Tar Township
# Tar Township

Tar Township (تار تاجىك يېزىسى / Ta'er Chinese: 塔尔塔吉克族乡; pinyin: Tǎ'ěr Tǎjíkèzú Xiāng) is a Mountain Tajik Ethnic Township of Akto County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Located in the southernmost part of the county, the township covers an area of 1,009.7 square kilometers with a population of 5,408 (as of 2015). It has 8 administrative villages under its jurisdiction. Its seat is at Bag Village (巴格村).

## Name

The name of Tar is from Sarikoli language, meaning "narrow" (狭窄). It was named for being located in a narrow river valley in the mountains.

## Geography and resources

Tar is the southernmost township of Akto County and located in the western Kunlun Mountains. It is bordered by Qarlung Township to the north and east, by Taxkorgan County to the south and west. It has an area of 1,009.7 square kilometers with the arable land area of 422.59 hectares. The seat of the township is away a road mileage of 420 kilometers from Akto Town. As of 2015, the township has 1,410 households with a population of 5,408.

## Administrative divisions

The township has 8 administration villages and 12 unincorporated villages under its jurisdiction.

### 8 administration villages

* Akkum Village (Akekumu 阿克库木村)
* Almalek Village (Alemaleke 阿勒玛勒克村)
* Bag Village (Bage 巴格村)
* Bagegiz Village (Bage'aigezi 巴格艾格孜村)
* Beldir Village (Bieledi'er 别勒迪尔村)
* Hoxabati Village (Huoxi'abati 霍西阿巴提村)
* Kuzu Village (库祖村)
* Tarabati Village (Ta'er'abati 塔尔阿巴提村)

### Unincorporated villages

* Kengsaz (康萨孜)
