Haifeng County

Haifeng

海丰县
Hoifung
Haifeng 海丰县 Hoifung
County
	Haifeng Location of the seat in Guangdong
	Coordinates (Haifeng County government): 22°58′03″N 115°19′22″E / 22.9674°N 115.3229°ECoordinates: 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)

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.

History[]

Map including Haifeng (labeled as HAI-FENG (HOIFUNG) 海豐) (1954)

Hakka peasants from nearby villages of Chengxiang county (modern-day Meixian) immigrated to Haifeng, forming numerous Hakka rural settlements in the county.

Administrative divisions[]

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[]

Hoklo (Ho̍-lóh) and Hakka (Hak-kâ-fa) are used in the area.^{[citation needed]}

Climate[]

showClimate data for Haifeng (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)
Average high °C (°F)	20.2 (68.4)	20.2 (68.4)	22.1 (71.8)	25.6 (78.1)	28.5 (83.3)	30.3 (86.5)	31.9 (89.4)	32.0 (89.6)	31.1 (88.0)	29.3 (84.7)	26.0 (78.8)	22.0 (71.6)	26.6 (79.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	15.2 (59.4)	15.9 (60.6)	18.3 (64.9)	22.1 (71.8)	25.2 (77.4)	27.2 (81.0)	28.3 (82.9)	28.3 (82.9)	27.2 (81.0)	24.8 (76.6)	20.9 (69.6)	16.6 (61.9)	22.5 (72.5)
Average low °C (°F)	11.8 (53.2)	13.0 (55.4)	15.5 (59.9)	19.5 (67.1)	22.6 (72.7)	24.7 (76.5)	25.5 (77.9)	25.4 (77.7)	24.3 (75.7)	21.4 (70.5)	17.3 (63.1)	12.9 (55.2)	19.5 (67.1)
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)	31.5 (1.24)	67.4 (2.65)	136.0 (5.35)	208.0 (8.19)	338.6 (13.33)	421.0 (16.57)	396.6 (15.61)	357.2 (14.06)	243.0 (9.57)	47.5 (1.87)	28.9 (1.14)	30.7 (1.21)	2,306.4 (90.79)
Average relative humidity (%)	72	77	81	84	85	86	84	83	79	73	70	67	78
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center

References[]

^ "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.

External links[]

official website of Haifeng county government (in Chinese)

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[1] "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.

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Haifeng 海丰县 Hoifung
County
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 / 22.9674; 115.3229Coordinates: 22°58′03″N 115°19′22″E / 22.9674°N 115.3229°E / 22.9674; 115.3229
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)