Fengshun County

Summary

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
Location of Fengshun County in Meizhou City and Guangdong province
Fengshun is located in Guangdong
Fengshun
Fengshun
Location of the seat in Guangdong
Coordinates: 23°44′24″N 116°10′59″E / 23.740°N 116.183°E / 23.740; 116.183
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Prefecture-level cityMeizhou
Area
 • Total2,710 km2 (1,050 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.fengshun.gov.cn

Ethno-linguistic make-up edit

Fengshun is noted for its large Hakka population.

Administrative divisions edit

Fengshun 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
Township enterprise

Transport edit

The 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

  1. ^ "Fengshun County (丰顺县)". National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2014. (in Chinese)
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  3. ^ 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)