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Fuxin

阜新
阜新市
Location o Fuxin Ceety jurisdiction in Liaoning
Location o Fuxin Ceety jurisdiction in Liaoning
Fuxin is located in Liaoning
Fuxin
Fuxin
Location o the ceety centre in Liaoning
Coordinates (city): 42°01′N 121°39′E / 42.017°N 121.650°E / 42.017; 121.650
KintraFowkrepublic o Cheenae
ProvinceLiaoning
Destricts an Coonties
Govrenment
 • CPC FuxinCommittee Secretary
 • MayorQi Jihui (齐继慧)
Area
 • Prefectur-level ceety10445 km2 (4,033 sq mi)
 • Urban
459 km2 (177 sq mi)
 • Metro
459 km2 (177 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 census)
 • Prefectur-level ceety1,819,339
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
 • Urban
669,317
 • Urban density1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
 • Metro
669,317
 • Metro density1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (Cheenae Staundart)
Postal code
123000
Area code(s)0418
Licence platesJ
Admeenistrative diveesion code210900
ISO 3166-2cn-21-09
Websitewww.fuxin.gov.cn

Fuxin (Cheenese: ; pinyin: Fùxīn) is a refectur-level city in northwastren Liaoning province, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae. The tot population o the prefectur at the 2010 census is 1,819,339, o whilk 669,317 are resident in the biggit up airt, that compones fower urban destricts, collectively kent as 'Fuxin City'.

Admeenistration

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Fuxin haes direct admeenistration ower 7 coonty-level diveesions: 5 destricts, 1 coonty an 1 autonomous coonty:

Map
# Name Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin Population
(2003 est.)
Area (km²) Density
(/km²)
1 Haizhou Destrict 海州区 Hǎizhōu Qū 280,000 97 2,887
2 Xinqiu Destrict 新邱区 Xīnqiū Qū 90,000 128 703
3 Taiping Destrict 太平区 Tàipíng Qū 180,000 108 1,667
4 Qinghemen Destrict 清河门区 Qīnghémén Qū 70,000 105 667
5 Xihe Destrict 细河区 Xìhé Qū 160,000 126 1,270
6 Zhangwu Coonty 彰武县 Zhāngwǔ Xiàn 420,000 3,635 116
7 Fuxin Mongol Autonomous Coonty 阜新蒙古族自治县 Fùxīn Měnggǔzú Zìzhìxiàn 730,000 6,246 117

Geografie an climate

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Fuxin haes a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa), wi lang, cauld but dry winters an het, humid simmers. A majority o the annual precipitation faws in Julie an August alane.

Climate data for Fuxin (1971−2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average heich °C (°F) −4
(25)
−0.1
(31.8)
7.2
(45.0)
16.9
(62.4)
23.7
(74.7)
27.9
(82.2)
29.5
(85.1)
28.6
(83.5)
24.1
(75.4)
16.2
(61.2)
5.9
(42.6)
−1.5
(29.3)
14.5
(58.2)
Average law °C (°F) −15.9
(3.4)
−12.4
(9.7)
−5.4
(22.3)
3.3
(37.9)
10.5
(50.9)
16.2
(61.2)
19.9
(67.8)
18.2
(64.8)
11.0
(51.8)
3.1
(37.6)
−5.6
(21.9)
−12.8
(9.0)
2.5
(36.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.5
(0.10)
2.6
(0.10)
10.0
(0.39)
23.8
(0.94)
38.9
(1.53)
77.4
(3.05)
142.9
(5.63)
110.4
(4.35)
55.3
(2.18)
27.1
(1.07)
8.5
(0.33)
3.3
(0.13)
502.7
(19.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.1 2.4 3.6 5.7 7.3 11.8 12.5 11.0 6.9 4.7 3.1 1.9 73.0
Source: Weather Cheenae

Economy

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Fuxin is a minin centre in an agricultural region, producin maistly coal an agate. Fuxin is kent as Cheenae's 'Agate city', wi 50% o the naition's kent deposits o the mineral bein locatit thare. The city accoonts for mair nor 90% o the kintra's agate products an aw.

The city suffers frae the ower-minin o coal, that is law in supply while fundamental tae Fuxin's economy. As the coal mines run dry, Fuxin is tryin tae find ither industries tae keep its economy gangin. Measurs taken hae includit the development o a pairt o the city as a 'Special Economic Zone', tae whilk the city howps tae attract internaitional investment.

Foreign Investment in 2009

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In 2009, Fuxin approved 25 foreign fundit enterprises an 2 jynt-venture projects. The tot value o the contracted funds in these investments exceedit US$143 million. an the foreign direct investment for that year reached US$64.12 million, up 24% ower the previous year. This sum exceedit the Liaoning provincial tairget for furren investment bi 17%. In addeetion, in 7 o the projects, contractit funds wur in excess o ten million dollars.

Foreign Direct Investment haes enabled the development o new key industries tae replace minin. The key industries hae made new breakthroughs in foreign direct investment. The Wind Pouer Industry, which accoontit for mair nor 70% o the tot amoont o FDI in 2009, haes acome the main focus o the whole ceety’s FDI.[1]

Eddication

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Transportation

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Fuxin is served bi the Cheenae Naitional Highway 101, which connects Beijing tae Shenyang. The only highway connects Jinzhou an Fuxin. Anither highway tae Shenyang is unner construction.

As regards rail transport, Fuxin is well-connected tae the major ceeties in North an Northeastren Cheenae, such as Beijing, Tianjin an Shenyang bi a nummer o trains.

The ceety is an aa nou connectit tae Shanghai an the boomin Cheenese East coast region bi a train that runs directly atween Shanghai an Fuxin.

Sister ceety

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See also

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  1. "Foreign Investment in 2009". Fuxin, China. 26 Mey 2012. Archived frae the original on 14 Julie 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  2. "Mayor Clay's Statement on Gary's 1st Trade Mission to China: Press Statement" (PDF). 22 Mey 2008. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 9 Juin 2009. Retrieved 14 Januar 2010.


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