Artush

Artush
阿图什市 (Chinese)
ئاتۇش شەھىرى (Uyghur)
ارتىش شاارى (Kyrgyz)
Artux, Atush
County-level city
Tomb of Sultan Satuk Bughra Khan
Tomb of Sultan Satuk Bughra Khan
Artush is located in Southern Xinjiang
Artush
Artush
Location in Xinjiang
Artush is located in Xinjiang
Artush
Artush
Artush (Xinjiang)
Artush is located in China
Artush
Artush
Artush (China)
Coordinates (Artush municipal government): 39°42′58″N 76°10′06″E / 39.7162°N 76.1684°E / 39.7162; 76.1684
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Autonomous prefectureKizilsu
Municipal seatGuangming Road Subdistrict
Area
[1]
 • Total15,697.78 km2 (6,060.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total290,936
 • Density19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Major ethnic groups
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Websitewww.xjats.gov.cn (in Chinese)
Artush
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese阿图什
Traditional Chinese阿圖什
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinĀtúshí
Wade–GilesA1-tʻu2-shih2
Uyghur name
Uyghurئاتۇش‎
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiAtush
Yengi YeziⱪAtux
SASM/GNCAtux
Siril YëziqiАтуш
Kyrgyz name
Kyrgyzارتىش
Артыш
Artysh

Artush[3][4] (/ɑːrˈtʊʃ/ ar-TUUSH; also transliterated as Artux[5] or Atush[6]) is a county-level city and the capital of Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang, China. The government seat is in Guangming Road Subdistrict.[7] As of 2018, it has a population of 285,507 people, 81.4 per cent of whom are Uyghurs.[8]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference xzqhartux was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
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  5. ^ Mu Xuequan, ed. (19 January 2020). "5.2-magnitude quake hits Xinjiang: CENC". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on September 29, 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2020. the city of Artux in Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
  6. ^ "Atush Roads Fenced Off, Residents Confined to Homes, as Xinjiang Stares Down Virus Advance". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  7. ^ 阿图什市概况. xzqh.org. 2015-01-29. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  8. ^ 3-7 各地、州、市、县(市)分民族人口数 [3-7 Population by Nationality by Prefecture, State, City and County (City)]. tjj.xinjiang.gov.cn (in Chinese). Statistical Bureau of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. 2020-06-10. Archived from the original on 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2021-06-11.


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