# Fukang

Fukang is a county-level city in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Its area is 11,726 km$^2$ (4,527 sq mi) and its population in 2007 was reported as approximately 1.5 million. Fukang is located in Northern Xinjiang in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, north of Ürümqi.

## History

As early as the Han and Tang dynasties, Fukang was an important stopover on the ancient Silk Road. The Qianlong Emperor of the Qing dynasty established it as a county in 1776. Its status was changed to a city in November 1992.

## Subdivisions

Fukang is made up of 3 subdistricts, 4 towns, 1 township, and 2 ethnic townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Administrative division code | Notes |
| Subdistricts |||||||
| Bofeng Subdistrict | 博峰街道 | Bófēng Jiēdào | بوفېڭ كوچا باشقارمىسى | bofëng yoli kocha bashqarmisi | 652302001 | |
| Fuxin Subdistrict | 阜新街道 | Fùxīn Jiēdào | فۇشىن كوچا باشقارمىسى | fushin yoli kocha bashqarmisi | 652302002 | |
| Zhundong Subdistrict (Eastern Dzungaria Subdistrict) | 准东街道 | Zhǔndōng Jiēdào | شەرقىي جۇڭغار كوچا باشقارمىسى | sherqiy jungghar kocha bashqarmisi | 652302003 | |
| Towns |||||||
| Ganhezi Town | 甘河子镇 | Gānhézǐ Zhèn | گەنخېزا بازىرى | genxëza baziri | 652302100 | |
| Chengguan Town | 城关镇 | Chéngguān Zhèn | چىڭگۈەن بازىرى | chinggüen baziri | 652302101 | |
| Jiuyunjie Town | 九运街镇 | Jiǔyùnjiē Zhèn | جيۇيۇنگەي بازىرى | jyuyungey baziri | 652302102 | |
| Ziniquanzi Town | 滋泥泉子镇 | Zīníquánzǐ Zhèn | زىنىچۈەنزى بازىرى | zinichüenzi baziri | 652302103 | |
| Township |||||||
| Shuimogou Township | 水磨沟乡 | Shuǐmògōu Xiāng | شۇيموگۇ يېزىسى | shuymogu yëzisi | 652302202 | |
| Ethnic townships |||||||
| Shanghugou Kazakh Ethnic Township | 上户沟哈萨克民族乡 | Shànghùgōu Hāsàkè Mínzúxiāng | شاڭخۇگۇ قازاق يېزىسى | shangxugu qazaq yëzisi | 652302201 | (Kazakh) شاڭحۋگۋ قازاق اۋىلى |
| Sangonghe Kazakh Ethnic Township | 三工河哈萨克民族乡 | Sāngōnghé Hāsàkè Mínzúxiāng | سەنگۇڭخې قازاق يېزىسى | sengungxë qazaq yëzisi | 652302203 | (Kazakh) سانگۇڭحى قازاق اۋىلى |

## Climate

Climate data for Fukang, elevation 547 m (1,795 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) | 4.5 (40.1) | 25.2 (77.4) | 34.7 (94.5) | 38.0 (100.4) | 40.2 (104.4) | 40.9 (105.6) | 41.1 (106.0) | 38.8 (101.8) | 30.9 (87.6) | 18.8 (65.8) | 9.3 (48.7) | 41.1 (106.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11.8 (10.8) | −6.8 (19.8) | 6.2 (43.2) | 20.5 (68.9) | 26.8 (80.2) | 31.6 (88.9) | 33.0 (91.4) | 31.8 (89.2) | 26.1 (79.0) | 16.6 (61.9) | 3.6 (38.5) | −8.4 (16.9) | 14.1 (57.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.2 (2.8) | −11.5 (11.3) | 0.8 (33.4) | 13.1 (55.6) | 19.3 (66.7) | 24.5 (76.1) | 25.9 (78.6) | 24.0 (75.2) | 17.8 (64.0) | 8.9 (48.0) | −1.5 (29.3) | −12.5 (9.5) | 7.7 (45.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −20.2 (−4.4) | −15.9 (3.4) | −4.0 (24.8) | 6.5 (43.7) | 12.2 (54.0) | 17.8 (64.0) | 19.3 (66.7) | 17.0 (62.6) | 10.8 (51.4) | 3.3 (37.9) | −5.3 (22.5) | −16.0 (3.2) | 2.1 (35.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −32.8 (−27.0) | −32.9 (−27.2) | −28.4 (−19.1) | −7.9 (17.8) | −2.2 (28.0) | 7.2 (45.0) | 9.1 (48.4) | 4.3 (39.7) | −1.9 (28.6) | −9.2 (15.4) | −28.1 (−18.6) | −34.4 (−29.9) | −34.4 (−29.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.9 (0.27) | 7.7 (0.30) | 12.0 (0.47) | 27.0 (1.06) | 32.4 (1.28) | 22.7 (0.89) | 31.0 (1.22) | 27.3 (1.07) | 14.9 (0.59) | 19.7 (0.78) | 16.1 (0.63) | 11.5 (0.45) | 229.2 (9.01) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.0 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 8.1 | 71.5 |
| Average snowy days | 13.6 | 10.9 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 13.6 | 52 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 82 | 71 | 47 | 42 | 43 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 61 | 78 | 85 | 61 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 79.2 | 117.8 | 217.7 | 267.4 | 312.2 | 311.1 | 314.9 | 306.0 | 276.3 | 233.3 | 132.2 | 67.2 | 2,635.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 27 | 39 | 58 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 72 | 75 | 70 | 47 | 24 | 57 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Economy

In 2007, Fukang City's GDP was 4.822 billion yuan, 2.3 times that of 2002, an average annual increase of 17.6%. Per capita GDP reached 30,000 yuan, 2.1 times that of 2002, an average annual increase of 16.5%.
Fukang's economy relies primarily on heavy industry, agriculture and tourism.
Among the tourist attractions in the area are Bogda Peak and the Heavenly Lake of Tianshan.
Bogeda Biosphere Reserve, in the east part of the Tianshan Mountains, was designated a member of UNESCO's Man and Biosphere reserve in 1990.
Irrigated agriculture in the Fukang is enabled by streams flowing from the Tian Shan mountains, as well as by the eastern branch of the Irtysh–Karamay–Ürümqi Canal, which crosses the Gurbantünggüt Desert, bringing to Fukang water from the Irtysh River.

## Transport

* China National Highway 216

## Special facts

In 2000 a 925 "gemstone meteorite", a pallasite meteorite known as Fukang meteorite, was found near Fukang. It is considered a large and a rare of meteorite. In 2008 the main mass was offered for sale at Bonhams for a value of US $2 million. However the lot remained unsold.