Tumxuk

Tumxuk
图木舒克市 (Chinese)
تۇمشۇق شەھىرى (Uyghur)
Location of Tumxuk City (red) jurisdiction in Xinjiang
Location of Tumxuk City (red) jurisdiction in Xinjiang
Map
Tumxuk is located in Southern Xinjiang
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Location of the city centre in Xinjiang
Tumxuk is located in Xinjiang
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Tumxuk
Tumxuk (Xinjiang)
Tumxuk is located in China
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Tumxuk (China)
Coordinates: 39°52′N 79°4′E / 39.867°N 79.067°E / 39.867; 79.067
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Municipal seatJinxiu Subdistrict
Government
 • CCP Secretaryvacant (Political Commissar of the 3rd Division)
 • MayorXi Yan (Commander of the 3rd Division)
Area
 • Total1,927 km2 (744 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total263,245
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Websitewww.xjbtnss.gov.cn
Tumxuk
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese图木舒克
Traditional Chinese圖木舒克
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTúmùshūkè
Uyghur name
Uyghurتۇمشۇق
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiTumshuq
Yengi YeziⱪTumxuk̡
SASM/GNCTumxuk
Siril YëziqiТумшуқ

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.

  1. ^ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ 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.


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