Funing County, Jiangsu Explained

Funing
Other Name:Fowning
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:224400
Settlement Type:County
Pushpin Map:China Jiangsu
Pushpin Label:Funing
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jiangsu
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Jiangsu
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Yancheng
Subdivision Type3:Divisions
Area Total Km2:1439
Population Total:825400
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:33.687°N 119.729°W
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8

Funing County is under the administration of Yancheng, Jiangsu province, China. The county borders the prefecture-level city of Huai'an to the west. It has a population of 1.08 million, with 180,000 in the urban area, and a jurisdiction area of 1,436 km2. It is under the jurisdiction of Yancheng municipality. The county was incorporated in 1731. Its seat of government is located at Fucheng Town. Funing is a 400-km drive from Shanghai via the G15 Expressway.

Funing is famous for being a revolutionary area of the Chinese Communist Party.

It is also home to the Jiangsu Funing Economic Development Zone.

Administrative divisions

At present, Funing County has 20 towns.[1]

20 towns
  • Fucheng (Chinese: 阜城镇)
  • Goudun (Chinese: 沟墩镇)
  • Wutan (Chinese: 吴滩镇)
  • Heli (Chinese: 合利镇)
  • Chenliang (Chinese: 陈良镇)
  • Shizhuang (Chinese: 施庄镇)
  • Sanzao (Chinese: 三灶镇)
  • Guoshu (Chinese: 郭墅镇)
  • Xingou (Chinese: 新沟镇)
  • Chenji (Chinese: 陈集镇)
  • Yangzhai (Chinese: 羊寨镇)
  • Lupu (Chinese: 芦蒲镇)
  • Shuoji (Chinese: 硕集镇)
  • Banhu (Chinese: 板湖镇)
  • Donggou (Chinese: 东沟镇)
  • Yilin (Chinese: 益林镇)
  • Gongxing (Chinese: 公兴镇)
  • Yangji (Chinese: 杨集镇)
  • Guhe (Chinese: 古河镇)
  • Luoqiao (Chinese: 罗桥镇)

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 盐城市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org . XZQH . zh . 2012-05-24.