Fengshun (postal: Fungshun or Pungshan; simplified Chinese: 丰顺县; traditional Chinese: 豐順縣; pinyin: Fēngshùn Xiàn) is a county in Meizhou City, in the east of Guangdong Province, southern China.
Fengshun
丰顺县 Fungshun | |
|---|---|
 Location of Fengshun County in Meizhou City and Guangdong province | |
  Fengshun Location of the seat in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 23°44′24″N 116°10′59″E / 23.740°N 116.183°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Meizhou |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,710 km2 (1,050 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Total | 478,731 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
Ethno-linguistic make-up
editFengshun is noted for its large Hakka population.
Administrative divisions
editFengshun County's executive, legislature and judiciary are based in Tangkeng (汤坑镇), along with its CPC and PSB branches. The county is responsible for the administration of 16 towns and one Township Enterprise.[1]
- Towns
- Baxiangshan (八乡山镇)
- Beidou (北斗镇)
- Dalonghua (大龙华镇)
- Fengliang (丰良镇)
- Huangjin (黄金镇)
- Jianqiao (建桥镇)
- Liuhuang (留隍镇)
- Longgang (龙岗镇)
- Pantian (潘田镇)
- Puzhai (埔寨镇)
- Shatian (砂田镇)
- Tanjiang (潭江镇)
- Tangkeng (汤坑镇)
- Tangnan (汤南镇)
- Tangxi (汤西镇)
- Xiaosheng (小胜镇)
- Township enterprise
- Puzhai Farm (埔寨农场)
Transport
editThe area is served by Fengshun railway station on the Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railway and Fengshun East railway station on the Meizhou–Chaoshan high-speed railway.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Fengshun (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.9 (85.8) |
31.1 (88.0) |
34.1 (93.4) |
36.0 (96.8) |
36.6 (97.9) |
37.8 (100.0) |
39.2 (102.6) |
38.5 (101.3) |
37.2 (99.0) |
35.5 (95.9) |
34.6 (94.3) |
31.8 (89.2) |
39.2 (102.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.5 (67.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
29.4 (84.9) |
31.6 (88.9) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.3 (91.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
29.6 (85.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
27.1 (80.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.1 (57.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
17.8 (64.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
27.3 (81.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
24.2 (75.6) |
20.2 (68.4) |
15.7 (60.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.4 (50.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
24.4 (75.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) |
1.9 (35.4) |
2.1 (35.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
13.6 (56.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
10.6 (51.1) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 40.6 (1.60) |
58.8 (2.31) |
114.6 (4.51) |
162.3 (6.39) |
221.6 (8.72) |
330.2 (13.00) |
296.0 (11.65) |
299.3 (11.78) |
190.0 (7.48) |
45.2 (1.78) |
35.8 (1.41) |
38.2 (1.50) |
1,832.6 (72.13) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.1 | 10.8 | 14.4 | 15.2 | 18.4 | 20.3 | 17.8 | 18.8 | 12.7 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 152.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 146.2 | 103.0 | 94.7 | 102.9 | 127.1 | 143.1 | 210.6 | 193.2 | 191.3 | 200.5 | 175.5 | 165.3 | 1,853.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 44 | 32 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 51 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 54 | 50 | 42 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
notable figures
edit- Joseph Ting sun pao( 丁新豹 )： hong kong historian, also a honourable professor of Hong Kong university.
References
edit- ^ "Fengshun County (丰顺县)". National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2014. (in Chinese)
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Fengshun government website (丰顺镇人民政府) (in Chinese)
