Artux

Artux
阿图什市
ئاتۇش شەھىرى
County-level city
Artux
Location in Xinjiang
Coordinates: 39°42′0″N 76°09′15.79″E / 39.70000°N 76.1543861°E / 39.70000; 76.1543861Coordinates: 39°42′0″N 76°09′15.79″E / 39.70000°N 76.1543861°E / 39.70000; 76.1543861
Country People's Republic of China
Autonomous region Xinjiang
Prefecture Kizilsu (Kirghiz)
Area
  Total 15,698 km2 (6,061 sq mi)
Population (2003)
  Total 210,000
  Density 13/km2 (35/sq mi)
Artux
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 阿图什
Traditional Chinese 阿圖什
Uyghur name
Uyghur
ئاتۇش
Kyrgyz name
Kyrgyz ارتىش
Артыш
Artış

Artux[1] transliterated from Kyrgyz, is a county-level city in Xinjiang. The area is 15,509 km2 (5,988 sq mi) and the total population is 200,000 (2002). Artux is the seat of Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture.

Geography and climate

It is situated in the northwest part of the Tarim Basin, south of the Tien Shan mountains. The city's annual mean temperature is 12.0 °C (53.6 °F), precipitation 80 mm (3.1 in).

Economy

Artux's economy is primarily agriculture, the agricultural products are mainly cotton, grapes, and sheep.

Transportation

Artux is served by the Southern Xinjiang Railway.

References

  1. 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


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