Akqi Town

Akqi Town
阿合奇镇 (Chinese)
ئاقچى بازىرى (Uyghur)
اقچئي شاارچاسى (Kyrgyz)
Aheqi
Akqi Town
Location of the town
Coordinates: 40°56′12″N 78°24′08″E / 40.9365473056°N 78.4022687958°E / 40.9365473056; 78.4022687958
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Autonomous regionXinjiang
PrefectureKizilsu
CountyAkqi
Area
  Total
1,458 km2 (563 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
  Total
13,890
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Websitewww.xjahq.gov.cn/ahqtown.htm

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, its seat is at Nandajie Street (南大街).