Fan County
County in Henan, People's Republic of China
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Fan County or Fanxian (simplified Chinese: 范县; traditional Chinese: 范縣; pinyin: Fàn Xiàn) falls under the jurisdiction of Puyang, in the northeast of Henan province, China. The Northern Expedition of the Taiping Rebellion attempt to cross the Yellow River at Fanxian.
Fan County
范县 | |
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  Fanxian Location of the seat in Henan | |
| Coordinates: 35.852°N 115.504°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Puyang |
| Area | |
| • Land | 610 km2 (240 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 447,900 |
| • Density | 730/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 457500 |
| Website | www |
| Fan County | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 范县 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 范縣 | ||||||
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Administrative divisions
As of 2012[update], this county is divided to 2 towns and 10 townships.[2]
- Towns
- Chengguan (城关镇)
- Pucheng (濮城镇)
- Townships
- Xinzhuang Township (辛庄乡)
- Yangji Township (杨集乡)
- Chenzhuang Township (陈庄乡)
- Baiyege Township (白衣阁乡)
- Wanglou Township (王楼乡)
- Yancunpu Township (颜村铺乡)
- Longwangzhuang Township (龙王庄乡)
- Luji Township (陆集乡)
- Zhangzhuang Township (张庄乡)
- Gaomatou Township (高码头乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Fanxian, elevation 46 m (151 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) | 16.0 (60.8) |
24.2 (75.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
34.1 (93.4) |
36.8 (98.2) |
40.9 (105.6) |
40.5 (104.9) |
36.6 (97.9) |
36.3 (97.3) |
35.2 (95.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
40.9 (105.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.8 (89.2) |
30.3 (86.5) |
26.9 (80.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
12.9 (55.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
19.7 (67.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) |
2.6 (36.7) |
8.6 (47.5) |
15.0 (59.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
25.7 (78.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
0.7 (33.3) |
14.0 (57.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.2 (22.6) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
3.4 (38.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
10.0 (50.0) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
9.3 (48.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.3 (−2.7) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
3.0 (37.4) |
9.1 (48.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
11.2 (52.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−16.3 (2.7) |
−15.5 (4.1) |
−19.3 (−2.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.9 (0.19) |
9.3 (0.37) |
13.5 (0.53) |
29.1 (1.15) |
48.0 (1.89) |
69.7 (2.74) |
140.5 (5.53) |
126.3 (4.97) |
55.2 (2.17) |
31.1 (1.22) |
22.0 (0.87) |
6.3 (0.25) |
555.9 (21.88) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 10.9 | 9.9 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 68.7 |
| Average snowy days | 3.0 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 9.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 64 | 60 | 59 | 65 | 68 | 65 | 79 | 83 | 78 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 69 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 148.3 | 152.5 | 198.2 | 219.8 | 242.6 | 223.2 | 186.9 | 180.7 | 176.2 | 175.8 | 151.6 | 147.6 | 2,203.4 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 48 | 49 | 53 | 56 | 56 | 51 | 42 | 44 | 48 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 50 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
