Artux |
Name | Artux |
Native name | ئاتۇش& 阿图什 |
Settlement type | County-level city |
latd | 39 latm=42 lats= latNS=N |
Country | China |
Province | Xinjiang |
Prefecture | Kizilsu (Kirghiz) |
Total Area | 15698 sq km (6059.4 sq mi) |
Population Total | 210000 (2003) |
Population Density | 13 sq km (33.7 sq mi) |
Timezone | ( UTC) |
Timezone DST | ( UTC) |
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Artux, Atush or Atushi (; ) is a county-level city in Xinjiang. The area is 15,509 km² and the total population is 200,000 (2002). Artux is the seat of Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture.
Is situated south of the Tianshan mountains, in the northwest part of the Tarim Basin.
The city's annual mean temperature is 12 ℃, precipitation 80 millimeters.
Artux's economy is primarily agriculture, the agricultural
products are mainly cotton, grapes, and sheep.
Category:Cities in Xinjiang
Category:County-level divisions of Xinjiang
de:Atux
fr:Artux
ko:아투스 시
ja:アルトゥシュ市
tr:Atuş İlçesi
ug:Atush shehiri
zh:阿图什市
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