Tunxi District () is the central
district
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of
Huangshan City
Huangshan (), is a prefecture-level city in southern Anhui Province, People's Republic of China. Huangshan means ''Yellow Mountain'' in Chinese and the city is named after the famously scenic Yellow Mountains which cover much of the city's vast ge ...
,
Anhui
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Province, eastern
People's Republic of China
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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
World Heritage Site
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s.
Administrative divisions
Tunxi District is divided to 4 Subdistricts and 5 towns.
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Religion
Tunxi (or Tunki) is the seat of the Latin Catholic
Apostolic prefecture
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(a pre-diocesan jurisdiction, not entitled to a
Titular Bishop
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By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
) 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
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wuhu ( la, Uhuven(sis), ) is a diocese located in the city of Wuhu in the Ecclesiastical province of Anqing in China.
History
* August 8, 1921: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Anhui 安徽 from the Aposto ...
(now a Diocese). No statistics available.
It has been vacant indefinitely without
Apostolic administrator
An Apostolic administration in the Catholic Church is administrated by a prelate appointed by the pope to serve as the ordinary for a specific area. Either the area is not yet a diocese (a stable 'pre-diocesan', usually missionary apostolic admi ...
(possibly dormant) since the death of its only incumbent:
* Father José Fogued y Gil (),
Claretians
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(C.M.F.) (born in Spain) (1937.04.24 – death 1954.01.24).
Transportation
Roads and expressways
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G56 Hangzhou–Ruili Expressway
The Hangzhou–Ruili Expressway (), designated as G56 and commonly referred to as the Hangrui Expressway () is an expressway in China that connects the cities of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, and Ruili, Yunnan, a city on the border with Burma. When complete, ...
*
G3 Beijing–Taipei Expressway
The Beijing–Taipei Expressway (), designated as G3 and commonly known as the Jingtai Expressway (), is a partially completed expressways of China, Chinese expressway that, if fully constructed, would connect Mainland China with Taiwan. Current ...
*
China National Highway 205
China National Highway 205 (G205) runs from Shanhaiguan, Hebei Province to Shenzhen, Guangdong. It is 3,160 kilometres in length and runs south from Shanhaiguan towards Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, and ends in Gua ...
Railway
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Huangshan North railway station
Huangshan North railway station () is a railway station of Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway in Xintan, Tunxi District, Huangshan, Anhui and belongs to the China Railway Shanghai Group. It commenced services with the Hefei-Fuzhou HSR on June 28, 2 ...
on
**
Hefei–Fuzhou high-speed railway
**
Hangzhou–Huangshan intercity railway
Hangzhou–Huangshan intercity railway () or Hanghuang ICR () is a dual-track, electrified, high-speed rail line between Hangzhou, Zhejiang and Huangshan, Anhui. The line runs through northwestern Zhejiang and southern Anhui and accommodates t ...
*
Huangshan railway station on
**
Anhui–Jiangxi railway
Airport
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Huangshan Tunxi International Airport
Huangshan Tunxi International Airport () is an airport in Tunxi District, Huangshan City, Anhui Province. It mainly serves tourists to Mount Huangshan, one of China's top tourist destinations. The airport was first built in 1958 and has one 2, ...
See also
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List of Catholic dioceses in China
The Catholic Church in China comprises 152 Latin jurisdictions:
* 21 ecclesiastical provinces (including one for Taiwan), consisting of 21 Metropolitan archdioceses and 100 suffragan dioceses
* 29 Apostolic Prefectures
* 1 exempt diocese, the di ...
Sources and external links
GCatholic - Apostolic prefecture
Specific
County-level divisions of Anhui
Huangshan City
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