Fuping County
阜平县
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Fuping in Baoding
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Baoding in Hebei
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| Coordinates: 38°50′56″N 114°11′42″E / 38.849°N 114.1951°E / 38.849; 114.1951 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Baoding |
| County seat | Fuping Town (阜平镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,497 km2 (964 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 262 m (860 ft) |
| Population
(2006)[citation needed]
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| • Total | 210,000 |
| • Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code |
073200
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| Website | www |
Fuping (Chinese: 阜平; pinyin: Fùpíng) is a county of west-central Hebei province, China, bordering Wutai County, Shanxi to the west. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level cityofBaoding, and is 93 km (58 mi) north-northwest of Shijiazhuang, the provincial capital. As of 2021[update], it had a population of 190,540 residing in an area of 2,497 km2 (964 sq mi).[1]
Fuping County was a guerilla warfare front during the Second Sino-Japanese War[2] and a revolutionary base during the Chinese Civil War.[citation needed]
During December 29 and 30, 2012 there was a nationally televised visit by Xi Jinping to the villages of Luotuowan and Gujiatai in Longquanguan township which illustrated rural poverty in China.[3] The residents, corn farmers, have an average per capita annual income of $160. Average income for the county as a whole is 2,400 yuan ($390).[citation needed] Following the telecast there was a generous outpouring of aid by the Chinese public to the village. The government has pledged $40 million to Luotuowan and other villages in Fuping County.[4]
There are 5 towns and 8 townships under the county's administration.[5]
Towns:
Townships:
| Climate data for Fuping (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.1 (62.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
31.2 (88.2) |
36.3 (97.3) |
39.1 (102.4) |
41.7 (107.1) |
41.2 (106.2) |
39.9 (103.8) |
35.6 (96.1) |
31.7 (89.1) |
26.0 (78.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
41.7 (107.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
7.2 (45.0) |
14.1 (57.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
27.6 (81.7) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.0 (86.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
5.2 (41.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.2 (26.2) |
0.4 (32.7) |
7.4 (45.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
24.9 (76.8) |
26.2 (79.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
13.3 (55.9) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
12.8 (55.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.1 (17.4) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
1.6 (34.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
15.2 (59.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
7.5 (45.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.0 (−2.2) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
4.3 (39.7) |
10.2 (50.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−19.0 (−2.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.6 (0.10) |
4.4 (0.17) |
9.5 (0.37) |
20.5 (0.81) |
38.2 (1.50) |
76.4 (3.01) |
167.5 (6.59) |
143.8 (5.66) |
66.4 (2.61) |
24.7 (0.97) |
14.0 (0.55) |
2.4 (0.09) |
570.4 (22.43) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.7 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 6.7 | 10.6 | 13.6 | 12.5 | 8.6 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 75 |
| Average snowy days | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 10.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 46 | 44 | 40 | 43 | 49 | 57 | 72 | 75 | 69 | 60 | 55 | 49 | 55 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 188.2 | 184.0 | 224.6 | 236.0 | 264.7 | 222.9 | 187.0 | 196.6 | 199.9 | 203.8 | 185.0 | 184.9 | 2,477.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 62 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 50 | 42 | 47 | 54 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 57 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7] | |||||||||||||
Open pit gold, copper and iron mines operate in Fuping.[8][9][10][11]
