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Dabu County (Chinese: 大埔县) is a county in Meizhou City, in the east of Guangdong Province, China. A center of Hakka culture, it has a population of 375,000.
Dabu
大埔县 | |
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 Gateway with "父子進士" (Fathers and sons achieved the rank of "Jinshi") inscribed on it | |
 Location in Meizhou | |
  Dabu Location of the seat in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 24°20′53″N 116°41′42″E / 24.348°N 116.695°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Meizhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,470 km2 (950 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 330,948 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
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| Simplified Chinese | 大埔县 | ||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 大埔縣 | ||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 大埔 | ||||||||||||||
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Notable people
editThis is the ancestral hometown of 1st President of Guyana, Arthur Chung, even though the Indians are the majority of Guyana.[1]
70% of Singapore's 300,000-strong Hakka community are descended from emigrants from Dabu County, including the great-grandfather of Singapore's founding father and first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew.[2]
Ethno-linguistic make-up
editDabu is noted for its large Hakka population.
Administrative divisions
editDabu County has jurisdiction over the following towns:
- Huliao (湖寮镇)
- Gaopi (高陂镇)
- Chayang (茶阳镇)
- Dama (大麻镇)
- Sanhe (三河镇)
- Yinjiang (银江镇)
- Guangde (光德镇)
- Taoyuan (桃源镇)
- Fenglang (枫朗镇)
- Dadong (大东镇)
- Xihe (西河镇)
- Qingxi (青溪镇)
- Zhourui (洲瑞镇)
- Baihou (百侯镇)
The administrative center of the county was originally in the ancient town of Chayang before moving to Huliao.[when?]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Dabu (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.9 (84.0) |
31.4 (88.5) |
32.8 (91.0) |
35.9 (96.6) |
36.8 (98.2) |
37.7 (99.9) |
39.8 (103.6) |
38.6 (101.5) |
37.0 (98.6) |
38.0 (100.4) |
34.4 (93.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
39.8 (103.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.3 (66.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
27.1 (80.8) |
30.3 (86.5) |
32.4 (90.3) |
34.3 (93.7) |
33.9 (93.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
29.5 (85.1) |
25.7 (78.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
27.5 (81.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.6 (54.7) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.5 (63.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
24.8 (76.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.8 (82.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
22.9 (73.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
21.3 (70.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
17.7 (63.9) |
21.1 (70.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
9.7 (49.5) |
17.5 (63.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
7.6 (45.7) |
13.4 (56.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.2 (68.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
14.6 (58.3) |
6.9 (44.4) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 51.2 (2.02) |
75.1 (2.96) |
125.3 (4.93) |
167.5 (6.59) |
201.8 (7.94) |
242.9 (9.56) |
171.2 (6.74) |
219.6 (8.65) |
126.9 (5.00) |
34.5 (1.36) |
37.9 (1.49) |
43.1 (1.70) |
1,497 (58.94) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.6 | 10.4 | 14.4 | 14.8 | 16.8 | 19.3 | 14.7 | 17.9 | 11.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 145.3 |
| Average snowy days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 123.0 | 98.8 | 94.4 | 106.4 | 126.6 | 140.9 | 206.2 | 182.5 | 177.3 | 180.8 | 156.1 | 141.6 | 1,734.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 37 | 31 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 50 | 46 | 48 | 51 | 48 | 43 | 39 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "美洲史上首位华人总统，被民众尊称为国父，声称自己的根在中国_腾讯新闻".
- ^ "Lee Kuan Yew: The pride of a tiny village in China". 23 March 2016.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
External links
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