Faku County
County in Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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Faku County (simplified Chinese: 法库县; traditional Chinese: 法庫縣; pinyin: Fǎkù Xiàn) is a county of Liaoning Province, Northeast China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning, 77 km (48 mi) north of downtown Shenyang. As of 2020[update], it has a population of 340,933 in an area of 2,285 km2 (882 sq mi). It lies on China National Highway 203. It borders Kangping County to the north, Shenbei New Area to the southeast, and Xinmin City to the southwest as well as the prefecture-level cities of Tieling to the east and Fuxin to the west.
Faku
法库县 | |
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  Faku Location in Liaoning | |
| Coordinates: 42°29′42″N 123°24′40″E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Liaoning |
| Sub-provincial city | Shenyang |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,285 km2 (882 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[3] | |
• Total | 340,933 |
| • Density | 149.2/km2 (386.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 1104XX |
Administrative divisions
There are eight towns, 11 townships, and one ethnic township within the county.[4]
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Towns:
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Townships:
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Climate
| Climate data for Faku, elevation 98 m (322 ft), (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) | 6.8 (44.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.7 (69.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
34.6 (94.3) |
37.2 (99.0) |
37.5 (99.5) |
35.0 (95.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
28.4 (83.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
12.3 (54.1) |
37.5 (99.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −6.0 (21.2) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
6.7 (44.1) |
16.4 (61.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
28.8 (83.8) |
27.9 (82.2) |
23.7 (74.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
13.6 (56.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.2 (10.0) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
0.7 (33.3) |
10.0 (50.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
9.2 (48.6) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
7.8 (46.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −17.6 (0.3) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
3.8 (38.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
2.6 (36.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −34.4 (−29.9) |
−31.0 (−23.8) |
−21.3 (−6.3) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
2.1 (35.8) |
10.7 (51.3) |
6.9 (44.4) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
−23.4 (−10.1) |
−30.3 (−22.5) |
−34.4 (−29.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.1 (0.12) |
6.0 (0.24) |
12.1 (0.48) |
27.2 (1.07) |
55.6 (2.19) |
92.1 (3.63) |
149.7 (5.89) |
143.7 (5.66) |
42.3 (1.67) |
32.7 (1.29) |
16.3 (0.64) |
5.5 (0.22) |
586.3 (23.1) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 6.2 | 9.0 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 10.6 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 78.4 |
| Average snowy days | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 24.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 60 | 52 | 48 | 47 | 52 | 66 | 78 | 80 | 70 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 61 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 179.7 | 191.5 | 230.2 | 230.4 | 252.7 | 224.8 | 196.6 | 208.0 | 225.9 | 206.9 | 163.4 | 156.1 | 2,466.2 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 61 | 64 | 62 | 57 | 56 | 49 | 43 | 49 | 61 | 61 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
