Tunxi District

Tunxi District is the central district of Huangshan City, Anhui Province, eastern China. It has a population of 217,637 (2010) and an area of 249 km2.

Tunxi District has jurisdiction over four subdistricts and five towns.

The most well-known tourist spot is the Old Town, although Tunxi is also close to the Huangshan Mountain Range and Hongcun Village, both of which are World Heritage Sites.

Administrative divisions
Tunxi District is divided to 4 Subdistricts and 5 towns.
 * Subdistricts
 * Towns

Religion
Tunxi (or Tunki) is the seat of the Latin Catholic Apostolic prefecture (a pre-diocesan jurisdiction, not entitled to a Titular Bishop) of Tunxi / Tunkien(sis) (Latin adjective), which depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. It was established on 1937.02.22 on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Wuhu (now a Diocese). No statistics available. It has been vacant indefinitely without Apostolic administrator (possibly dormant) since the death of its only incumbent:
 * Father José Fogued y Gil (扶植義), Claretians (C.M.F.) (born in Spain) (1937.04.24 – death 1954.01.24).

Roads and expressways

 * G56 Hangzhou–Ruili Expressway
 * G3 Beijing–Taipei Expressway
 * China National Highway 205

Railway

 * Huangshan North railway station on
 * Hefei–Fuzhou high-speed railway
 * Hangzhou–Huangshan intercity railway
 * Huangshan railway station on
 * Anhui–Jiangxi railway

Airport

 * Huangshan Tunxi International Airport

Sources and external links

 * GCatholic - Apostolic prefecture

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