Artux

Artux ارتىش ئاتۇش 阿图什
—  County-level city  —
Artux Location in Xinjiang
Artux Location in China
Coordinates: 39°42′N 76°09′E / 39.7°N 76.15°E / 39.7; 76.15Coordinates: 39°42′N 76°09′E / 39.7°N 76.15°E / 39.7; 76.15
Country	China
Province	Xinjiang
Prefecture	Kizilsu (Kirghiz)
Area
- Total	15,698 km2 (6,061 sq mi)
Population (2003)
- Total	210,000
- Density	13.4/km2 (34.6/sq mi)

Artux, Atush or Atushi (simplified Chinese: 阿图什; traditional Chinese: 阿圖什; pinyin: Ātúshí; Uyghur: ئاتۇش‎, ULY: Atush, UPNY: Atux^?; Kyrgyz: ارتىش Артыш) 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.

Transportation

Artux is served by the Southern Xinjiang Railway.