Fuding
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Fuding 福鼎市 |
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 Fuding
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| Coordinates: 27°12′N 120°12′E / 27.200°N 120.200°ECoordinates: 27°12′N 120°12′E / 27.200°N 120.200°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Prefecture-level city | Ningde |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Fuding (Chinese: 福鼎市; pinyin: Fúdǐngshì) is a county-level city in northeastern Ningde prefecture level city, on Fujian's border with Zhejiang province.
Fuding county was established during the Qing Dynasty in 1739 AD.
Fuding was promoted to county-level city status in 1995. With a population of over half a million, the city oversees 3 street committees, 1 development zone, 10 towns and 3 townships, of which one is zoned Affirmative action-like for the city's native She people.
The city is mountainous and has a good deal of seacoast. Fu'an City lies to the west and Xiapu County to the south. North and east lie counties in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province. Territorial area is 1,526 kilometres (948 mi)², or 14,957.7 square kilometres (5,775.2 sq mi) when including sea area.
(xiang, 乡)
(minzu xiang, 民族乡)
The region mostly speaks Eastern Min natively. There is a Puxian Min (Hinghwa) speaking community in Fuding.
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