Fuxin

Fuxin (Chinese: 阜新; pinyin: Fùxīn) is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, bordering the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to the north.

As of the 2020 census, its decreasing total population was 1,647,280 inhabitants (1,819,339 in 2010), of whom 716,494 lived in the built-up (or metro) area, encompassing the four urban districts, collectively known as 'Fuxin City'.

Fuxin has direct administration over 7 county-level divisions: 5 districts, 1 county and 1 autonomous county: Fuxin has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa), with long, cold but dry winters and hot, humid summers.

The city suffers from the over-mining of coal, which is low in supply while fundamental to Fuxin's economy.

As regards rail transport, Fuxin is well-connected to the major cities in North and Northeastern China, such as Beijing, Tianjin and Shenyang by a number of trains.

Map including Fuxin (labeled as FOU-HSIN (walled) 阜新 ) ( AMS , 1956)