Fuxin

Fuxin
Fuxin; 阜新
	Prefectur-level ceety
	阜新市
	Location o Fuxin Ceety jurisdiction in Liaoning
	Fuxin Location o the ceety centre in Liaoning
	Coordinates (city): 42°01′N 121°39′E / 42.017°N 121.650°E
Kintra	Fowkrepublic o Cheenae
Province	Liaoning
Destricts an Coonties	Leet Haizhou Destrict; Xinqiu Destrict; Taiping Destrict; Qinghemen Destrict; Xihe Destrict; Zhangwu Coonty; Fuxin Mongol Autonomous Coonty;
Govrenment
• CPC Fuxin	Committee Secretary
• Mayor	Qi Jihui (齐继慧)
Area
• Prefectur-level ceety	10445 km2 (4,033 sq mi)
• Urban	459 km2 (177 sq mi)
• Metro	459 km2 (177 sq mi)
Population (2010 census)
• Prefectur-level ceety	1,819,339
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
• Urban	669,317
• Urban density	1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
• Metro	669,317
• Metro density	1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (Cheenae Staundart)
Postal code	123000
Area code(s)	0418
Licence plates	辽J
Admeenistrative diveesion code	210900
ISO 3166-2	cn-21-09
Website	www.fuxin.gov.cn

Fuxin (Cheenese: 阜新; 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

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

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

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

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

Liaoning Technical Varsity (辽宁工程技术大学)
Fuxin College

Transportation

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

Gary, Unitit States^[2]

Notes

↑ "Foreign Investment in 2009". Fuxin, China. 26 Mey 2012. Archived frae the original on 14 Julie 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
↑ "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.

Freemit airtins

Offeecial Govrenment Steid (in Simplified Cheenese)
Information aboot Fuxin Archived 2005-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
[1] Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine Fuxin Ceety Cairt

[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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