Heping County
Heping (postal: Hoping; Chinese: 和平; pinyin: Hépíng; lit.: 'peace') 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.
Heping 和平县 | |
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County | |
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  Heping Location in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 24°26′N 115°00′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Heyuan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,311 km2 (892 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
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) | |||||||||||||
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| 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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