Fengkai County
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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) and Hoikin respectively.
History
About 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.
Administrative divisions
| Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010) | 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
| Climate data for Fengkai, elevation 84 m (276 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.1 (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 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 26 | 22 | 16 | 22 | 31 | 37 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 52 | 46 | 39 | 36 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration |
Notes
Citations
Bibliography
- Bolton, Kingsley; et al. (1941), , Abingdon: Routledge, ISBN 9780415243971
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