Tumxuk 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 1,927 square kilometres (744 sq mi) and is located 1,222 kilometres (759 mi) 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:

NameSimplified ChineseHanyu PinyinUyghur (UEY)Uyghur Latin (ULY)Administrative division code
Subdistricts
Jinxiu Subdistrict锦绣街道Jǐnxiù Jiēdàoجىنشيۇ كوچا باشقارمىسى‎Jinshyu kocha bashqarmisi659003001
Qianhai Subdistrict前海街道Qiánhǎi Jiēdàoچيەنخاي كوچا باشقارمىسى‎Chyenxay kocha bashqarmisi659003002
Yong'anba Subdistrict永安坝街道Yǒng'ānbà Jiēdàoيۇڭئەنبا كوچا باشقارمىسى‎yung'enba kocha bashqarmisi659003003
Towns
Caohu Town (41st Regiment Farm)*草湖镇 (四十一团)Cǎohú Zhènساۋخۇ بازىرى‎Sawxu baziri659003100
Longkou Town (42nd Regiment Farm)*龙口镇 (四十二团)Lóngkǒu Zhèn659003101
Qianhai Town (45th Regiment Farm)*前海镇 (四十五团)Qiánhǎi Zhèn659003102
Yongxing Town (46th Regiment Farm)*永兴镇 (四十六团)Yǒngxīng Zhènيۇڭشىڭ بازىرى‎Yungshing baziri659003103
Xing'an Town (54th Regiment Farm)*兴安镇 (五十四团)Xīng'ān Zhènشىڭئەن بازىرى‎shing'en baziri659003104
Jiahe Town (Payzawat Headquarters Farm of the 3rd Division)*嘉和镇 (第三师伽师总场)Jiāhé Zhèn659003105
Hedong Town (48th Regiment Farm)*河东镇 (四十八团)Hédōng Zhèn659003106
Xiahe Town (50th Regiment Farm)*夏河镇 (五十团)Xiàhé Zhèn659003107
Yong'an Town (44th Regiment Farm)*永安镇 (四十四团)Yǒng'ān Zhèn659003108
Hai'an Town (49th Regiment Farm)*海安镇 (四十九团)Hǎi'ān Zhèn659003109
Tangyi Town (51st Regiment Farm)*唐驿镇 (五十一团)Tángyì Zhèn659003110
Jinhuyang Town (53rd Regiment Farm)*金胡杨镇 (五十三团)Jīnhúyáng Zhèn659003111
Dongfeng Town (Dongfeng Farm of the 3rd Division)*东风镇 (第三师东风农场)Dōngfēng Zhèn659003112
Xinghua Town (Kargilik No. 2 Farm of the 3rd Division)*杏花镇 (第三师叶城二牧场)Xìnghuā Zhèn659003113
* 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.

  • Tumshuk. Scenes of the Buddha preaching. 7th century CE
  • A Serindian art Buddha statue from Tumshuq, Xinjiang. 5th century.

See also

Footnotes

External links

  • (in Chinese)