Tumxuk

Tumşuq 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" 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 and is located southwest of Ürümqi.

Demographics

As of 2015, 101,042 of the 163,101 residents of the city were Uyghur, 60,914 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 is a well known archaeological site for Serindian art.