Fuyu, Jilin

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Fuyu, formerly Fuyu County, is a county-level city in northwestern Jilin province, People's Republic of China, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Songyuan, and is Songyuan's easternmost county-level division. It has a land area of 4464 km2, and a population of 750,000. It lies 98 km east-southeast of Songyuan and 140 km northeast of Changchun, the provincial capital. The county seat is located in the town of Sanchahe (三岔河镇). The city name comes from Buyeo (Fuyu), an ancient kingdom located in parts of Northeast China.

Administrative divisions

Fuyu is divided into nine towns and 17 townships. Towns: Townships:

Climate

Fuyu has a monsoon-influenced, humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa), with long (lasting from November to March), very cold, windy, but dry winters, and hot, humid summers. The coldest month, January, averages −17.5 °C, while the warmest month, July, averages 22.7 °C; the annual mean is 4.8 °C. Over two-thirds of the annual precipitation falls from June to August alone.

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