Koxtag
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Koxtag (Kuoshitage, Qoshtagh, Kuoshi Tage, K'o-shih-t'a-ko; / , formerly / ) is a town in Pishan/Guma County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. , 1984)
Koxtag (Kuoshitage, Qoshtagh, Kuoshi Tage, K'o-shih-t'a-ko; / , formerly / ) is a town in Pishan/Guma County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. , 1984)
History
In 1958, Yuejin Commune ('Leap Forward commune' ) was created. In 1978, Yuejin Commune was renamed Koxtag Commune (Keshitage; ). In 1984, Koxtag Commune became Koxtag Township ( ). The 2011 Pishan hostage crisis occurred in Koxtag. On July 24, 2015, Koxtag was changed from a township to a town.
Administrative divisions
Koxtag includes one residential community and fifteen villages: Residential community (Mandarin Chinese Hanyu Pinyin-derived names except where Uyghur is provided): Kuoshitage ( ) Villages: Sugaitelike (Sugaite Likecun; ), Kuoshitage ( ), Bositan ( ), Azigan'aledi ( ), Jiayinagute ( ), Bomuga ( ), Tugemanboyi ( ), Tiereke'aledi ( ), Keshilake ( ), Wulebage ( ), Keyikeqi ( ), Karesu ( ), Daiyaboyi ( ), Bashi'azigan ( ), Sulighaz (Sulegazi; / )
See also
List of township-level divisions of Xinjiang
References
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