Fenxi County 汾西县 Fensi | |
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  Fenxi Location of the seat in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates:36°39′11″N111°33′50″E / 36.653°N 111.564°E /36.653; 111.564 | |
| 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 County (Chinese:汾西;pinyin:Fénxī) is a county ofShanxi province, China. It is under the administration ofLinfen 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 literally means west (Chinese:西;pinyin:xī) of theFen River (Chinese:汾;pinyin:fén), due to the county's location along the western banks of the Fen River.[2]
According to theYuanhe 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]
TheWestern Han organized the area as Zhi County (simplified Chinese:彘县;traditional Chinese:彘縣;pinyin:Zhì Xiàn), which theEastern Han changed to Yong'an County (simplified Chinese:永安县;traditional Chinese:永安縣;pinyin:Yǒng'ān Xiàn).[2]
TheNorthern Wei reorganized the area was Fenxi Commandery (Chinese:汾西郡;pinyin:Fénxī Jùn).[2]
During theSong dynasty, the area belonged toPingyang Fu [zh].[2]
In theJin dynasty, the area belonged toHuo Zhou [zh].[2]
During theYuan dynasty, the area belonged toJinning Lu [zh].[2]
Under theMing dynasty and theQing dynasty, the area was administered again under Pingyang Fu.[2]
In 1949, the area fell under the jurisdiction of Linfen Prefecture, which was renamed toJinnan Prefecture [zh] in 1954.[2] The current iteration of Fenxi County was established in 1961.[2]
Fenxi County is located along the west bank of theFen River, and along the southeastern portion of theLüliang Mountains.[3] The county's terrain is higher in the northwest, lower in the southeast, and generally characteristic of theLoess 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 southernTuanbai Township [zh], at 583 metres (1,913 ft) above sea level.[3]
Major rivers in Fenxi County include theFen River, the Tuanbaijian River (Chinese:团柏涧河;pinyin:Tuánbǎijiàn Hé), and the Duizhu River (Chinese:对竹河;pinyin:Duìzhú Hé).[3]
| Climate data for Fenxi, elevation 1,012 m (3,320 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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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) | −18.5 (−1.3) | −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) |
| Averageprecipitation 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 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 45 | 46 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 54 | 68 | 71 | 68 | 60 | 54 | 46 | 54 |
| Mean monthlysunshine 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 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 56 | 56 | 54 | 58 | 57 | 51 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 54 | 57 | 59 | 54 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Fenxi County administers 5towns and 3townships.[6]
Fenxi County's 5 towns areYong'an [zh],Duizhu [zh],Qingxiang [zh],Heping [zh], andSengnian [zh].[6]
Fenxi County's 3 townships areDianping Township [zh],Tuanbai Township [zh], andXingjiayao Township [zh].[6]
Fenxi County has asex 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 populousvillage-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 the2010 Chinese Census.[1][2] In the2000 Chinese Census, Fenxi County's population was 133,836.[2] A 1996 estimate put the county's population at about 120,000.[2]
