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; / )