Heping County

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Heping
和平县
County
Heping City.JPG
Heping is located in Guangdong
Heping
Heping
Location in Guangdong
Coordinates: 24°26′N 115°00′E / 24.433°N 115.000°E / 24.433; 115.000Coordinates: 24°26′N 115°00′E / 24.433°N 115.000°E / 24.433; 115.000
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.

　　

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.

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


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