Funing County, Jiangsu
Funing County (simplified Chinese: 阜宁县; traditional Chinese: 阜寧縣; pinyin: Fùníng Xiàn) is under the administration of Yancheng, Jiangsu province, China. The county borders the prefecture-level city of Huai'an to the west. It has a population of 1.08 million, with 180,000 in the urban area, and a jurisdiction area of 1,436 km2. It is under the jurisdiction of Yancheng municipality. The county was incorporated in 1731. Its seat of government is located at Fucheng Town. Funing is a 400-km drive from Shanghai via the G15 Expressway.
| Funing 阜宁县 Fowning | |
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|  Funing County in January 2016 | |
|   Funing Location in Jiangsu | |
| Coordinates: 33°41′13″N 119°43′44″E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China | 
| Province | Jiangsu | 
| Prefecture-level city | Yancheng | 
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,439 km2 (556 sq mi) | 
| Population | |
| • Total | 825,400 | 
| • Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) | 
| Area code | 224400 | 
Funing is famous for being a revolutionary area of the Chinese Communist Party.
It is also home to the Jiangsu Funing Economic Development Zone.
Administrative divisions
    
At present, Funing County has 20 towns.[2]
- 20 towns
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Climate
    
| Climate data for Funing (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) | 19.2 (66.6) | 25.2 (77.4) | 26.7 (80.1) | 32.3 (90.1) | 35.6 (96.1) | 37.2 (99.0) | 37.7 (99.9) | 37.3 (99.1) | 35.3 (95.5) | 31.3 (88.3) | 28.0 (82.4) | 20.0 (68.0) | 37.7 (99.9) | 
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) | 8.6 (47.5) | 13.6 (56.5) | 20.0 (68.0) | 25.3 (77.5) | 28.8 (83.8) | 31.0 (87.8) | 30.5 (86.9) | 26.9 (80.4) | 22.1 (71.8) | 15.4 (59.7) | 8.6 (47.5) | 19.7 (67.5) | 
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7) | 3.6 (38.5) | 8.2 (46.8) | 14.2 (57.6) | 19.8 (67.6) | 23.9 (75.0) | 27.1 (80.8) | 26.6 (79.9) | 22.3 (72.1) | 16.7 (62.1) | 10.2 (50.4) | 3.8 (38.8) | 14.8 (58.7) | 
| Average low °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) | −0.1 (31.8) | 3.9 (39.0) | 9.4 (48.9) | 15.1 (59.2) | 20.0 (68.0) | 24.2 (75.6) | 23.7 (74.7) | 18.9 (66.0) | 12.6 (54.7) | 6.3 (43.3) | 0.2 (32.4) | 11.0 (51.9) | 
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.8 (10.8) | −12.7 (9.1) | −7.8 (18.0) | −1.1 (30.0) | 4.8 (40.6) | 12.0 (53.6) | 17.8 (64.0) | 16.0 (60.8) | 9.9 (49.8) | 1.2 (34.2) | −6.0 (21.2) | −11.5 (11.3) | −12.7 (9.1) | 
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25.3 (1.00) | 29.9 (1.18) | 45.0 (1.77) | 46.5 (1.83) | 69.4 (2.73) | 134.1 (5.28) | 206.0 (8.11) | 197.4 (7.77) | 82.0 (3.23) | 42.9 (1.69) | 45.3 (1.78) | 24.4 (0.96) | 948.2 (37.33) | 
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.4 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 8.3 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 96.3 | 
| Average snowy days | 2.4 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 6.7 | 
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 73 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 82 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 76 | 
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 146.1 | 145.9 | 179.1 | 200.5 | 207.5 | 170.2 | 168.1 | 183.4 | 175.6 | 179.7 | 152.5 | 151.2 | 2,059.8 | 
| Percent possible sunshine | 46 | 47 | 48 | 51 | 48 | 40 | 39 | 45 | 48 | 52 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
See also
    
    
References
    
- Google (2014-07-02). "Funing" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- "盐城市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
External links
    
- Funing Government website
- Funing County English guide (Jiangsu.net)
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