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.
In 1997, Tumxuk City was established.[4]
It covers an area of 1,927 square kilometres (744 sq mi) and is located 1,222 kilometres (759 mi) southwest of Ürümqi.
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]
The city is served by Tumushuke Tangwangcheng Airport and a branch from the Southern Xinjiang railway.
Tumxuk contains 3 subdistricts and 14 towns:
Tumxuk (usually spelled Tumshuq) is a well known archaeological site for Serindian art.
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。