Fengcheng (simplified Chinese: 凤城; traditional Chinese: 鳳城; pinyin: Fèngchéng; lit. 'Phoenix City') is a city in the southeast of Liaoning Province in Northeast China. Administratively, it is a county-level city under the administration of Dandong, the downtown of which lies 45 kilometres (28 mi) southeast of the city.
Fengcheng
凤城市 | |
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County-level city | |
![]() Location in Dandong | |
![]() ![]() Fengcheng Location in Liaoning | |
Coordinates: 40°27′N 124°04′E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Liaoning |
Prefecture-level city | Dandong |
Area | |
• County-level city | 5,515.0 km2 (2,129.4 sq mi) |
• Urban | 329.33 km2 (127.16 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• County-level city | 580,000 |
• Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) |
• Urban | 195,700 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Formally known as the Fengcheng Manchu Autonomous County, its city status (a county-level city) was approved in 1994.[citation needed]
There are three subdistricts, 18 town, and one ethnic township under the city's administration.
Subdistricts:
Towns:
The only township is Dabao Mongol Ethnic Township (大堡蒙古族乡)
Climate data for Fengcheng (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
19.2 (66.6) |
28.3 (82.9) |
34.0 (93.2) |
36.7 (98.1) |
37.3 (99.1) |
36.9 (98.4) |
34.8 (94.6) |
28.4 (83.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
11.0 (51.8) |
37.3 (99.1) |
Average high °C (°F) | −3.0 (26.6) |
1.4 (34.5) |
7.7 (45.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
26.1 (79.0) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
24.4 (75.9) |
17.1 (62.8) |
6.8 (44.2) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
14.5 (58.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.6 (14.7) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
1.6 (34.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
8.4 (47.2) |
Average low °C (°F) | −14.9 (5.2) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
3.4 (38.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
3.4 (38.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | −31.4 (−24.5) |
−26.1 (−15.0) |
−18.6 (−1.5) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
0.8 (33.4) |
6.9 (44.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
−27.5 (−17.5) |
−31.4 (−24.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.9 (0.31) |
11.8 (0.46) |
21.9 (0.86) |
50.8 (2.00) |
68.6 (2.70) |
111.0 (4.37) |
254.9 (10.04) |
294.5 (11.59) |
87.0 (3.43) |
49.8 (1.96) |
26.6 (1.05) |
11.6 (0.46) |
996.4 (39.23) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 59 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 67 | 77 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 69 | 64 | 62 | 68 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[3] |
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