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Dabu 大埔县 | |
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 Paifang 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″N116°41′42″E / 24.348°N 116.695°E /24.348; 116.695 | |
| 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 | 134/km2 (347/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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Dabu County (Chinese:大埔县) is acounty inMeizhou City, in the east of Guangdong Province, China. A center ofHakka culture, it has a population of 375,000.
Dabu County has a long history of human settlement. The county was established in 413 in theEastern Jin Dynasty. During theQin andHan Dynasties, Dabu was under the administration of Jieyang County.[1]
Dabu County is the ancestral home of many notable overseas Chinese, including the founding heads of state of Guyana and Singapore.
The firstPresident of GuyanaArthur Chung traces his ancestry to Dabu. His appointment was particularly significant asIndians form majority ethnic group in Guyana.[2]
70% ofSingapore's 300,000-strong Hakka community are descended from emigrants from Dabu County, including the great-grandfather of Singapore's founding father and firstPrime MinisterLee Kuan Yew.[3]
Dabu is noted for its largeHakka population.
Dabu County has jurisdiction over the followingtowns:
The administrative center of the county was originally in the ancient town of Chayang before moving to Huliao.[when?]
| Climate data for Dabu, elevation 237 m (778 ft), (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) |
| Averageprecipitation 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 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 80 |
| Mean monthlysunshine 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 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 37 | 31 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 50 | 46 | 48 | 51 | 48 | 43 | 39 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
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