Heping County

Heping (postal: Hoping; Chinese: 和平; pinyin: Hépíng; lit. 'peace', Hakka:Fò-phìn) is a county of northeastern Guangdong Province, China, bordering Jiangxi to the north. It is under the administration of Heyuan City. At the 2010 census, its population was around 300,000, with the majority of the residents being Hakka.

Heping
和平县
Heping is located in Guangdong
Heping
Heping
Location in Guangdong
Coordinates: 24°26′N 115°00′E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Prefecture-level cityHeyuan
Area
  Total2,311 km2 (892 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Beijing–Kowloon Railway at the Shangling Station (Chinese: 上陵站) in Heping County, Guangdong.

  

Language

As in the great majority of Heyuan county, Hakka Chinese is spoken, with residents calling their local dialect Heping hua.

Climate

Climate data for Heping (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 27.9
(82.2)
30.6
(87.1)
32.0
(89.6)
33.5
(92.3)
36.0
(96.8)
37.9
(100.2)
38.1
(100.6)
39.2
(102.6)
37.4
(99.3)
35.8
(96.4)
34.5
(94.1)
28.7
(83.7)
39.2
(102.6)
Average high °C (°F) 16.1
(61.0)
17.1
(62.8)
20.1
(68.2)
24.7
(76.5)
28.6
(83.5)
30.8
(87.4)
33.2
(91.8)
33.1
(91.6)
30.8
(87.4)
27.6
(81.7)
22.9
(73.2)
18.2
(64.8)
25.3
(77.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.3
(50.5)
12.1
(53.8)
15.4
(59.7)
20.3
(68.5)
23.8
(74.8)
26.2
(79.2)
27.6
(81.7)
27.4
(81.3)
25.3
(77.5)
21.7
(71.1)
16.6
(61.9)
11.6
(52.9)
19.9
(67.7)
Average low °C (°F) 6.5
(43.7)
8.8
(47.8)
12.1
(53.8)
17.1
(62.8)
20.5
(68.9)
23.1
(73.6)
23.8
(74.8)
23.8
(74.8)
21.8
(71.2)
17.6
(63.7)
12.4
(54.3)
7.3
(45.1)
16.2
(61.2)
Record low °C (°F) −2.6
(27.3)
−1.1
(30.0)
−1.5
(29.3)
6.0
(42.8)
10.3
(50.5)
15.3
(59.5)
18.3
(64.9)
19.3
(66.7)
13.5
(56.3)
6.3
(43.3)
−0.4
(31.3)
−3.5
(25.7)
−3.5
(25.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 56.8
(2.24)
106.4
(4.19)
164.3
(6.47)
222.8
(8.77)
238.1
(9.37)
262.8
(10.35)
183.4
(7.22)
181.4
(7.14)
149.0
(5.87)
34.3
(1.35)
41.9
(1.65)
37.0
(1.46)
1,678.2
(66.08)
Average relative humidity (%) 75 79 82 84 84 85 82 82 81 75 73 72 80
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[1]

References

  1. 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 7 November 2022.


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