Fuping County, Shaanxi

Fuping County (Chinese: 富平县; pinyin: Fùpíng Xiàn) is a county located in the center of Shaanxi Province, China. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Weinan.

Fuping County
富平县
Fuping in Weinan
Fuping in Weinan
Weinan in Shaanxi
Weinan in Shaanxi
Coordinates (Fuping government): 34°45′06″N 109°10′48″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShaanxi
Prefecture-level cityWeinan
Area
  Total1,242 km2 (480 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
  Total750,300
  Density600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
711700

The Fuping County has an area of 1,233 km2 (476 sq mi) and a population of 750,000. Its postal code is 711700. It comprises 24 towns, 337 administrative villages.

Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, traces his ancestry here.[1] His father, former Vice-Premier Xi Zhongxun was from here.

Administrative divisions

As 2019, Fuping County is divided to 1 subdistrict and 14 towns.[2]

Subdistricts
  • Chengguan Subdistrict (城关街道)
Towns
  • Zhuangli (庄里镇)
  • Zhangqiao (张桥镇)
  • Meiyuan (美原镇)
  • Liuqu (流曲镇)
  • Dancun (淡村镇)
  • Liugu (留古镇)
  • Laomiao (老庙镇)
  • Xue (薛镇)
  • Daoxian (到贤镇)
  • Caocun (曹村镇)
  • Gongli (宫里镇)
  • Meijiaping (梅家坪镇)
  • Liuji (刘集镇)
  • Qicun (齐村镇)

Climate

Climate data for Fuping (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.5
(63.5)
23.0
(73.4)
30.0
(86.0)
34.9
(94.8)
38.8
(101.8)
41.8
(107.2)
40.3
(104.5)
39.2
(102.6)
37.9
(100.2)
31.0
(87.8)
25.3
(77.5)
23.1
(73.6)
41.8
(107.2)
Average high °C (°F) 4.6
(40.3)
8.6
(47.5)
14.1
(57.4)
20.9
(69.6)
26.3
(79.3)
31.3
(88.3)
31.9
(89.4)
30.0
(86.0)
25.2
(77.4)
19.3
(66.7)
12.2
(54.0)
6.0
(42.8)
19.2
(66.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.0
(30.2)
2.8
(37.0)
8.0
(46.4)
14.5
(58.1)
19.9
(67.8)
25.0
(77.0)
26.6
(79.9)
24.8
(76.6)
20.0
(68.0)
13.7
(56.7)
6.3
(43.3)
0.4
(32.7)
13.4
(56.1)
Average low °C (°F) −5.2
(22.6)
−1.7
(28.9)
3.0
(37.4)
8.7
(47.7)
13.6
(56.5)
18.8
(65.8)
21.8
(71.2)
20.7
(69.3)
15.8
(60.4)
9.3
(48.7)
1.8
(35.2)
−3.8
(25.2)
8.6
(47.4)
Record low °C (°F) −14.8
(5.4)
−11.8
(10.8)
−8.5
(16.7)
−2.4
(27.7)
3.4
(38.1)
10.1
(50.2)
15.2
(59.4)
11.5
(52.7)
5.9
(42.6)
−4.2
(24.4)
−9.5
(14.9)
−18.7
(−1.7)
−18.7
(−1.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5.4
(0.21)
9.9
(0.39)
22.0
(0.87)
31.7
(1.25)
47.6
(1.87)
55.3
(2.18)
94.5
(3.72)
85.4
(3.36)
85.3
(3.36)
49.5
(1.95)
19.1
(0.75)
5.2
(0.20)
510.9
(20.11)
Average relative humidity (%) 62 60 62 64 64 59 69 75 76 74 71 65 67
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[3]

References

  1. "Xi Jinping -- General Secretary of CPC Central Committee - People's Daily Online". english.cpc.people.com.cn. Xinhua. March 29, 2013. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  2. "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  3. 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.


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