Oytak
Oytak Town () is a town of Akto County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Located in the middle of the northeast of the county, the town covers an area of 1,537 square kilometers with a population of 5,093 (as of 2017). It has 4 villages with 16 villagers' groups under its jurisdiction, its seat is at Tokkuzotak (). Name The name of Oytak is from Kyrgyz language, meaning "sunken ravine" (), or "a lowland in mountains" () from the old Turkic language. It is named after the geologically famous Oytak Valley () in the land. The name of the town is also spelled Oytag. Geography The town of Oytak is located between 75°58′～76°03′ east longitude and 39°12′- 39°16′ north latitude, 50 kilometers southwest of the county seat Akto Town. The Karakoram Highway runs through the town north to south, with convenient transportation. The area has a maximum length of 58 kilometers from west to east, a maximum length of 52 kilometers from north to south, and a total area of 1,537 square kilometers. Oytak is a semi-agricultural and semi-pastoral town with an area of 842.58 hectares of arable land, 49.21 hectares of orchard and 48.92 hectares of forest land.