Fengning Manchu Autonomous County
| Fengning County 丰宁县 ᡶᡝᠩᠨᡳᠩ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ |
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丰宁满族自治县
ᡶᡝᠩᠨᡳᠩ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᠪᡝᠶᡝ ᡩᠠᠰᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ |
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The former temporary palace of Genghis Khan on north grassland of the county.
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 Fengning
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| Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Chengde |
| Township-level divisions | 9 towns 16 townships 1 ethnic township |
| County seat | Dage (大阁镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,765 km2 (3,384 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 662 m (2,172 ft) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 380,000 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China StandardChina Standard (UTC+8+8) |
| Postal code | 068300 |
| Area code(s) | 0314 |
| Website | fn |
Fengning Manchu Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 丰宁满族自治县; traditional Chinese: 豐寧滿族自治縣; pinyin: Fēngníng Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn; Manchu: ᡶᡝᠩᠨᡳᠩ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᠪᡝᠶᡝ ᡩᠠᠰᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ) is a Manchu autonomous county of northern Hebei province, bordering Beijing to the southwest and Inner Mongolia to the north, and lying under the administration of Chengde City. As of 2004[update], it had a population of 380,000 residing in an area of 8,765 square kilometres (3,384 sq mi), making it the second-largest county of Hebei in terms of area, after the neighbouring Weichang Manchu and Mongol Autonomous County.
Here, fossil-bearing rocks of the Mesozoic Huajiying Formation and/or Yixian Formation occur on the surface. The prehistoric bird Paraprotopteryx was found in such a deposit.
Administrative divisions
The county has 9 towns, 16 townships, and one ethnic township under its administration.:[1]
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Climate
Fengning has a rather dry, monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa), with long, very cold and dry winters, and hot, humid summers, and the elevation depresses temperatures. The monthly 24-hour mean temperature in January is −11.2 °C (11.8 °F), and in July it is 22.4 °C (72.3 °F), while the annual mean is 6.83 °C (44.3 °F). More than half of the annual precipitation occurs in July and August alone.
| Climate data for Fengning County (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 9.2 (48.6) |
17.8 (64) |
22.4 (72.3) |
32.6 (90.7) |
35.9 (96.6) |
37.6 (99.7) |
40.5 (104.9) |
36.8 (98.2) |
33.4 (92.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
40.5 (104.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −3 (27) |
0.7 (33.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
23.5 (74.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
26.8 (80.2) |
22.3 (72.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
5.7 (42.3) |
−1.1 (30) |
14.2 (57.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.2 (11.8) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
0.1 (32.2) |
9.3 (48.7) |
16.1 (61) |
20.4 (68.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
14.7 (58.5) |
7.6 (45.7) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−8.9 (16) |
6.8 (44.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −17.5 (0.5) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
−7.2 (19) |
1.2 (34.2) |
8.2 (46.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
17.1 (62.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−14.9 (5.2) |
0.2 (32.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −27.4 (−17.3) |
−28.5 (−19.3) |
−26 (−15) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
4.0 (39.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−23.6 (−10.5) |
−26.8 (−16.2) |
−28.5 (−19.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.5 (0.059) |
3.7 (0.146) |
6.4 (0.252) |
15.6 (0.614) |
36.8 (1.449) |
72.5 (2.854) |
134.2 (5.283) |
108.3 (4.264) |
51.8 (2.039) |
18.8 (0.74) |
5.8 (0.228) |
1.6 (0.063) |
457.0 (17.992) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 8.0 | 11.7 | 15.1 | 13.2 | 8.9 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 76.6 |
| Source: Weather China | |||||||||||||
Transport
Both China National Highway 111 and 112 pass through the county, with the former providing direct access to Beijing.
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
