Tunxi District () is the central
district of
Huangshan City,
Anhui Province, eastern
People's Republic of China.
It has a population of (2010) and an area of .
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
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...
. 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 (),
Claretians (C.M.F.) (born in Spain) (1937.04.24 – death 1954.01.24).
Transportation
Roads and expressways
*
G56 Hangzhou–Ruili Expressway
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G3 Beijing–Taipei Expressway
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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
See also
*
List of Catholic dioceses in China
Sources and external links
GCatholic - Apostolic prefecture
Specific
County-level divisions of Anhui
Huangshan City
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