Tunxi District () is the central

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of Huangshan City,

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Province, eastern

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. 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

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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

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) of Tunxi / Tunkien(sis) (Latin adjective), which depends on the missionary

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. 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

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(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

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* 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
Specific County-level divisions of Anhui Huangshan City {{Huangshan-geo-stub