Baoting 保亭县 | |
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| 保亭黎族苗族县 Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County | |
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  Baoting Location in Hainan | |
| Coordinates:18°38′28″N109°46′30″E / 18.64111°N 109.77500°E /18.64111; 109.77500 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hainan |
| Seat | Baocheng Town |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,153.24 km2 (445.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 168,000 |
| • Density | 146/km2 (377/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County is anautonomous county inHainan, China. One of the six autonomous counties on the island, its postal code is 572300. Baoting spans an area of 1,153.24 square kilometres (445.27 sq mi), and has a population of about 168,000 as of 2020.[1]
The area has been referred to as Baoting (Chinese:保亭;pinyin:Bǎotíng) since at least theMing dynasty.[1] Baoting was first incorporated as acounty in 1935.[1]
Baoting fell under control of thePeople's Liberation Army in February 1948.[1]
Baoting has atropical monsoon climate (KöppenAm). During the winter, the average high temperature exceeds 26°C (78.8°F) and the rainy season is long. Because it is blocked by Wuzhishan Mountain, cold air cannot easily invade. The climate is warm all year round. The Qixianling Forest Park within the territory has given birth to large areas of tropical mountainous region al rainforest.
| Climate data for Baoting, elevation 69 m (226 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 32.6 (90.7) | 34.0 (93.2) | 35.4 (95.7) | 38.0 (100.4) | 38.9 (102.0) | 37.4 (99.3) | 37.2 (99.0) | 37.3 (99.1) | 36.5 (97.7) | 35.7 (96.3) | 34.3 (93.7) | 32.9 (91.2) | 38.9 (102.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.6 (79.9) | 27.5 (81.5) | 29.5 (85.1) | 31.8 (89.2) | 33.2 (91.8) | 33.2 (91.8) | 33.0 (91.4) | 33.0 (91.4) | 32.3 (90.1) | 30.8 (87.4) | 29.2 (84.6) | 26.7 (80.1) | 30.6 (87.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.5 (68.9) | 21.6 (70.9) | 23.8 (74.8) | 26.2 (79.2) | 27.6 (81.7) | 28.1 (82.6) | 27.8 (82.0) | 27.5 (81.5) | 26.8 (80.2) | 25.5 (77.9) | 23.8 (74.8) | 21.3 (70.3) | 25.0 (77.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.6 (61.9) | 17.9 (64.2) | 20.3 (68.5) | 22.7 (72.9) | 24.3 (75.7) | 24.9 (76.8) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.4 (75.9) | 23.8 (74.8) | 22.3 (72.1) | 20.4 (68.7) | 17.8 (64.0) | 21.7 (71.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) | 7.4 (45.3) | 6.3 (43.3) | 16.5 (61.7) | 14.7 (58.5) | 18.8 (65.8) | 21.2 (70.2) | 21.1 (70.0) | 17.0 (62.6) | 11.9 (53.4) | 9.8 (49.6) | 4.8 (40.6) | 4.8 (40.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 14.9 (0.59) | 25.6 (1.01) | 36.9 (1.45) | 108.6 (4.28) | 253.6 (9.98) | 268.9 (10.59) | 356.8 (14.05) | 348.2 (13.71) | 353.0 (13.90) | 274.6 (10.81) | 88.3 (3.48) | 23.7 (0.93) | 2,153.1 (84.78) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 9.9 | 16.8 | 18.4 | 20.5 | 21.9 | 21.8 | 14.7 | 8.0 | 5.4 | 155.9 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 81 | 77 | 75 | 81 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 131.7 | 111.1 | 122.6 | 144.0 | 170.2 | 159.1 | 169.7 | 158.4 | 135.5 | 154.9 | 153.0 | 137.6 | 1,747.8 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 38 | 34 | 33 | 38 | 42 | 40 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 43 | 46 | 40 | 39 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
The autonomous county administers oneresidential community (Chinese:社区;pinyin:shè qū), sixtowns (Chinese:镇;pinyin:zhèn), and threetownships (Chinese:乡;pinyin:xiāng).[4]
The autonomous county directly administers one residential community, which are typically governed bytownship-level divisions:Xinxing Community (Chinese:新星社区;pinyin:Xīnxīng Shèqū).[4]
The autonomous county administers the following six towns:[4]
The autonomous county administers the following three townships:[4]
As of 2020, Baoting's population totaled about 168,000.[1] In 1999 the county had a population of 155,575, largely made up of the indigenous Li people and Miao people.
62.4% of the autonomous county's population is ethnicallyLi, 30.2% is ethnicallyHan, 4.5% is ethnicallyMiao, and 2.9% belong toother ethnic groups.[1]
The autonomous county'sgross domestic product totaled 5.627 billionrenminbi (RMB) as of 2020.[1] As of 2020, urban residents have an annualper capitadisposable income of 33,564 RMB, a figure which totaled 14,067 RMB for rural residents; these figures grew by 3.2% and 8.8% in 2020, respectively.[1]
Baoting has a large agricultural sector, and crops grown in the autonomous county includerambutan,mangosteen,katuk,okra, andpassion fruit.[1]
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