Raoping County

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, facing the South China Sea to the south, Xiangqiao District to the southwest, Chenghai District of Shantou City, Chao'an District to the west, and Dabu County of Meizhou City to the north.^[1] The city with the same name has 394,636 inhabitants (2020).^[2]

Raoping 饶平县 Jaoping
County
Raoping Location of the seat in Guangdong
Coordinates: 23°39′50″N 117°00′14″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture-level city	Chaozhou
Area
• Total	1,670 km2 (640 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	817,442
• Density	490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	http://www.raoping.gov.cn/

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

Raoping is famous for its seafood and fruits.

Climate

Climate data for Raoping, elevation 45 m (148 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	29.3 (84.7)	26.7 (80.1)	28.5 (83.3)	31.3 (88.3)	35.1 (95.2)	35.2 (95.4)	38.6 (101.5)	36.0 (96.8)	35.1 (95.2)	34.1 (93.4)	31.0 (87.8)	27.4 (81.3)	38.6 (101.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	18.9 (66.0)	19.3 (66.7)	21.4 (70.5)	25.1 (77.2)	28.4 (83.1)	30.6 (87.1)	32.3 (90.1)	32.2 (90.0)	31.4 (88.5)	28.9 (84.0)	25.4 (77.7)	21.0 (69.8)	26.2 (79.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	14.3 (57.7)	14.9 (58.8)	17.2 (63.0)	21.1 (70.0)	24.7 (76.5)	27.3 (81.1)	28.5 (83.3)	28.3 (82.9)	27.3 (81.1)	24.3 (75.7)	20.6 (69.1)	16.3 (61.3)	22.1 (71.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	11.1 (52.0)	12.0 (53.6)	14.4 (57.9)	18.3 (64.9)	22.0 (71.6)	24.8 (76.6)	25.6 (78.1)	25.4 (77.7)	24.2 (75.6)	20.8 (69.4)	17.0 (62.6)	12.8 (55.0)	19.0 (66.3)
Record low °C (°F)	3.1 (37.6)	2.7 (36.9)	4.4 (39.9)	9.6 (49.3)	15.4 (59.7)	17.2 (63.0)	21.4 (70.5)	21.9 (71.4)	18.1 (64.6)	11.7 (53.1)	5.3 (41.5)	0.5 (32.9)	0.5 (32.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	39.0 (1.54)	49.1 (1.93)	97.3 (3.83)	138.7 (5.46)	194.8 (7.67)	270.4 (10.65)	215.2 (8.47)	271.1 (10.67)	144.9 (5.70)	32.3 (1.27)	39.3 (1.55)	41.4 (1.63)	1,533.5 (60.37)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	6.4	9.5	11.2	12.1	14.7	16.9	12.6	14.2	9.3	3.3	4.6	6.1	120.9
Average relative humidity (%)	73	77	78	80	82	85	82	82	77	71	71	70	77
Mean monthly sunshine hours	157.8	122.9	124.2	137.4	161.8	185.6	257.9	229.5	214.9	221.6	189.5	176.1	2,179.2
Percentage possible sunshine	47	38	33	36	39	46	62	58	59	62	58	53	49
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

Famous people

• Limahong
• Liu Kun
• Zhan Antai (Sinologist, historian, calligrapher)
• Zhang Jingsheng (Sexologist)

See also

• Chaoshan