Karakeqik

Karakeqik is a township of Akto County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Located in the northeast of the county, the township covers an area of 108 square kilometers with a population of 5,728 (as of 2015 ). It has 4 administrative villages under its jurisdiction. Its seat is at Bostan Village (博斯坦村).

Name
The name of Karakeqik is from Uighur language, meaning "spring water rivulet" (泉水沟). There was once a rivulet formed by spring water in the east of the land, so it was named after that.

Geography and resources
Karakeqik Township is located between 75°07′- 75°38′ east longitude and 39°00′- 39°18′ north latitude, in the alluvial fans of the Gez River (盖孜河) in the northwest of Akto County. It is bordered by Blaksu (布拉克苏乡), Saybag (萨依巴格乡) and Wupar (乌帕尔乡) townships of Shufu County to the east, south and north, by Bostanterak Township of Wuqia County and Oytak Town to the west. It has a total area of 108 square meters with arable land area of 1,694 hectares (including shelter forest). The township is 43 kilometers away from the county seat and 37 kilometers away from Kashi City. As of 2015, there were 1,431 households with 5,728 people in the township.

The average elevation of Karakeqik is 1,300 meters. The terrain is high in the southwest and low in the northeast. It is surrounded by water on three sides and has a typical temperate continental arid climate. The annual rainfall is 80–120 mm, and the frost-free period is 220 days. There are two river systems, Gez River and Wupal River (乌帕尔河). The water source is sufficient, suitable for planting crops such as wheat, corn and rice.

Administrative divisions
The township has 4 administration villages and 29 unincorporated villages under its jurisdiction.


 * 4 administration villages:
 * Binamu Village (Binamucun, 比纳木村) 39.29667°N, 75.69139°W
 * Bostan Village (Bositan, 博斯坦村)
 * Koshdowe Village (Kuoshiduwei, Kuoshi Duweicun, 阔什都维村) 39.27611°N, 75.65°W
 * Toprelik Village (Tuopurelike, 托普热利克村)


 * Unincorporated villages
 * Dongmahalla (墩买里)
 * Mazartograk (麻扎托格拉克)

Demographics
, the population of the township was 75.9% Uyghur.