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Fukang
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Fukang |
| official_name | |
| native_name | zh-Hans-CN |
| ug-Arab | |
| kk-Arab | |
| pushpin_map | Xinjiang#China |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Xinjiang |
| pushpin_relief | yes |
| settlement_type | County-level city |
| image_skyline | Fukang City.jpg |
| image_caption | Central square in Fukang City |
| image_map | Location_of_Fukang_within_Xinjiang_(China).png |
| map_caption | Location of Fukang (red) in Changji Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | China |
| subdivision_type1 | Autonomous region |
| subdivision_name1 | Xinjiang |
| subdivision_type2 | Autonomous prefecture |
| subdivision_name2 | Changji |
| subdivision_type3 | Township-level divisions |
| subdivision_name3 | |
| seat_type | Municipal seat |
| seat | Bofeng Subdistrict |
| area_total_km2 | 11726 |
| population_as_of | 2020 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_total | 181,144 |
| population_footnotes | |
| coordinates | |
| timezone | China Standard |
| utc_offset | +8 |
| website |
ug-Arab kk-Arab Fukang is a county-level city in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Its area is 11726 km2 and its population in 2007 was reported as approximately 1.5 million. Fukang is located in Northern Xinjiang in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, north of Ürümqi.
History
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.
Subdivisions
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 | zh | بوفېڭ كوچا باشقارمىسى | ug | 652302001 | |
| Fuxin Subdistrict | 阜新街道 | zh | فۇشىن كوچا باشقارمىسى | ug | 652302002 | |
| Zhundong Subdistrict | ||||||
| (Eastern Dzungaria Subdistrict) | 准东街道 | zh | شەرقىي جۇڭغار كوچا باشقارمىسى | ug | 652302003 | |
| **Towns** | ||||||
| Ganhezi Town | 甘河子镇 | zh | گەنخېزا بازىرى | ug | 652302100 | |
| Chengguan Town | 城关镇 | zh | چىڭگۈەن بازىرى | ug | 652302101 | |
| Jiuyunjie Town | 九运街镇 | zh | جيۇيۇنگەي بازىرى | ug | 652302102 | |
| Ziniquanzi Town | 滋泥泉子镇 | zh | زىنىچۈەنزى بازىرى | ug | 652302103 | |
| **Township** | ||||||
| Shuimogou Township | 水磨沟乡 | zh | شۇيموگۇ يېزىسى | ug | 652302202 | |
| **Ethnic townships** | ||||||
| Shanghugou Kazakh Ethnic Township | 上户沟哈萨克民族乡 | zh | شاڭخۇگۇ قازاق يېزىسى | ug | 652302201 | (Kazakh) |
| شاڭحۋگۋ قازاق اۋىلى | ||||||
| Sangonghe Kazakh Ethnic Township | 三工河哈萨克民族乡 | zh | سەنگۇڭخې قازاق يېزىسى | ug | 652302203 | (Kazakh) |
| سانگۇڭحى قازاق اۋىلى |
Climate
|Jan record high C = 8.1 |Jan record low C = -32.8 |Feb record high C = 4.5 |Feb record low C = -32.9 |Mar record high C = 25.2 |Mar record low C = -28.4 |Apr record high C = 34.7 |Apr record low C = -7.9 |May record high C = 38.0 |May record low C = -2.2 |Jun record high C = 40.2 |Jun record low C = 7.2 |Jul record high C = 40.9 |Jul record low C = 9.1 |Aug record high C = 41.1 |Aug record low C = 4.3 |Sep record high C = 38.8 |Sep record low C = -1.9 |Oct record high C = 30.9 |Oct record low C = -9.2 |Nov record high C = 18.8 |Nov record low C = -28.1 |Dec record high C = 9.3 |Dec record low C = -34.4
Economy
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%.
Fukang's economy relies primarily on heavy industry, agriculture and tourism.
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.
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
- China National Highway 216
Special facts
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.
Notes
References
References
- [http://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/xinjiang/admin/ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties]
- "فۇكاڭ: China". Geographical Names.
- "Fukang Overview". Fukang Government.
- link. [[China Meteorological Administration]]
- "Biosphere Reserve Information, China, BOGEDA". UNESCO Ecological Sciences for Sustainable Development.
- [http://www.farlang.com/art/gemstone-meteorites Fukang Meteorite Auction Bonhams]
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