Tunxi District
Tunxi District (Chinese: 屯溪区; pinyin: Túnxī Qū) is the central district of Huangshan City, Anhui Province, eastern China. It has a population of 217,637 (2010)[1] and an area of 249 square kilometres (96 sq mi). 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 divisionsTunxi District is divided to 4 Subdistricts and 5 towns.[2]
ReligionTunxi (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.
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