Funing County, Jiangsu

Funing County
阜宁县
County
Funing

Location in Jiangsu

Coordinates: 33°41′13″N 119°43′44″E / 33.687°N 119.729°E / 33.687; 119.729Coordinates: 33°41′13″N 119°43′44″E / 33.687°N 119.729°E / 33.687; 119.729[1]
Country People's Republic of China
Province Jiangsu
Prefecture-level city Yancheng
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)

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

  1. ↑ Google (2014-07-02). "Funing" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
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