Dianbai District

Dianbai District, alternately romanized as Tinpak,[lower-alpha 1] is an urban district of the prefecture-level city of Maoming in southwestern Guangdong Province, China.

Dianbai

电白区

Tinpak
Dianbai
Location in Guangdong
Coordinates: 21°42′N 111°11′E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Prefecture-level cityMaoming
Area
  Total1,855 km2 (716 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Dianbai District
Simplified Chinese电白
Traditional Chinese電白
PostalTinpak

History

Dianbei Commandery was established in AD 528 under the Liang dynasty. It and the subsequent Dianbei County were organized under Gaozhou Commandery.[2] Under the Qing, Dianbai was one of the major ports of Guangdong. After the Chinese Civil War, it was placed under Maoming and eventually promoted to an urban district. Dianbai absorbed Maoming's former Maogang District on 23 February 2014.

Climate

Notes

  1. The Postal Map romanization reflects the local Cantonese pronunciation of the name. It was also formerly romanized as Teen-pih[1] and Teën-pih.[2]

References

  1. Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed. (1878), Vol. V, "China".
  2. Gützlaff, Charles, China Opened, p. 527.



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