Fengqiu County

Fengqiu
封丘县
Fengkiu
Fengqiu
Location of the seat in Henan
Coordinates: 35°02′28″N 114°25′08″E / 35.0412°N 114.4189°E / 35.0412; 114.4189
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityXinxiang
Area
  Total
1,220 km2 (470 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total
718,600
  Density590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
453300
Fengqiu County
Traditional Chinese封邱縣
Simplified Chinese封丘县
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinFēngqiū xiàn
Bopomofoㄈㄥ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
Wade–GilesFeng1-ch‘iu1 hsien4
IPA[fə́ŋ.tɕʰjóʊ ɕjɛ̂n]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationFūngyāu yuhn
Jyutpingfung1 jau1 jyun6
IPA[fʊŋ˥.jɐw˥ jyn˨]

Fengqiu County (simplified Chinese: 封丘; traditional Chinese: 封邱; pinyin: Fēngqiū) is a county in the north of Henan province, located on the north (left) bank of the Yellow River. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xinxiang.

In ancient times, Pingqiu County (平丘) was located to the east of here.