Tumxuk
Tumxuk[1][2] (pronounced TUM-shook)[3] is a sub-prefecture-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
图木舒克市 تۇمشۇق شەھىرى | |
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.png.webp) Location of Tumxuk City (red) jurisdiction in Xinjiang | |
 Map of Tumxuk | |
  Tumxuk Location of the city centre in Xinjiang | |
| Coordinates: 39°52′N 79°4′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Xinjiang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,927 km2 (744 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2007) | |
| • Total | 110,000 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 图木舒克 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 圖木舒克 | ||||||||||
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| Uyghur name | |||||||||||
| Uyghur | تۇمشۇق | ||||||||||
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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.
Tumxuk Airport is under construction 15 kilometers away and will, upon completion, also serve the nearby counties of Maralbexi and Kalpin.
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 Tumxuk Tangwangcheng Airport and a branch from the Southern Xinjiang railway.
Works of art
Tumshuk. Scenes of the Buddha preaching. 7th century CE
A Serindian art Buddha statue from Tumshuq, Xinjiang. 5th century.
Footnotes
- The official spelling according to Zhōngguó dìmínglù, 中国地名录 (Beijing, SinoMaps Press 中国地图出版社 1997); ISBN 7-5031-1718-4
- The official spelling is "Tumxuk" according to Zhōngguó dìmínglù, 中国地名录 (Beijing, SinoMaps Press 中国地图出版社 1997); ISBN 7-5031-1718-4; p. 312.
- Sui-Lee Wee and Paul Mozur (3 December 2019). "China Uses DNA to Map Faces, With Help From the West". New York Times. Retrieved 4 April 2020.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- 图木舒克市历史沿革 [Tumxuk City Historical Evolution]. XZQH.org. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
1997年中央为进一步加强新疆生产建设兵团工作，下发中发[1997]17号文件，批准在农三师图木休克垦区（即小海子灌区）设立图木舒克市，为自治区直辖县级市。
- 3-7 各地、州、市、县(市)分民族人口数 (in Chinese). شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونى, 新疆维吾尔自治区统计局 Statistic Bureau of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Archived from the original on 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
External links
- Tumxuk Government website (in Chinese)