Fenghua, Ningbo
District in Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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Fenghua (ⓘ; Chinese: 奉化; pinyin: Fènghuà; Wu: Von-ho) is a district of the city of Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China. The district and its administrative hinterlands have a population of over 480,000.
Fenghua
奉化区 Fenghwa | |
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Wenchang Pavilion in Xikou | |
 Fenghua in Ningbo | |
 Ningbo in Zhejiang | |
| Coordinates: 29°39′N 121°25′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Sub-provincial city | Ningbo |
| Township-level divisions | 12 (6 towns, 6 townships) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gao Haomeng |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,249 km2 (482 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 490,000 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 315500 |
| Area code | 0574 |
| Website | www.FH.gov.cn |
| Fenghua, Ningbo | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 奉化 | ||||||||
| Postal | Fenghwa | ||||||||
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Fenghua is the hometown of two former presidents of the Republic of China, Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo. Geographically, it is dominated by the Tiantai and Siming mountain ranges.
Administrative divisions
 Dayan
Fangqiao
Jiangkou
Jinping
Yuelin
Shangtian
Xiwu
Chunhu
Qiucun
Song'ao
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Fenghua has 6 subdistricts and 6 towns.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Six subdistricts:
- Jinping (锦屏街道)
- Yuelin (岳林街道)
- Jiangkou (Chiang-k’ou-chen; 江口街道, formerly 江口鎮)
- Xiwu (Hsi-wu-chen; 西坞街道, formerly 西塢鎮)
- Xiaowangmiao (Hsiao-wang-miao-shih; 萧王庙街道, formerly 蕭王庙市)
- Fangqiao (Fang-ch’iao-chen; 方桥街道), established in January 2019
Six towns:
Climate
| Climate data for Fenghua, elevation 42 m (138 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.0 (80.6) |
31.0 (87.8) |
33.6 (92.5) |
36.1 (97.0) |
37.6 (99.7) |
38.3 (100.9) |
42.7 (108.9) |
43.5 (110.3) |
38.1 (100.6) |
36.7 (98.1) |
30.3 (86.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
43.5 (110.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
28.9 (84.0) |
33.6 (92.5) |
33.0 (91.4) |
28.6 (83.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
22.1 (71.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
7.3 (45.1) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.6 (76.3) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.2 (82.8) |
24.2 (75.6) |
19.1 (66.4) |
13.7 (56.7) |
7.7 (45.9) |
17.3 (63.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) |
3.8 (38.8) |
7.2 (45.0) |
12.3 (54.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.9 (76.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
9.8 (49.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
13.7 (56.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.7 (18.1) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
7.6 (45.7) |
12.4 (54.3) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 79.7 (3.14) |
75.0 (2.95) |
123.8 (4.87) |
104.6 (4.12) |
122.1 (4.81) |
225.9 (8.89) |
154.9 (6.10) |
204.9 (8.07) |
188.9 (7.44) |
90.2 (3.55) |
74.4 (2.93) |
64.1 (2.52) |
1,508.5 (59.39) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.5 | 11.9 | 15.4 | 14.4 | 14.6 | 16.6 | 12.8 | 16.4 | 13.9 | 9.1 | 10.6 | 10.0 | 158.2 |
| Average snowy days | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 76 | 83 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 78 | 78 | 75 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 109.8 | 107.4 | 127.6 | 152.4 | 160.4 | 126.2 | 229.1 | 207.5 | 149.6 | 153.2 | 120.2 | 124.1 | 1,767.5 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 34 | 34 | 34 | 39 | 38 | 30 | 54 | 51 | 41 | 44 | 38 | 39 | 40 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[9][10] All-time September high[11] All-time October high[12] all-time extreme temperature[13] | |||||||||||||
