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.

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Tumxuk 图木舒克市 (Chinese) تۇمشۇق شەھىرى (Uyghur)
County-level city
Location of Tumxuk City (red) jurisdiction in Xinjiang
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Coordinates: 39°52′N 79°4′E
Country	China
Autonomous region	Xinjiang
Municipal seat	Jinxiu Subdistrict
Government
• CCP Secretary	vacant (Political Commissar of the 3rd Division)
• Mayor	Xi Yan (Commander of the 3rd Division)
Area
• Total	1,927 km2 (744 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	263,245
• Density	140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard[lower-alpha 1])
Website	www.xjbtnss.gov.cn

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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.

• Tumshuk. Scenes of the Buddha preaching. 7th century CE
• A Serindian art Buddha statue from Tumshuq, Xinjiang. 5th century.

• Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps