Somtax is a township of Akqi County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Located in the middle of the county, it covers an area of 1,848 kilometres with a population of 5,086, the main ethnic group is Kyrgyz. The township has 4 administrative villages and 10 unincorporated villages under jurisdiction, its seat is at Aktala Village (阿合塔拉).