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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) |
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]
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]
People's Republic of China
In 1949, the area fell under the jurisdiction of Linfen Prefecture, which was renamed to Jinnan Prefecture in 1954.[2] The current iteration of Fenxi County was established in 1961.[2]
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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]
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| Climate data for Fenxi, elevation 1,012 m (3,320 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| 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) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) |
5.5 (41.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
24.2 (75.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
29.0 (84.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
2.8 (37.0) |
16.4 (61.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.4 (25.9) |
0.2 (32.4) |
6.0 (42.8) |
12.8 (55.0) |
18.2 (64.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.7 (74.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
11.0 (51.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.0 (19.4) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
1.4 (34.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
12.8 (55.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
18.1 (64.6) |
13.3 (55.9) |
7.2 (45.0) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
6.8 (44.1) |
| 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) | 5.9 (0.23) |
8.3 (0.33) |
13.0 (0.51) |
31.5 (1.24) |
37.6 (1.48) |
61.6 (2.43) |
125.9 (4.96) |
109.8 (4.32) |
73.2 (2.88) |
39.1 (1.54) |
16.4 (0.65) |
3.8 (0.15) |
526.1 (20.72) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.6 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 9.3 | 12.0 | 10.8 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 77.2 |
| Average snowy days | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 17.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 45 | 46 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 54 | 68 | 71 | 68 | 60 | 54 | 46 | 54 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 173.0 | 171.4 | 202.3 | 228.4 | 248.1 | 224.3 | 206.9 | 196.2 | 175.7 | 186.5 | 174.0 | 174.9 | 2,361.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 56 | 56 | 54 | 58 | 57 | 51 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 54 | 57 | 59 | 54 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
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Fenxi County administers 5 towns and 3 townships.[6]
Towns
Fenxi County's 5 towns are Yong'an, Duizhu, Qingxiang, Heping, and Sengnian.[6]
Townships
Fenxi County's 3 townships are Dianping Township, Tuanbai Township, and Xingjiayao Township.[6]
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]
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