| Karakeqik | |
| Other Name: | Karekeqike, Karekaiqike |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Pushpin Map: | China Xinjiang Southern |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Xinjiang |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kizilsu |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Akto |
| Unit Pref: | metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 108 |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Population Total: | 5728 |
| Demographics Type2: | Ethnic groups |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Major ethnic groups |
| Demographics2 Info1: | Uyghur |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Coordinates: | 39.2806°N 75.6826°W |
| Elevation M: | 1300 |
| Postal Code Type: | postal code |
| Postal Code: | 844100 |
| Area Code: | 653022 203 |
Karakeqik[2] ([3]) 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[1]). It has 4 administrative villages under its jurisdiction. Its seat is at Bostan Village (Chinese: 博斯坦村).[4]
The name of Karakeqik is from Uighur language, meaning "spring water rivulet" (Chinese: 泉水沟). There was once a rivulet formed by spring water in the east of the land, so it was named after that.[1]
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 (Chinese: 盖孜河) in the northwest of Akto County. It is bordered by Blaksu (Chinese: 布拉克苏乡), Saybag (Chinese: 萨依巴格乡) and Wupar (Chinese: 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 (Chinese: 乌帕尔河). The water source is sufficient, suitable for planting crops such as wheat, corn and rice.[5]
The township has 4 administration villages and 29 unincorporated villages under its jurisdiction.[6] [7]
, the population of the township was 75.9% Uyghur.[7]