Fuping County, Shaanxi
County in Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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Fuping County (Chinese: 富平县; pinyin: Fùpíng Xiàn) is a county located in the center of Shaanxi Province, China. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Weinan.
Fuping County
富平县 | |
|---|---|
Fuping in Weinan | |
.png) Weinan in Shaanxi | |
| Coordinates (Fuping government): 34°45′06″N 109°10′48″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Weinan |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,242 km2 (480 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 750,300 |
| • Density | 604.1/km2 (1,565/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 711700 |
The Fuping County has an area of 1,233 km2 (476 sq mi) and a population of 750,000. Its postal code is 711700. It comprises 24 towns, 337 administrative villages.
A particular breed of persimmons originating from the area, the Fuping persimmon (富平尖柿, literally translated to Fuping pointy-tipped persimmon), is named after this place. It is a type of astringent persimmon of the species Diospyros kaki. When dried, it is highly coveted domestically.[citation needed]
Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, traces his ancestry here.[1] His father, former Vice-Premier Xi Zhongxun was from here.
Administrative divisions
As of 2019, Fuping County is divided to 1 subdistrict and 14 towns.[2]
- Subdistricts
- Chengguan Subdistrict (城关街道)
- Towns
- Zhuangli (庄里镇)
- Zhangqiao (张桥镇)
- Meiyuan (美原镇)
- Liuqu (流曲镇)
- Dancun (淡村镇)
- Liugu (留古镇)
- Laomiao (老庙镇)
- Xue (薛镇)
- Daoxian (到贤镇)
- Caocun (曹村镇)
- Gongli (宫里镇)
- Meijiaping (梅家坪镇)
- Liuji (刘集镇)
- Qicun (齐村镇)
Climate
| Climate data for Fuping, elevation 827 m (2,713 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) | 17.5 (63.5) |
22.9 (73.2) |
27.3 (81.1) |
31.5 (88.7) |
36.0 (96.8) |
42.2 (108.0) |
41.9 (107.4) |
40.2 (104.4) |
37.9 (100.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
17.5 (63.5) |
42.2 (108.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
24.9 (76.8) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.9 (80.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.8 (53.2) |
8.5 (47.3) |
17.7 (63.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) |
6.3 (43.3) |
9.9 (49.8) |
12.7 (54.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.3 (70.3) |
17.5 (63.5) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.9 (48.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
13.2 (55.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) |
3.5 (38.3) |
5.6 (42.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.3 (52.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
12.7 (54.9) |
9.9 (49.8) |
6.4 (43.5) |
4.0 (39.2) |
9.3 (48.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.8 (9.0) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
3.4 (38.1) |
7.1 (44.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
8.6 (47.5) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52.9 (2.08) |
43.3 (1.70) |
48.0 (1.89) |
49.4 (1.94) |
64.1 (2.52) |
53.2 (2.09) |
58.9 (2.32) |
51.0 (2.01) |
48.1 (1.89) |
60.8 (2.39) |
51.9 (2.04) |
58.4 (2.30) |
640.0 (25.20) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.4 | 11.4 | 9.9 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 108.3 |
| Average snowy days | 3.8 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 12 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 80 | 76 | 76 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 77 | 83 | 86 | 86 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 74.9 | 62.2 | 63.8 | 104.0 | 164.6 | 159.5 | 192.2 | 191.6 | 192.3 | 191.0 | 150.1 | 120.4 | 1,666.6 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 29 | 26 | 22 | 27 | 40 | 40 | 47 | 48 | 53 | 53 | 45 | 36 | 39 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
