Koxtag

Koxtag (Kuoshitage, Qoshtagh, Kuoshi Tage, K'o-shih-t'a-ko; قوشتاغ بازىرى /, formerly قوشتاغ يېزىسى / ) is a town in Pishan/Guma County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China.



History
In 1958, Yuejin Commune ('Leap Forward commune' ) was created.

In 1978, Yuejin Commune was renamed Koxtag Commune (Keshitage; 科什塔格公社).

In 1984, Koxtag Commune became Koxtag Township (阔什塔格乡).

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): Villages:
 * Kuoshitage (阔什塔格社区)
 * Sugaitelike (Sugaite Likecun; 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 / 苏勒尕孜村)