Tumxuk

Tumxuk
图木舒克市 (Chinese)
تۇمشۇق شەھىرى (Uyghur)
Location of Tumxuk City (red) jurisdiction in Xinjiang
Tumxuk
Location of the city centre in Xinjiang
Tumxuk
Tumxuk (Xinjiang)
Tumxuk
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
  Total
1,927 km2 (744 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
263,245
  Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
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 YeziⱪTumxuⱪ
SASM/GNCTumxuk
Siril YëziqiТумшуқ

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.