Funing County, Jiangsu
Funing County
阜宁县 | |
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  Funing Location in Jiangsu | |
| Coordinates: 33°41′13″N 119°43′44″E / 33.687°N 119.729°E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Yancheng |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Funing County (simplified Chinese: 阜宁县; traditional Chinese: 阜寧縣; pinyin: Fùníng Xiàn) 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 up the Ningjingyan Expressway.
Funing is famous for being a revolutionary area of the Communist Party of China.
It is also home to the Jiangsu Funing Economic Development Zone.
See also
References
- ^ Google (2014-07-02). "Funing" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
External links
- Funing Government website
- Funing County English guide (Jiangsu.NET)