# Feidong County

Feidong County (simplified Chinese: 肥东县; traditional Chinese: 肥東縣; pinyin: Féidōng Xiàn) is a county of Anhui Province, East China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hefei, the capital of Anhui. The county has a surface of 2,215.53 km$^2$ (855.42 sq mi) and a population of 861,960 inhabitants. It contains 18 towns and 2 development zones.

## Administrative divisions

Feidong County is divided to 12 towns, 5 townships and 1 ethnic township.

### Towns

| Dianbu (店埠镇) Zuozhen (撮镇镇) Liangyuan (梁园镇) Qiatouji (桥头集镇) Changlinhe (长临河镇) Shitang (石塘镇) | Gucheng (古城镇) Badou (八斗镇) Yuantuan (元疃镇) Bailong (白龙镇) Baogong (包公镇) Chenji (陈集镇) |

### Townships

| Zhongxing Township (众兴乡) Zhangji Township (张集乡) Mahu Township (马湖乡) | Chenji Township (陈集乡) Xiangdao Township (响导乡) Yangdian Township (杨店乡) |

### Ethnic Townships

* Paifang Hui and Manchu Ethnic Township (牌坊回族满族乡)

## Climate

Climate data for Feidong, elevation 18 m (59 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) | 19.7 (67.5) | 26.0 (78.8) | 30.5 (86.9) | 32.7 (90.9) | 35.2 (95.4) | 37.5 (99.5) | 40.0 (104.0) | 38.8 (101.8) | 38.5 (101.3) | 34.8 (94.6) | 28.3 (82.9) | 22.3 (72.1) | 40.0 (104.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) | 10.2 (50.4) | 15.3 (59.5) | 21.7 (71.1) | 27.0 (80.6) | 29.5 (85.1) | 32.3 (90.1) | 31.8 (89.2) | 28.1 (82.6) | 23.0 (73.4) | 16.4 (61.5) | 9.8 (49.6) | 21.0 (69.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) | 5.6 (42.1) | 10.4 (50.7) | 16.6 (61.9) | 22.0 (71.6) | 25.5 (77.9) | 28.4 (83.1) | 27.7 (81.9) | 23.3 (73.9) | 17.8 (64.0) | 11.3 (52.3) | 5.2 (41.4) | 16.4 (61.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.2 (31.6) | 2.0 (35.6) | 6.4 (43.5) | 12.1 (53.8) | 17.5 (63.5) | 21.8 (71.2) | 25.2 (77.4) | 24.5 (76.1) | 19.7 (67.5) | 13.7 (56.7) | 7.2 (45.0) | 1.6 (34.9) | 12.6 (54.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.9 (3.4) | −13.7 (7.3) | −3.5 (25.7) | −0.2 (31.6) | 7.8 (46.0) | 12.7 (54.9) | 18.6 (65.5) | 15.8 (60.4) | 9.8 (49.6) | 1.1 (34.0) | −5.8 (21.6) | −17.1 (1.2) | −17.1 (1.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 45.9 (1.81) | 50.9 (2.00) | 74.8 (2.94) | 77.9 (3.07) | 90.4 (3.56) | 143.3 (5.64) | 181.9 (7.16) | 143.4 (5.65) | 72.6 (2.86) | 49.4 (1.94) | 55.5 (2.19) | 32.6 (1.28) | 1,018.6 (40.1) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.8 | 8.9 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 113.6 |
| Average snowy days | 4.3 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 9.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 75 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 102.9 | 109.8 | 153.0 | 178.7 | 178.7 | 152.9 | 182.6 | 172.9 | 142.7 | 152.9 | 136.5 | 122.6 | 1,786.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 32 | 35 | 41 | 46 | 42 | 36 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 44 | 43 | 39 | 40 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Transport

* China National Highway 312
The urban area is served by Feidong railway station. Changlinhe railway station is also situated here.

## Notable people

* Bao Zheng (999–1062), Northern Song dynasty bureaucrat and judge whose name has become synonymous with judicial wisdom and uprightness.
* Li Hongzhang (1823–1901), prominent late Qing dynasty bureaucrat and diplomat.
* Wu Bangguo (1941–), former chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.