Fenxi County
Fenxi County (Chinese: 汾西; pinyin: Fénxī) is a county of Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of Linfen city. The county spans an area of 880 square kilometres (340 sq mi), and has a permanent population of 150,522 as of 2019.[1]
Fenxi County
汾西县 Fensi | |
|---|---|
  Fenxi Location of the seat in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates: 36.653°N 111.564°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Linfen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 880 km2 (340 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 150,522 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Toponymy
Fenxi literally means west (Chinese: 西; pinyin: xī) of the Fen River (Chinese: 汾; pinyin: fén), due to the county's location along the western banks of the Fen River.[2]
History
According to the Yuanhe Maps and Records of Prefectures and Counties, the area of present-day Fenxi County was once known as Yicheng (simplified Chinese: 义城; traditional Chinese: 義城; pinyin: Yìchéng).[2]
The Western Han organized the area as Zhi County (simplified Chinese: 彘县; traditional Chinese: 彘縣; pinyin: Zhì Xiàn), which the Eastern Han changed to Yong'an County (simplified Chinese: 永安县; traditional Chinese: 永安縣; pinyin: Yǒng'ān Xiàn).[2]
The Northern Wei reorganized the area was Fenxi Commandery (Chinese: 汾西郡; pinyin: Fénxī Jùn).[2]
During the Song dynasty, the area belonged to Pingyang Fu.[2]
In the Jin dynasty, the area belonged to Huo Zhou.[2]
During the Yuan dynasty, the area belonged to Jinning Lu.[2]
Under the Ming dynasty and the Qing dynasty, the area was administered again under Pingyang Fu.[2]
Geography
Fenxi County is located along the west bank of the Fen River, and along the southeastern portion of the Lüliang Mountains.[3] The county's terrain is higher in the northwest, lower in the southeast, and generally characteristic of the Loess Plateau[3] The county's highest point is Xigushe Mountain (Chinese: 西姑射山; pinyin: Xīgūshè Shān), at 1,890 metres (6,200 ft) above sea level; the county's lowest point is in southern Tuanbai Township, at 583 metres (1,913 ft) above sea level.[3]
Major rivers in Fenxi County include the Fen River, the Tuanbaijian River (Chinese: 团柏涧河; pinyin: Tuánbǎijiàn Hé), and the Duizhu River (Chinese: 对竹河; pinyin: Duìzhú Hé).[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Fenxi (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.9 (55.2) |
18.3 (64.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
31.7 (89.1) |
34.7 (94.5) |
38.1 (100.6) |
37.6 (99.7) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.7 (94.5) |
27.7 (81.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
14.6 (58.3) |
38.1 (100.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 1.0 (33.8) |
4.7 (40.5) |
10.5 (50.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.7 (83.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
16.1 (61.0) |
8.7 (47.7) |
2.4 (36.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.8 (25.2) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
4.9 (40.8) |
12.3 (54.1) |
17.8 (64.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −7.4 (18.7) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
0.5 (32.9) |
7.1 (44.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
12.9 (55.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
6.3 (43.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.8 (−3.6) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
2.6 (36.7) |
8.7 (47.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
9.4 (48.9) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−14.5 (5.9) |
−19.2 (−2.6) |
−19.8 (−3.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.7 (0.22) |
7.6 (0.30) |
16.7 (0.66) |
25.0 (0.98) |
41.2 (1.62) |
66.5 (2.62) |
106.5 (4.19) |
113.6 (4.47) |
80.2 (3.16) |
37.9 (1.49) |
14.1 (0.56) |
4.7 (0.19) |
519.7 (20.46) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 45 | 46 | 48 | 45 | 50 | 56 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 53 | 47 | 55 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[4] | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
Fenxi County administers 5 towns and 3 townships.[5]
Towns
Fenxi County's 5 towns are Yong'an, Duizhu, Qingxiang, Heping, and Sengnian.[5]
Townships
Fenxi County's 3 townships are Dianping Township, Tuanbai Township, and Xingjiayao Township.[5]
Demographics
Fenxi County has a sex ratio of 108.15 males per 100 females.[1]
As of 2019, 71,924 people in Fenxi County, or 47.78% of the population, lived in urban areas; 78,598 people, or 52.22% of the population, lived in rural areas.[1] The county's most populous village-level division, as of 2019, is Xiatuanbai (Chinese: 下团柏村), with a population of 3,360; the county's least populous village-level division is Goudi (Chinese: 沟底村), with a population of 320.[1]
The population of 150,522 reported in 2019 is up from the 144,791 reported in the 2010 Chinese Census.[1][2] In the 2000 Chinese Census, Fenxi County's population was 133,836.[2] A 1996 estimate put the county's population at about 120,000.[2]
See also
References
- 面积人口 [Area and Population] (in Chinese). Fenxi County People's Government. 2021-04-30. Archived from the original on 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- 汾西县历史沿革 [Fenxi County Organizational History]. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2016-11-08. Archived from the original on 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- 汾西县概况地图 [Fenxi County Overview]. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2016-10-18. Archived from the original on 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- 2020年统计用区划代码（汾西县） [2020 Statistical Division Codes (Fenxi County)] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-05-19.