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

Tunxi District has jurisdiction over four subdistricts and five towns.

Tunxi District

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.

Tunxi District

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 (), Claretians (C.M.F.) (born in Spain) (1937.04.24 – death 1954.01.24).

Transportation

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

See also

List of Catholic dioceses in China

Sources and external links

GCatholic - Apostolic prefecture

Specific

County-level divisions of Anhui

Huangshan City