Pingyuan 平远县 Pingyun; Pingyün; Pingyüan | |
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 Pingyuan County in Meizhou | |
 Meizhou in Guangdong | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Meizhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,381 km2 (533 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 190,482 |
| • Density | 137.9/km2 (357.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard) |
| Website | www |
Pingyuan County (postal: Pingyun;simplified Chinese:平远县;traditional Chinese:平遠縣;pinyin:Píngyuǎn Xiàn, Hakka: Phin-yen) is acounty in the northeast ofGuangdong Province,People's Republic of China. It is under the administration ofMeizhou City.
Pingyuan County is located in the northeast of Guangdong province, on the border between Guangdong, Jiangxi and Fujian province. It was founded in the Ming Dynasty Jiajing in the 42nd year (year 1863). Because it is located betweenWuping County (in Fujian) andAnyuan County (in Jiangxi), it was named ‘Pingyuan’.
Pingyuan County is under the jurisdiction ofMeizhou City which is known as the home of standard Hakka. The total area of Pingyuan is 1381 square kilometers. Now it has 12 towns with a population of 250 thousand.
| Climate data for Pingyuan, elevation 201 m (659 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) | 28.3 (82.9) | 29.9 (85.8) | 32.7 (90.9) | 34.8 (94.6) | 36.1 (97.0) | 37.6 (99.7) | 39.0 (102.2) | 38.7 (101.7) | 37.4 (99.3) | 35.8 (96.4) | 34.5 (94.1) | 29.8 (85.6) | 39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.7 (63.9) | 19.3 (66.7) | 21.9 (71.4) | 26.2 (79.2) | 29.5 (85.1) | 31.8 (89.2) | 33.9 (93.0) | 33.5 (92.3) | 31.9 (89.4) | 28.8 (83.8) | 24.6 (76.3) | 19.5 (67.1) | 26.6 (79.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.5 (52.7) | 13.6 (56.5) | 16.7 (62.1) | 21.2 (70.2) | 24.6 (76.3) | 26.9 (80.4) | 28.3 (82.9) | 27.8 (82.0) | 26.4 (79.5) | 22.8 (73.0) | 18.1 (64.6) | 13.1 (55.6) | 20.9 (69.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) | 9.8 (49.6) | 13.1 (55.6) | 17.5 (63.5) | 21.1 (70.0) | 23.5 (74.3) | 24.3 (75.7) | 24.1 (75.4) | 22.5 (72.5) | 18.4 (65.1) | 13.6 (56.5) | 8.7 (47.7) | 17.0 (62.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) | −0.2 (31.6) | −0.2 (31.6) | 7.5 (45.5) | 14.4 (57.9) | 17.0 (62.6) | 19.1 (66.4) | 20.6 (69.1) | 14.8 (58.6) | 7.1 (44.8) | 0.3 (32.5) | −3.8 (25.2) | −3.8 (25.2) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 58.6 (2.31) | 84.2 (3.31) | 153.8 (6.06) | 195.6 (7.70) | 256.0 (10.08) | 289.3 (11.39) | 177.6 (6.99) | 214.5 (8.44) | 124.8 (4.91) | 40.5 (1.59) | 42.8 (1.69) | 42.1 (1.66) | 1,679.8 (66.13) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.1 | 11.0 | 16.6 | 15.9 | 18.3 | 19.6 | 15.0 | 16.6 | 11.6 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 150.2 |
| Average snowy days | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 73 | 76 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 77 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 77 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 130.6 | 103.3 | 95.2 | 103.5 | 126.0 | 144.8 | 219.6 | 202.5 | 192.6 | 196.7 | 170.3 | 157.7 | 1,842.8 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 39 | 32 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 53 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 52 | 48 | 42 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[1][2] | |||||||||||||
Pingyuan is noted for its largeHakka population.
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