TumxukThe official spelling according to , (Beijing, SinoMaps Press 1997); The official spelling is "Tumxuk" according to Zhōngguó dìmínglù, (Beijing, SinoMaps Press 1997); ; p. 312. is a county-level city in the western part of Xinjiang, China. The eastern part of Tumxuk is surrounded by Maralbexi County, Kashgar Prefecture. The smaller western part is near Kashgar.
Tumxuk is the headquarter of the 3rd Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and currently administered by the 3rd Division. The city implemented the "division and city integration" (师市合一, shī shì héyī) management system, it shares the same leader group with the 3rd Division.
History In 1997, Tumxuk City was established.
Geography It covers an area of and is located southwest of Ürümqi.
Demographics As of 2015, 101,042 (62.0%) of the 163,101 residents of the city were Uyghur, 60,914 (37.3%) were Han Chinese and 1,145 were from other ethnic groups.
Transportation The city is served by Tumushuke Tangwangcheng Airport and a branch from the Southern Xinjiang railway.
Administrative divisions Tumxuk contains 3 subdistricts and 14 towns:
Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Uyghur (UEY) Uyghur Latin (ULY) Administrative division codeSubdistricts Jinxiu Subdistrict 659003001 Qianhai Subdistrict 659003002 Yong'anba Subdistrict 659003003Towns Longkou Town(42nd Regiment Farm)* () 659003101 Qianhai Town(45th Regiment Farm)* () 659003102 Yongxing Town(46th Regiment Farm)* () 659003103 Xing'an Town(54th Regiment Farm)* () 659003104 Jiahe Town(Payzawat Headquarters Farm of the 3rd Division)* () 659003105 Hedong Town(48th Regiment Farm)* () 659003106 Xiahe Town(50th Regiment Farm)* () 659003107 Yong'an Town(44th Regiment Farm)* () 659003108 Hai'an Town(49th Regiment Farm)* () 659003109 Tangyi Town(51st Regiment Farm)* () 659003110 Jinhuyang Town(53rd Regiment Farm)* () 659003111 Dongfeng Town(Dongfeng Farm of the 3rd Division)* () 659003112 Xinghua Town(Kargilik No. 2 Farm of the 3rd Division)* () 659003113 * One institution with two names. See also Tuntian#People's Republic of China.
Works of art Tumxuk (usually spelled Tumshuq) is a well known archaeological site for Serindian art.
See also Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
Footnotes
External links
Tumxuk Government website