Fengning County 丰宁县 ᡶᡝᠩᠨᡳᠩ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ |
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Autonomous county | |
丰宁满族自治县
ᡶᡝᠩᠨᡳᠩ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᠪᡝᠶᡝ ᡩᠠᠰᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ |
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The former temporary palace of Genghis Khan on north grassland of the county.
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Location in Hebei | |
Coordinates: 41°12′N 116°39′E / 41.200°N 116.650°ECoordinates: 41°12′N 116°39′E / 41.200°N 116.650°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hebei |
Prefecture-level city | Chengde |
Township-level divisions | 9 towns 16 townships 1 ethnic township |
County seat | Dage (大阁镇) |
Area | |
• Total | 8,765 km2 (3,384 sq mi) |
Elevation | 662 m (2,172 ft) |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 380,000 |
• Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | China StandardChina Standard (UTC+8+8) |
Postal code | 068300 |
Area code(s) | 0314 |
Website | fn |
Fengning Manchu Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 丰宁满族自治县; traditional Chinese: 豐寧滿族自治縣; pinyin: Fēngníng Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn; Manchu: ᡶᡝᠩᠨᡳᠩ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᠪᡝᠶᡝ ᡩᠠᠰᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ) is a Manchu autonomous county of northern Hebei province, bordering Beijing to the southwest and Inner Mongolia to the north, and lying under the administration of Chengde City. As of 2004[update], it had a population of 380,000 residing in an area of 8,765 square kilometres (3,384 sq mi), making it the second-largest county of Hebei in terms of area, after the neighbouring Weichang Manchu and Mongol Autonomous County.
Here, fossil-bearing rocks of the Mesozoic Huajiying Formation and/or Yixian Formation occur on the surface. The prehistoric bird Paraprotopteryx was found in such a deposit.