Fengkai County

Fengkai County
封开县
County
Fengkai
Location in Guangdong
Coordinates: 23°25′26″N 111°30′43″E / 23.424°N 111.512°E / 23.424; 111.512Coordinates: 23°25′26″N 111°30′43″E / 23.424°N 111.512°E / 23.424; 111.512
Country People's Republic of China
Province Guangdong
Prefecture-level city Zhaoqing
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Fengkai
Traditional Chinese 封開
Simplified Chinese 封开
Literal meaning Sealed-&-Open
Fengchuan-&-Kaijian
Former names
Fengzhou
Chinese 封州
Literal meaning Seal(ed) Prefecture
Fengchuan
Chinese 封川
Postal Fungchun
Literal meaning Seal(ed) River
Kaijian
Traditional Chinese 開建
Simplified Chinese 开建
Postal Hoikin
Literal meaning 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 Kaijian Counties, which were formerly romanized as Fungchuan[lower-alpha 1] and Hoikin[lower-alpha 2] respectively.

History

Fengkai (as Fengzhou) on the 1136 Yuji Tu

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.[1]

Administrative divisions

NameChinese (S)Hanyu PinyinPopulation (2010)[2]Area (km2)
Jiangkou town江口镇Jiāngkǒu Zhèn65,160177
Jiangchuan town江川镇Jiāngchuān Zhèn8,286120.08
Baigou town白垢镇Báigòu Zhèn12,125142.3
Dazhou town大洲镇Dàzhōu Zhèn12,514161.84
Yulao town渔涝镇Yúlào Zhèn18,187118
He'erkou town河儿口镇Hé'erkǒu Zhèn21,483368
Liandu town莲都镇Liándū Zhèn24,838256
Xinghua town杏花镇Xìnghuā Zhèn23,277156.3
Luodong town罗董镇Luōdǒng Zhèn21,205136.83
Changgang town长岗镇Chánggǎng Zhèn20,497152.64
Pingfeng town平凤镇Píngfèng Zhèn16,901107.67
Nanfeng town南丰镇Nánfēng Zhèn71,479306
Dayukou town大玉口镇Dàyùkǒu Zhèn11,279129
Duping town都平镇Dōupíng Zhèn8,913130.54
Jinzhuang town金装镇Jīnzhuāng Zhèn27,247127.08
Chang'an town长安镇Cháng'ān Zhèn34,867139.04

Climate

Notes

  1. ↑ Fengchuan was also sometimes romanized as Fung Chuen.[1]
  2. ↑ Kaijian was also sometimes romanized as Kae Kin.[1]

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 Bolton & al. (1941), p. 262.
  2. ↑ 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 (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao (Di 1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.

Bibliography

  • Bolton, Kingsley; et al. (1941), Triad Societies, Vol. 5, Abingdon: Routledge , reprinted 2000.


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