The township of Muji is located to the north of
county seat Akto Town, in the east of
Pamir Plateau, and between 73°26′- 74°52′ east longitude and 38°31′- 39°29′ north latitude. The township is bordered by
Boritokay and
Bostanterak townships of
Wuqia County, and
Bulungkol Township to the east, by the
Kyrgyz Republic and
Republic of Tajikistan to the west. The township has a boundary line of 296 kilometers with 42
mountain passes, including 9 important passes. Its maximum distance west to east is 72.4 kilometers, and the maximum distance north to south 105 kilometers. Its total area is 7,602 square kilometers, accounting for one-third of the total area of Akto County and one-tenth of that of
Kizilsu Prefecture. The seat of the township is 280 kilometers away from the
county seat Akto Town. As of 2015, it has 1,176 households with a population of 4,426, all are
Kirgiz people. Muji is a highland with an extremely cold climate and an average elevation of 3,700 meters, its production and living area is 3,500 to 4,500 meters above sea level, which is the highest in Kizilsu Prefecture. Most areas in the township have undulating hills and gullies. There are more than a dozen mountain ranges, nearly 100 mountain peaks and large glaciers. The annual average temperature is 0.7
°C, the average temperature in January is -12.5
°C, and the average temperature in July is 11 °C. The annual precipitation is 80–200 mm, the sunshine duration is 3,796 hours. The climate is active, with windy weather for 230 days throughout a year. There are three water systems of Muji River, Karazhak River () and Malkansu River () in the territory. Along the banks of the Muji River are large-scale alpine meadow pastures with abundant water resources and excellent grass quality. it is the main grassland in the land. There are rare animals such as
snow cocks,
snow leopards,
yellow sheep and
argali in the territory;
rare plants such as
sand holly and
snow lotus; mineral resources mainly include
gold,
copper,
asbestos,
crystal,
iron,
aluminum and
precious stones. ==Administrative divisions==