Enping 恩平市 Yanping | |
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 Enping | |
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  Enping Location of the city centre in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates:22°11′N112°18′E / 22.183°N 112.300°E /22.183; 112.300 | |
| Country: | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Jiangmen |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,698 km2 (656 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 483,907 |
| • Density | 285.0/km2 (738.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
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| Chinese | 恩平 | ||||||||||
| Postal | Yanping | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Mercifully Pacified | ||||||||||
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Enping,alternatelyromanized asYanping,[a] is acounty-level city inGuangdong province, China, administered as part of theprefecture-levelcity ofJiangmen.
Enping administers an area of 1,698 km2 (656 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 483,907 in 2020.[5] Itsdiaspora accounts for around 420,000overseas Chinese, particularly in theAmericas mainlyVenezuela.[citation needed] The area around Enping is known for its manyhot springs.
Enping is located in southwestGuangdong, at the western edge of thePearl River Delta and beside theSouth China Sea. Enping bordersKaiping to the northeast andYangjing to the southwest.
Enping County was established in AD 220. Under theQing, it made up part of thecommandery ofZhaoqing[1] and was one of theFour Counties responsible for much of the earlyChinese diaspora from Guangdong in the 19th century. Manyoverseas Chinese trace their ancestry to Enping, particularly among theChinese in Venezuela. Migrants from Enping and their families make up about 200,000 of the country's estimated 400,000 Chinese. Emigration to Venezuela occurred primarily in the decades including and following theWorld Wars, with the largest batch leaving at the end of theCultural Revolution in the late 1970s. Enping was made acounty-level city in 1994. TheEnping financial crisis later in the decade led to a massive scandal and the loss of financial services in the city.
Enping comprises 10 towns, 3 sub-district offices, 4 farms and stations, and 174 village neighborhood committees.
| Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010)[6] |
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| Encheng Subdistrict | 恩城街道 | Ēnchéng Jiēdào | 197,788 |
| Hengbei town | 横陂镇 | Héngbēi Zhèn | 31,694 |
| Shengtang town | 圣堂镇 | Shèngtáng Zhèn | 25,038 |
| Liangxi town | 良西镇 | Liángxī Zhèn | 20,091 |
| Shahu town | 沙湖镇 | Shāhú Zhèn | 56,217 |
| Niujiang town | 牛江镇 | Niújiāng Zhèn | 23,430 |
| Juntang town | 君堂镇 | Jūntáng Zhèn | 46,475 |
| Datian town | 大田镇 | Dàtián Zhèn | 27,943 |
| Naji town | 那吉镇 | Nàjí Zhèn | 19,384 |
| Dahuai town | 大槐镇 | Dàhuái Zhèn | 18,625 |
| Dongcheng town | 东成镇 | Dōngchéng Zhèn | 26,129 |
| Climate data for Enping, 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) | 28.5 (83.3) | 31.1 (88.0) | 30.3 (86.5) | 34.7 (94.5) | 34.9 (94.8) | 37.1 (98.8) | 39.2 (102.6) | 37.8 (100.0) | 36.5 (97.7) | 35.5 (95.9) | 33.5 (92.3) | 29.8 (85.6) | 39.2 (102.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) | 20.5 (68.9) | 22.7 (72.9) | 26.7 (80.1) | 30.3 (86.5) | 31.8 (89.2) | 32.9 (91.2) | 33.0 (91.4) | 31.7 (89.1) | 29.3 (84.7) | 25.6 (78.1) | 21.2 (70.2) | 27.1 (80.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) | 16.3 (61.3) | 18.9 (66.0) | 23.0 (73.4) | 26.2 (79.2) | 27.8 (82.0) | 28.5 (83.3) | 28.4 (83.1) | 27.3 (81.1) | 24.8 (76.6) | 20.8 (69.4) | 16.6 (61.9) | 22.8 (73.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.9 (53.4) | 13.7 (56.7) | 16.4 (61.5) | 20.6 (69.1) | 23.5 (74.3) | 25.2 (77.4) | 25.7 (78.3) | 25.6 (78.1) | 24.4 (75.9) | 21.7 (71.1) | 17.6 (63.7) | 13.4 (56.1) | 20.0 (68.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) | 5.0 (41.0) | 6.9 (44.4) | 10.6 (51.1) | 17.9 (64.2) | 20.8 (69.4) | 23.3 (73.9) | 22.4 (72.3) | 20.0 (68.0) | 14.7 (58.5) | 7.2 (45.0) | 3.4 (38.1) | 3.4 (38.1) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 57.4 (2.26) | 63.5 (2.50) | 98.3 (3.87) | 244.5 (9.63) | 383.2 (15.09) | 513.5 (20.22) | 375.1 (14.77) | 370.3 (14.58) | 264.2 (10.40) | 85.6 (3.37) | 47.3 (1.86) | 37.5 (1.48) | 2,540.4 (100.03) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.2 | 11.2 | 16.2 | 15.7 | 19.3 | 22.1 | 20.3 | 18.2 | 14.2 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 163.4 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 74 | 80 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 81 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 80 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 105.8 | 79.3 | 61.7 | 79.6 | 125.9 | 150.2 | 189.7 | 175.8 | 163.1 | 179.5 | 153.7 | 137.3 | 1,601.6 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 31 | 25 | 17 | 21 | 31 | 37 | 46 | 44 | 45 | 50 | 47 | 41 | 36 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[7][8] | |||||||||||||
Enping is a part of theGreater Taishan Region orSze Yap Region, which includesKaiping,Xinhui, Enping and Taishan.According to reliable materials, Enping is the ancestral hometown of 360,000 overseas Chinese.
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