Fukang^[2] is a county-level cityinXinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Its area is 11,726 km² (4,527 sq mi) and its population in 2007 was reported as approximately 1.5 million.^[3] Fukang is located in Northern Xinjiang in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, north of Ürümqi.

History[edit]

As early as the Han and Tang dynasties, Fukang was an important stopover on the ancient Silk Road. The Qianlong Emperor of the Qing dynasty established it as a county in 1776. Its status was changed to a city in November 1992.^{[citation needed]}

Subdivisions[edit]

Fukang is made up of 3 subdistricts, 4 towns, 1 township, and 2 ethnic townships.

Name

Simplified Chinese

Hanyu Pinyin

Uyghur (UEY)

Uyghur Latin (ULY)

Administrative division code

Notes

Subdistricts

Bofeng Subdistrict

博峰街道

Bófēng Jiēdào

بوفېڭ كوچا باشقارمىسى

bofëng yoli kocha bashqarmisi

652302001

Fuxin Subdistrict

阜新街道

Fùxīn Jiēdào

فۇشىن كوچا باشقارمىسى

fushin yoli kocha bashqarmisi

652302002

Zhundong Subdistrict
(Eastern Dzungaria Subdistrict)

准东街道

Zhǔndōng Jiēdào

شەرقىي جۇڭغار كوچا باشقارمىسى

sherqiy jungghar kocha bashqarmisi

652302003

Towns

Ganhezi Town

甘河子镇

Gānhézǐ Zhèn

گەنخېزا بازىرى

genxëza baziri

652302100

Chengguan Town

城关镇

Chéngguān Zhèn

چىڭگۈەن بازىرى

chinggüen baziri

652302101

Jiuyunjie Town

九运街镇

Jiǔyùnjiē Zhèn

جيۇيۇنگەي بازىرى

jyuyungey baziri

652302102

Ziniquanzi Town

滋泥泉子镇

Zīníquánzǐ Zhèn

زىنىچۈەنزى بازىرى

zinichüenzi baziri

652302103

Township

Shuimogou Township

水磨沟乡

Shuǐmògōu Xiāng

شۇيموگۇ يېزىسى

shuymogu yëzisi

652302202

Ethnic townships

Shanghugou Kazakh Ethnic Township

上户沟哈萨克民族乡

Shànghùgōu Hāsàkè Mínzúxiāng

شاڭخۇگۇ قازاق يېزىسى

shangxugu qazaq yëzisi

652302201

(Kazakh)
شاڭحۋگۋ قازاق اۋىلى

Sangonghe Kazakh Ethnic Township

三工河哈萨克民族乡

Sāngōnghé Hāsàkè Mínzúxiāng

سەنگۇڭخې قازاق يېزىسى

sengungxë qazaq yëzisi

652302203

(Kazakh)
سانگۇڭحى قازاق اۋىلى

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Fukang, elevation 547 m (1,795 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)

8.1
(46.6)

4.5
(40.1)

25.2
(77.4)

34.7
(94.5)

38.0
(100.4)

40.2
(104.4)

40.9
(105.6)

41.1
(106.0)

38.8
(101.8)

30.9
(87.6)

18.8
(65.8)

9.3
(48.7)

41.1
(106.0)

Mean daily maximum °C (°F)

−11.8
(10.8)

−6.8
(19.8)

6.2
(43.2)

20.5
(68.9)

26.8
(80.2)

31.6
(88.9)

33.0
(91.4)

31.8
(89.2)

26.1
(79.0)

16.6
(61.9)

3.6
(38.5)

−8.4
(16.9)

14.1
(57.4)

Daily mean °C (°F)

−16.2
(2.8)

−11.5
(11.3)

0.8
(33.4)

13.1
(55.6)

19.3
(66.7)

24.5
(76.1)

25.9
(78.6)

24.0
(75.2)

17.8
(64.0)

8.9
(48.0)

−1.5
(29.3)

−12.5
(9.5)

7.7
(45.9)

Mean daily minimum °C (°F)

−20.2
(−4.4)

−15.9
(3.4)

−4.0
(24.8)

6.5
(43.7)

12.2
(54.0)

17.8
(64.0)

19.3
(66.7)

17.0
(62.6)

10.8
(51.4)

3.3
(37.9)

−5.3
(22.5)

−16.0
(3.2)

2.1
(35.8)

Record low °C (°F)

−32.8
(−27.0)

−32.9
(−27.2)

−28.4
(−19.1)

−7.9
(17.8)

−2.2
(28.0)

7.2
(45.0)

9.1
(48.4)

4.3
(39.7)

−1.9
(28.6)

−9.2
(15.4)

−28.1
(−18.6)

−34.4
(−29.9)

Average precipitation mm (inches)

6.9
(0.27)

7.7
(0.30)

12.0
(0.47)

27.0
(1.06)

32.4
(1.28)

22.7
(0.89)

31.0
(1.22)

27.3
(1.07)

14.9
(0.59)

19.7
(0.78)

16.1
(0.63)

11.5
(0.45)

229.2
(9.01)

Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)

7.0

6.1

4.2

5.8

6.4

6.6

7.3

5.6

4.2

4.5

5.7

8.1

71.5

Average snowy days

13.6

10.9

5.4

1.4

0.9

6.2

13.6

Average relative humidity (%)

Mean monthly sunshine hours

79.2

117.8

217.7

267.4

312.2

311.1

314.9

306.0

276.3

233.3

132.2

67.2

2,635.3

Percent possible sunshine

Source: China Meteorological Administration^[4]^[5]

Economy[edit]

In 2007, Fukang City's GDP was 4.822 billion yuan, 2.3 times that of 2002, an average annual increase of 17.6%. Per capita GDP reached 30,000 yuan, 2.1 times that of 2002, an average annual increase of 16.5%.^{[citation needed]}

Fukang's economy relies primarily on heavy industry, agriculture and tourism.^[3]

Among the tourist attractions in the area are Bogda Peak and the Heavenly Lake of Tianshan.

Bogeda Biosphere Reserve, in the east part of the Tianshan Mountains, was designated a member of UNESCO's Man and Biosphere reserve in 1990.^[6]

Irrigated agriculture in the Fukang is enabled by streams flowing from the Tian Shan mountains, as well as by the eastern branch of the Irtysh–Karamay–Ürümqi Canal, which crosses the Gurbantünggüt Desert, bringing to Fukang water from the Irtysh River.

Transport[edit]

China National Highway 216

Special facts[edit]

In 2000 a 925 "gemstone meteorite", a pallasite meteorite known as Fukang meteorite, was found near Fukang. It is considered a large and a rare of meteorite. In 2008 the main mass was offered for sale at Bonhams for a value of US $2 million. However the lot remained unsold.^[7]