Akto County

Akto County 阿克陶县 • ﺍﻗﺘﻮﻭ وودانى • ئاقتو ناھىيىسى (Chinese) • (Uyghur) • (Kyrgyz)
County
Location of the county
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/

A camel near Karakul Lake, Akto County

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.

See also

• Makan Map