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 1927 km2 and is located 1222 km 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:

Works of art

Tumxuk (usually spelled Tumshuq) is a well known archaeological site for Serindian art.

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