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Tumxuk
County-level city in Xinjiang, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tumxuk[2][3] 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.
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History
In 1997, Tumxuk City was established.[4]
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.[5]
Transportation
The city is served by Tumushuke Tangwangcheng Airport and a branch from the Southern Xinjiang railway.
Administrative divisions
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Tumxuk contains 3 subdistricts and 14 towns:
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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.
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