Raoping County
County in Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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Raoping County (postal: Jaoping; simplified Chinese: 饶平县; traditional Chinese: 饒平縣; pinyin: Ráopíng Xiàn) is a county in eastern Guangdong Province, bordering Fujian Province to the east, facing the South China Sea to the south, Xiangqiao District to the southwest, Chenghai District of Shantou City, Chao'an District to the west, and Dabu County of Meizhou City to the north.[1] The city with the same name has 394,636 inhabitants (2020).[2]
Raoping
饶平县 Jaoping | |
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  Raoping Location of the seat in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 23°39′50″N 117°00′14″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Chaozhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,670 km2 (640 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 817,442 |
| • Density | 489/km2 (1,270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | http://www.raoping.gov.cn/ |
It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Chaozhou. Chaoshan Min and Hakka (Raoping dialect) are spoken in Raoping.
Raoping is famous for its seafood and fruits.
Geography
Raoping County sits at the edge of the Chaoshan Plain and is one of Guangdong’s mountainous counties. Its terrain leans from mountains to sea, with higher elevations in the north and lower lands in the south. The county has 13 islands; the largest is Haishan Island, now connected to the mainland and effectively a peninsula, covering 46.9 square kilometres. Seven peaks rise above 1,000 metres, with Xiyan Mountain the tallest at 1,256 metres. The Huanggang River is the county’s largest waterway, stretching 87.2 kilometres, flowing through 12 towns before entering the South China Sea. Raoping has three major bays — Zhelin, Gaosha, and Dacheng. Zhelin Bay is the largest, covering 68 square kilometres. The coastline runs 136 kilometres, and the main port is Sanbaimen Harbour.[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Raoping, elevation 45 m (148 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.3 (84.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
35.1 (95.2) |
35.2 (95.4) |
38.6 (101.5) |
36.0 (96.8) |
35.1 (95.2) |
34.1 (93.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
27.4 (81.3) |
38.6 (101.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.9 (66.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
28.4 (83.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.4 (88.5) |
28.9 (84.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
26.2 (79.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.3 (57.7) |
14.9 (58.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
24.3 (75.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
22.1 (71.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.1 (52.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
19.0 (66.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) |
2.7 (36.9) |
4.4 (39.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
17.2 (63.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
5.3 (41.5) |
0.5 (32.9) |
0.5 (32.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 39.0 (1.54) |
49.1 (1.93) |
97.3 (3.83) |
138.7 (5.46) |
194.8 (7.67) |
270.4 (10.65) |
215.2 (8.47) |
271.1 (10.67) |
144.9 (5.70) |
32.3 (1.27) |
39.3 (1.55) |
41.4 (1.63) |
1,533.5 (60.37) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.4 | 9.5 | 11.2 | 12.1 | 14.7 | 16.9 | 12.6 | 14.2 | 9.3 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 120.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 85 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 157.8 | 122.9 | 124.2 | 137.4 | 161.8 | 185.6 | 257.9 | 229.5 | 214.9 | 221.6 | 189.5 | 176.1 | 2,179.2 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 47 | 38 | 33 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 62 | 58 | 59 | 62 | 58 | 53 | 49 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Famous people
- Limahong
- Liu Kun
- Zhan Antai (Sinologist, historian, calligrapher)
- Zhang Jingsheng (Sexologist)
