Artux

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Artux (Atush) (simplified Chinese: 阿图什; traditional Chinese: 阿圖什; pinyin: Ātúshí; Uyghur: ئاتۇش‎, Atush, Atux) is a county-level city in Xinjiang. The area is 15,509 km² and the total population is 200,000 (2002). Artux is the seat of Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture. Is situated south of the Tianshan mountains, in the northwest part of the Tarim Basin. The city's annual mean temperature is 12 ℃, precipitation 80 millimeters. Artux's economy is primarily agriculture, the agricultural products are mainly cotton, grapes, and sheep.

Administrative Divisions of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Provincial Capital：Ürümqi City)

Prefecture-level Cities, Regional District, Autonomous Prefectures	Urban Area Districts, County-level Cities, Counties, Autonomous Counties
Ürümqi City：	Tianshan District \| Saybagh District \| Xinshi District \| Shuimogou District \| Toutunhe District \| Dabancheng District \| Dongshan District \| Ürümqi County
Karamay City：	Karamay District \| Dushanzi District \| Baijiantan District \| Urho District
Turfan Prefecture：	Turfan City \| Toksun County \| Piqan County
Hami Prefecture：	Kumul City \| Yiwu County \| Barkol Kazakh Autonomous County
Hotan Prefecture：	Hotan City \| Hotan County \| Lop County \| Minfeng County \| Pishan County \| Qira County \| Keriya County \| Karakax County
Aksu Prefecture：	Aksu City \| Wensu County \| Xayar County \| Baicheng County \| Awat County \| Kuqa County \| Kalpin County \| Toksu County \| Uqturpan County
Kashgar Prefecture：	Kashgar City \| Maralbishi County \| Poskam County \| Peyziwat County \| Kargilik County \| Yopurga County \| Shule County \| Mekit County \| Yengisar County \| Yarkent County \| Shufu County \| Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County
Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture：	Artux City \| Akqi County \| Ulugqat County \| Akto County
Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture：	Korla City \| Hejing County \| Yuli County \| Hoxud County \| Qiemo County \| Bohu County \| Luntai County \| Ruoqiang County \| Yanqi Hui Autonomous County
Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture：	Changji City \| Fukang City \| Miquan City \| Qitai County \| Manas County \| Jimsar County \| Hutubi County \| Mori Kazakh Autonomous County
Börtala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture：	Börtala City \| Jinghe County \| Wenquan County
Autonomous Regional Districts directly under the jurisdiction of the County-level Cities：	Shihezi City \| Aral City \| Tumushuke City \| Wujiaqu City
Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture：	(The Tacheng Prefecture and Altay Prefectures are under the provincial jurisdiction of the Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture.)
Autonomous Territories：	Yining City \| Kuitun City \| Yining County \| Tekes County \| Nilka County \| Zhaosu County \| Xinyuan County \| Huocheng County \| Gongliu County \| Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County
Tacheng Prefecture：	Tacheng City \| Wusu City \| Emin County \| Yumin County \| Shawan County \| Toli County \| Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County
Altay Prefecture：	Altay City \| Qinggil County \| Jeminay County \| Fuyun County \| Burqin County \| Fuhai County \| Habahe County