Funing County 阜宁县 |
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County | |
Location in Jiangsu | |
Coordinates: 33°41′13″N 119°43′44″E / 33.687°N 119.729°ECoordinates: 33°41′13″N 119°43′44″E / 33.687°N 119.729°E | |
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.