Raoping County

Raoping County
饶平县
County
Raoping
Location of the seat in Guangdong
Coordinates: 23°39′50″N 117°00′14″E / 23.664°N 117.004°E / 23.664; 117.004Coordinates: 23°39′50″N 117°00′14″E / 23.664°N 117.004°E / 23.664; 117.004
Country People's Republic of China
Province Guangdong
Prefecture-level city Chaozhou
Area
  Total 2,203 km2 (851 sq mi)
Population
  Total 900,000
  Density 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website http://www.raoping.gov.cn/

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, and facing the South China Sea to the south. The city with the same name has 135,600 inhabitants (1990).

It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Chaozhou. The dialects spoken in Raoping are Teochew and Hakka (Raoping dialect).

Raoping is famous for its seafood and fruits.

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