Fan County

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
County
Fanxian Location of the seat in Henan
Coordinates: 35.852°N 115.504°E / 35.852; 115.504
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.fanxianw.com

Fan County
Simplified Chinese	范县
Traditional Chinese	范縣
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Fàn Xiàn

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]