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Koxtag
Town in Xinjiang, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Koxtag[3] (Kuoshitage, Qoshtagh, Kuoshi Tage, K'o-shih-t'a-ko; قوشتاغ بازىرى / 阔什塔格镇, formerly قوشتاغ يېزىسى / 阔什塔格乡) is a town in Pishan/Guma County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China.
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History
In 1958, Yuejin Commune ('Leap Forward commune' 跃进公社) was created.[2]
In 1978, Yuejin Commune was renamed Koxtag Commune (Keshitage; 科什塔格公社).[2]
In 1984, Koxtag Commune became Koxtag Township (阔什塔格乡).[2]
The 2011 Pishan hostage crisis occurred in Koxtag.
On July 24, 2015, Koxtag was changed from a township to a town.[4]
Administrative divisions
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Koxtag includes one residential community and fifteen villages:[5][6]
Residential community (Mandarin Chinese Hanyu Pinyin-derived names except where Uyghur is provided):
- Kuoshitage (阔什塔格社区)
- Sugaitelike (Sugaite Likecun;[7] 苏盖特力克村), Kuoshitage (阔什塔格村), Bositan (博斯坦村), Azigan'aledi (阿孜干阿勒迪村), Jiayinagute (加依纳古特村), Bomuga (博木尕村), Tugemanboyi (土格曼博依村), Tiereke'aledi (铁热克阿勒迪村), Keshilake (克什拉克村), Wulebage (吾勒巴格村), Keyikeqi (克依克其村), Karesu (喀热苏村), Daiyaboyi (代亚博依村), Bashi'azigan (巴什阿孜干村), Sulighaz (Sulegazi; سۇلىغاز كەنتى[8] / 苏勒尕孜村)
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References
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