Fengkai County Explained

Fengkai
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:County
Pushpin Map:China Guangdong
Pushpin Label:Fengkai
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Guangdong
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Guangdong
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Zhaoqing
Area Total Km2:2723
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:23.424°N 111.512°W
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Fengkai
P:Fēngkāi
J:Fung1-hoi1
L:Sealed-&-Open
Former names
Also Known As:Fengzhou
P2:Fēngzhōu
L2:Seal(ed) Prefecture
Altname3:Fengchuan
Psp3:Fungchun
P3:Fēngchuān
L3:Seal(ed) River
Altname4:Kaijian
Psp4:Hoikin
P4:Kāijiàn
L4:Open(ing)Establishment

Fengkai County is a county in western Guangdong Province, China, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhaoqing. It was formed in 1961 from the merger of Fengchuan and, which were formerly romanized as Fungchuan (Fungchun, Fungshun) and Hoikin respectively.

History

About 140,000 years ago, there were human beings settled in nowadays fengkai. Feng Prefecture or Fengzhou was a prefecture of the Tang and Song empires.

Under the Qing, Fengchuan and Kaijian made up part of the commandery of Zhaoqing.

Administrative divisions

Name Chinese (S) Population (2010)[1] Area (km2)
Jiangkou town Jiāngkǒu Zhèn 65,160 177
Jiangchuan town Jiāngchuān Zhèn 8,286 120.08
Baigou town Báigòu Zhèn 12,125 142.3
Dazhou town Dàzhōu Zhèn 12,514 161.84
Yulao town Yúlào Zhèn 18,187 118
He'erkou town Hé'erkǒu Zhèn 21,483 368
Liandu town Liándū Zhèn 24,838 256
Xinghua town Xìnghuā Zhèn 23,277 156.3
Luodong town Luōdǒng Zhèn 21,205 136.83
Changgang town Chánggǎng Zhèn 20,497 152.64
Pingfeng town Píngfèng Zhèn 16,901 107.67
Nanfeng town Nánfēng Zhèn 71,479 306
Dayukou town Dàyùkǒu Zhèn 11,279 129
Duping town Dōupíng Zhèn 8,913 130.54
Jinzhuang town Jīnzhuāng Zhèn 27,247 127.08
Chang'an town Cháng'ān Zhèn 34,867 139.04

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Notes and References

  1. Book: shi. Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong. council. Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state. population. Department of. statistics. employment statistics national bureau of. Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao. 2012. Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. Beijing Shi. 978-7-5037-6660-2. Di 1 ban..