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Haifeng County
Haifeng County (postal: Hoifung; simplified Chinese: 海丰县; traditional Chinese: 海豐縣; pinyin: Hǎifēng Xiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hái-hong-koān) is a county under the administration of Shanwei, in the southeast of Guangdong Province, China.
Haifeng 海丰县 Hoifung | |
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Haifeng Location of the seat in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates (Haifeng County government): 22°58′03″N 115°19′22″E / 22.9674°N 115.3229°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Shanwei |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,750 km2 (680 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (31 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
History edit
Hakka peasants from nearby villages of Chengxiang county (modern-day Meixian) immigrated to Haifeng, forming numerous Hakka rural settlements in the county.
Administrative divisions edit
Haifeng County currently comprises 16 administrative town.[1] They are:
- Meilong town (梅陇镇)
- Xiaomo subdistrict
- Houmen town (鲘门镇)
- Lianan town (联安镇)
- Yaohe town (陶河镇)
- Chikeng town (赤坑镇)
- Dahu town (大湖镇)
- Ketang town (可塘镇)
- Huangqiang town (黄羌镇)
- Pingdong town (平东镇)
- Haicheng town (海城镇)
- Ebu subdistrict (鹅埠街道)
- Chishi subdistrict (赤石街道)
- Gongping town (公平镇)
- Fucheng town (附城镇)
- Chengdong town (城东镇)
Languages edit
Hoklo (Ho̍-lóh) and Hakka (Hak-kâ-fa) are used in the area.[citation needed]
Climate edit
| Climate data for Haifeng (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.2 (82.8) | 30.1 (86.2) | 30.6 (87.1) | 33.7 (92.7) | 33.1 (91.6) | 36.7 (98.1) | 38.8 (101.8) | 38.1 (100.6) | 36.5 (97.7) | 34.5 (94.1) | 33.1 (91.6) | 30.4 (86.7) | 38.8 (101.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.5 (68.9) | 21.0 (69.8) | 22.9 (73.2) | 26.1 (79.0) | 29.1 (84.4) | 30.8 (87.4) | 32.4 (90.3) | 32.5 (90.5) | 31.9 (89.4) | 29.7 (85.5) | 26.4 (79.5) | 22.3 (72.1) | 27.1 (80.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.4 (59.7) | 16.3 (61.3) | 18.7 (65.7) | 22.3 (72.1) | 25.5 (77.9) | 27.6 (81.7) | 28.7 (83.7) | 28.5 (83.3) | 27.7 (81.9) | 25.1 (77.2) | 21.4 (70.5) | 17.1 (62.8) | 22.9 (73.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.1 (53.8) | 13.3 (55.9) | 15.9 (60.6) | 19.6 (67.3) | 22.9 (73.2) | 25.1 (77.2) | 25.9 (78.6) | 25.7 (78.3) | 24.7 (76.5) | 21.8 (71.2) | 17.9 (64.2) | 13.6 (56.5) | 19.9 (67.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) | 3.6 (38.5) | 4.2 (39.6) | 10.0 (50.0) | 13.8 (56.8) | 18.8 (65.8) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.5 (70.7) | 18.2 (64.8) | 12.4 (54.3) | 7.2 (45.0) | 1.7 (35.1) | 1.7 (35.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 40.2 (1.58) | 50.8 (2.00) | 113.4 (4.46) | 192.8 (7.59) | 395.6 (15.57) | 579.3 (22.81) | 401.8 (15.82) | 424.5 (16.71) | 229.8 (9.05) | 56.5 (2.22) | 35.5 (1.40) | 33.4 (1.31) | 2,553.6 (100.52) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.9 | 9.4 | 12.9 | 14.8 | 17.7 | 20.8 | 19.1 | 17.5 | 13.2 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 146.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 76 | 79 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 145.6 | 102.7 | 93.6 | 100.0 | 127.0 | 147.0 | 199.0 | 183.6 | 181.3 | 200.4 | 175.4 | 161.9 | 1,817.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 43 | 32 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 36 | 48 | 46 | 50 | 56 | 53 | 49 | 41 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "2011 Zoning codes and urban-rural division codes for statistics: Haifeng County" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2011.[dead link][dead link]
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
External links edit
- official website of Haifeng county government (in Chinese)