Fujian Survey
Geographical Position
The location of Fujian is between the east longitude 115 �50' to 120 �44', north latitude 23 �31' to 28 �19'. Fujian lies in the southeast coast of China, and it is the north eastern neighbour of the Zhejiang Province. It also connects in the northwest to the Jiangxi Province and the southwest connects to the Guangdong Province. The East China Sea lies in the east, and Taiwan Straits connects it with Taiwan.
The land area is 121,400 square kilometres, most of it made of mountains connected to each other. The sea area, according to international water lines, is 136,000 square kilometres. The continental coastline is over 3,000 kilometres, the second largest in China. The coastal land twists like silk floss with numerous harbours and islands.
Climate Characteristics
The majority of the Fujian Province is located in the middle of a subtropical zone. The southeast of Fujian is in the southern subtropical zone and belongs to the maritime monsoon climate. Fujian climate is temperate in the whole province, the rainfall is plentiful, the average temperature of the whole year is 15.3� to 21.9�, the annual precipitation is 1,351 to 2,645 millimetres. The yearly average sunshine is 1,400 to 2,000 hours, and 240 to 330 days of frostfree periods.
Population and Nationalities
The total population in Fujian is 35,350,000, of which 16,720,000 live in urban areas. The rural population is 18,630,000. Fujian has a mix of nationalities, besides the Han majority, there are the She, the Hui, the Man, and the Gaoshan and 31 ethnic minorities with population of 583,800, which accounts for 1.71% of the total in Fujian province. Fujian has the largest population of the She and the second largest Gaoshan nationalities in China.
Source : Ministry of Commerce People's Republic of China
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