sq mi)
Population

(2017)[1]

• Total

| 5,086
Time zone| UTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Website| www.xjahq.gov.cn/ahqtown.htm

Somtax (Somtash also as Sumutashi; simplified Chinese: 苏木塔什乡; traditional Chinese: 蘇木塔什鄉; pinyin: Sūmùtǎshí Xiāng) is a township of Akqi County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Located in the middle of the county, it covers an area of 1,848 kilometres with a population of 5,086 (as of 2017[1]), the main ethnic group is Kyrgyz. The township has 4 administrative villages (as of 2018[2]) and 10 unincorporated villages under jurisdiction, its seat is at Aktala Village (阿合塔拉).

The name of som tax was from the Kyrgyz language, meaning "rectangular stone" (长方形石头). Here the rocks are mostly rectangular, the place is named after it. The township is located in the middle of the county, 20 kilometers west of the county seat Akqi Town.[3]

## History

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It was formerly part of the 1st district in 1950 and the 2nd district in 1954, Somtax Commune (苏木塔什公社) was established in 1958, it was renamed to Quanwudi Commune (全无敌公社) and its seat was moved to Aktala (阿合塔拉) from Somtax (苏木塔什) in 1969. Its name was back to Somtax Commune in 1978, and the commune was re-organized as a township in 1984.[3]

## Administrative divisions

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* Aqtala Village (阿合塔拉村, ئاقتالا كەنتى, اقتالا قىشتاعى)
* Kong'urach Village (孔吾拉奇村, كۆڭئورۇچ كەنتى, كۅڭورۇۇچ قىشتاعى)
* Qizilgumbez Village (克孜勒宫拜孜村, قىزىل گۈمبەز كەنتى, قىزىل كۉمبۅز قىشتاعى)
* Somtash Village (苏木塔什村, سومتاش كەنتى, سومتاش قىشتاعى)

## Overview

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Somtax is known as the land of falcons in China; Jilusu Hot Spring (吉鲁苏温泉) is an important holiday destination. The township is located in the southwest of the county. Animal husbandry is its main industry, combined with agriculture. The main crops are wheat, barley, corn, broad beans, hemp and rape. The provincial road S306 (省道306) passes through the township.[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b 阿合奇县苏木塔什乡简介. xjahq.gov.cn. 2018-05-30. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
2. ^ 2018年苏木塔什乡行政区划代码. National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
3. ^ a b c 阿合奇县行政区划和居民地名称. Kizilsu.gov.cn. 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2019-08-08.

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Township-level divisions of Akqi County, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

County seat: Akqi Town

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* Akqi Town

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* Karabulak
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* Kulansarak
* Saparbay
* Somtax

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