Fengkai County is a county in western Guangdong Province, China, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhaoqing. It was formed in 1961 from the merger of Fengchuan and Kaijian Counties, which were formerly romanized as Fungchuan (Fungchun, Fungshun) [a] and Hoikin[b] respectively.
Fengkai
封开县 | |
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  Fengkai Location in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 23°25′26″N 111°30′43″E / 23.424°N 111.512°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhaoqing |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,723 km2 (1,051 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 374,848 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Fengkai | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 封開 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 封开 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Sealed-&-Open Fengchuan-&-Kaijian | ||||||||||
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| Former names | |||||||
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| Fengzhou | |||||||
| Chinese | 封州 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Seal(ed) Prefecture | ||||||
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| Fengchuan | |||||||
| Chinese | 封川 | ||||||
| Postal | Fungchun | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Seal(ed) River | ||||||
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| Kaijian | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 開建 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 开建 | ||||||
| Postal | Hoikin | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Open(ing) Establishment | ||||||
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History
editAbout 140,000 years ago, there were human beings settled in what is now Fengkai.[citation needed]
Feng Prefecture or Fengzhou was a prefecture of the Tang and Song empires.[citation needed]
Under the Qing, Fengchuan and Kaijian made up part of the commandery of Zhaoqing.[1]
Administrative divisions
edit| Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010)[2] | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiangkou town | 江口镇 | Jiāngkǒu Zhèn | 65,160 | 177 |
| Jiangchuan town | 江川镇 | Jiāngchuān Zhèn | 8,286 | 120.08 |
| Baigou town | 白垢镇 | Báigòu Zhèn | 12,125 | 142.3 |
| Dazhou town | 大洲镇 | Dàzhōu Zhèn | 12,514 | 161.84 |
| Yulao town | 渔涝镇 | Yúlào Zhèn | 18,187 | 118 |
| He'erkou town | 河儿口镇 | Hé'erkǒu Zhèn | 21,483 | 368 |
| Liandu town | 莲都镇 | Liándū Zhèn | 24,838 | 256 |
| Xinghua town | 杏花镇 | Xìnghuā Zhèn | 23,277 | 156.3 |
| Luodong town | 罗董镇 | Luōdǒng Zhèn | 21,205 | 136.83 |
| Changgang town | 长岗镇 | Chánggǎng Zhèn | 20,497 | 152.64 |
| Pingfeng town | 平凤镇 | Píngfèng Zhèn | 16,901 | 107.67 |
| Nanfeng town | 南丰镇 | Nánfēng Zhèn | 71,479 | 306 |
| Dayukou town | 大玉口镇 | Dàyùkǒu Zhèn | 11,279 | 129 |
| Duping town | 都平镇 | Dōupíng Zhèn | 8,913 | 130.54 |
| Jinzhuang town | 金装镇 | Jīnzhuāng Zhèn | 27,247 | 127.08 |
| Chang'an town | 长安镇 | Cháng'ān Zhèn | 34,867 | 139.04 |
Climate
edit| Climate data for Fengkai (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.1 (84.4) |
34.1 (93.4) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.7 (96.3) |
36.6 (97.9) |
37.5 (99.5) |
39.4 (102.9) |
39.0 (102.2) |
38.0 (100.4) |
35.6 (96.1) |
33.3 (91.9) |
30.0 (86.0) |
39.4 (102.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.3 (63.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
30.8 (87.4) |
32.8 (91.0) |
34.0 (93.2) |
33.8 (92.8) |
32.2 (90.0) |
29.1 (84.4) |
24.7 (76.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
26.8 (80.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.1 (53.8) |
14.2 (57.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.1 (82.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
18.4 (65.1) |
13.6 (56.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.9 (48.0) |
11.0 (51.8) |
14.2 (57.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
14.5 (58.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
18.0 (64.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) |
0.3 (32.5) |
0.4 (32.7) |
7.3 (45.1) |
12.0 (53.6) |
16.8 (62.2) |
19.7 (67.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
14.5 (58.1) |
5.7 (42.3) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 60.1 (2.37) |
49.1 (1.93) |
109.5 (4.31) |
157.3 (6.19) |
227.7 (8.96) |
275.8 (10.86) |
173.0 (6.81) |
183.2 (7.21) |
106.1 (4.18) |
51.1 (2.01) |
51.3 (2.02) |
40.1 (1.58) |
1,484.3 (58.43) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.8 | 9.7 | 14.7 | 15.1 | 18.5 | 19.7 | 16.7 | 15.8 | 10.0 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 147.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 82 | 84 | 81 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 81 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 86.7 | 70.8 | 58.2 | 85.6 | 126.0 | 150.0 | 195.4 | 190.2 | 177.2 | 185.0 | 149.5 | 128.1 | 1,602.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 26 | 22 | 16 | 22 | 31 | 37 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 52 | 46 | 39 | 36 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Notes
editReferences
editCitations
edit- ^ a b c Bolton & al. (1941), p. 262.
- ^ shi, Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong; council, Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state; population, Department of; statistics, employment statistics national bureau of (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao (Di 1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
Bibliography
edit- Bolton, Kingsley; et al. (1941), Triad Societies, Vol. 5, Abingdon: Routledge, ISBN 9780415243971, reprinted 2000.
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