Akto County
Appearance
Akto County
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Country | China |
Province | Xinjiang |
Prefecture-level divisions | Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture |
County seat | Akto town |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Website | http://www.aktedu.gov.cn/ |
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Akto County (Kyrgyz: ﺍﻗﺘﻮﻭ وودانى/Актоо ооданы, Aqtoo oodanı; Chinese: 阿克陶县; pinyin: Ākètáo Xiàn; Uyghur: ئاقتو ناھىيىسى, Ақто Наһийиси, romanized: Aqto Nahiyisi, lit. 'Aⱪto Naⱨiyisi'; Dungan: Акəто щян, Akəto şjan) is a county in Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. It contains an area of 24,107 km2. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 170,000.
The westernmost county in China, Akto County borders on Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
Transportation
Akto is served by the Kashgar-Hotan Railway.