| Fukang | |
| Native Name: | |
| Pushpin Map: | Xinjiang#China |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Xinjiang |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Settlement Type: | County-level city |
| 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 |
| 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: | [1] |
| Coordinates: | 44.1646°N 87.9536°W |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| P: | Fùkāng |
| Xej: | فُکَانْ |
| Uig: | فۇكاڭ |
| Uly: | Fukang |
| Uyy: | Fukang |
| Sgs: | Fukang |
| Usy: | Фукаң |
| Order: | st |
Fukang[2] is a county-level city in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Its area is 11726km2 and its population in 2007 was reported as approximately 1.5 million.[3] Fukang is located in Northern Xinjiang in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, north of Ürümqi.
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.
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 | Chinese: 博峰街道 | Uighur; Uyghur: بوفېڭ كوچا باشقارمىسى | 652302001 | |||
| Fuxin Subdistrict | Chinese: 阜新街道 | Uighur; Uyghur: فۇشىن كوچا باشقارمىسى | 652302002 | |||
| Zhundong Subdistrict (Eastern Dzungaria Subdistrict) | Chinese: 准东街道 | Uighur; Uyghur: شەرقىي جۇڭغار كوچا باشقارمىسى | 652302003 | |||
| Towns | ||||||
| Ganhezi Town | Chinese: 甘河子镇 | Uighur; Uyghur: گەنخېزا بازىرى | 652302100 | |||
| Chengguan Town | Chinese: 城关镇 | Uighur; Uyghur: چىڭگۈەن بازىرى | 652302101 | |||
| Jiuyunjie Town | Chinese: 九运街镇 | Uighur; Uyghur: جيۇيۇنگەي بازىرى | 652302102 | |||
| Ziniquanzi Town | Chinese: 滋泥泉子镇 | Uighur; Uyghur: زىنىچۈەنزى بازىرى | 652302103 | |||
| Township | ||||||
| Shuimogou Township | Chinese: 水磨沟乡 | Uighur; Uyghur: شۇيموگۇ يېزىسى | 652302202 | |||
| Ethnic townships | ||||||
| Shanghugou Kazakh Ethnic Township | Chinese: 上户沟哈萨克民族乡 | Uighur; Uyghur: شاڭخۇگۇ قازاق يېزىسى | 652302201 | (Kazakh) Kazakh: شاڭحۋگۋ قازاق اۋىلى | ||
| Sangonghe Kazakh Ethnic Township | Chinese: 三工河哈萨克民族乡 | Uighur; Uyghur: سەنگۇڭخې قازاق يېزىسى | 652302203 | (Kazakh) Kazakh: سانگۇڭحى قازاق اۋىلى | ||
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.[3]
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.[4]
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.
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.[5]