Koxtag
Koxtag (Kuoshitage, Qoshtagh, Kuoshi Tage, K'o-shih-t'a-ko;  / , formerly  / ) 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; ).

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;  / )

References

Populated places in Xinjiang
Township-level divisions of Xinjiang