Fukang
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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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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 |
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| Subdistricts | ||||||
| Bofeng Subdistrict | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 652302001 | |
| Fuxin Subdistrict | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 652302002 | |
| Zhundong Subdistrict (Eastern Dzungaria Subdistrict) |
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| Towns | ||||||
| Ganhezi Town | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 652302100 | |
| Chengguan Town | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 652302101 | |
| Jiuyunjie Town | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 652302102 | |
| Ziniquanzi Town | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 652302103 | |
| Township | ||||||
| Shuimogou Township | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 652302202 | |
| Ethnic townships | ||||||
| Shanghugou Kazakh Ethnic Township | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 652302201 | (Kazakh) Script error: No such module "Lang". |
| Sangonghe Kazakh Ethnic Township | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | 652302203 | (Kazakh) Script error: No such module "Lang". |
Climate
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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%.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Fukang's economy relies primarily on heavy industry, agriculture and tourism.[2]
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.[3]
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
Special facts
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Notes
References
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