Fengqiu County

Fengqiu County (simplified Chinese: 封丘; traditional Chinese: 封邱; pinyin: Fēngqiū) is a county in the north of Henan province, located on the north (left) bank of the Yellow River. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xinxiang.

Fengqiu 封丘县 Fengkiu
County
Fengqiu Location of the seat in Henan
Coordinates: 35°02′28″N 114°25′08″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Henan
Prefecture-level city	Xinxiang
Area [1]
• Total	1,220 km2 (470 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	718,600
• Density	590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	453300

Fengqiu County
Traditional Chinese	封邱縣
Simplified Chinese	封丘县
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Fēngqiū xiàn Bopomofo ㄈㄥ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢˋ Wade–Giles Feng1-ch‘iu1 hsien4 IPA [fə́ŋ.tɕʰjóʊ ɕjɛ̂n] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Fūngyāu yuhn Jyutping fung1 jau1 jyun6 IPA [fʊŋ˥.jɐw˥ jyn˨]

In ancient times, Pingqiu County (平丘) was located to the east of here.

Administrative divisions

As of 2012^[update], this county is divided to 8 towns and 11 townships.^[2]

Towns

Chengguan (城关镇) Huangling (黄陵镇) Huangde (黄德镇) Yingju (应举镇)

Chenqiao (陈桥镇) Zhaogang (赵岗镇) Liuguang (留光镇) Pandian Township (潘店镇)

Townships

Chengguan Township (城关乡) Hui Township (回族乡) Wangcun Township (王村乡) Chengu Township (陈固乡) Juxiang Township (居厢乡) Lugang Township (鲁岗乡)

Jinggong Township (荆宫乡) Caogang Township (曹岗乡) Lizhuang Township (李庄乡) Yingang Township (尹岗乡) Fengcun Township (冯村乡)

Climate

Climate data for Fengqiu, elevation 70 m (230 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)	18.8 (65.8)	25.2 (77.4)	27.8 (82.0)	34.5 (94.1)	38.0 (100.4)	39.5 (103.1)	40.4 (104.7)	38.4 (101.1)	38.5 (101.3)	34.3 (93.7)	27.1 (80.8)	24.2 (75.6)	40.4 (104.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	5.1 (41.2)	8.6 (47.5)	15.8 (60.4)	21.6 (70.9)	27.3 (81.1)	32.3 (90.1)	31.9 (89.4)	30.6 (87.1)	26.8 (80.2)	22.0 (71.6)	14.0 (57.2)	7.4 (45.3)	20.3 (68.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−0.6 (30.9)	2.8 (37.0)	9.4 (48.9)	15.2 (59.4)	21.1 (70.0)	26.0 (78.8)	27.1 (80.8)	25.7 (78.3)	20.9 (69.6)	15.5 (59.9)	7.9 (46.2)	1.4 (34.5)	14.4 (57.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−5.1 (22.8)	−1.8 (28.8)	3.7 (38.7)	9.2 (48.6)	15.2 (59.4)	20.3 (68.5)	23.1 (73.6)	22.0 (71.6)	16.5 (61.7)	10.6 (51.1)	3.1 (37.6)	−3.4 (25.9)	9.4 (49.0)
Record low °C (°F)	−17.7 (0.1)	−14.0 (6.8)	−10.0 (14.0)	−1.0 (30.2)	5.4 (41.7)	12.8 (55.0)	16.6 (61.9)	13.0 (55.4)	6.4 (43.5)	−1.6 (29.1)	−13.4 (7.9)	−13.2 (8.2)	−17.7 (0.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	7.5 (0.30)	9.9 (0.39)	16.3 (0.64)	33.4 (1.31)	48.4 (1.91)	67.9 (2.67)	157.3 (6.19)	114.9 (4.52)	72.0 (2.83)	29.3 (1.15)	24.9 (0.98)	7.1 (0.28)	588.9 (23.17)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	2.9	3.6	4.1	5.1	6.5	7.4	10.4	9.3	7.7	5.6	4.5	2.8	69.9
Average snowy days	3.3	3.0	1.0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	2.5	11.1
Average relative humidity (%)	63	62	62	66	67	65	80	82	77	70	69	66	69
Mean monthly sunshine hours	116.8	132.0	178.2	203.9	222.0	201.0	179.6	172.3	156.6	155.9	136.4	126.4	1,981.1
Percentage possible sunshine	37	42	48	52	51	47	41	42	43	45	44	42	45
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

See also

• Mao Jie