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Dabu County

Coordinates: 24°20′53″N 116°41′42″E / 24.348°N 116.695°E / 24.348; 116.695
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Dabu
大埔县
County
Gateway with "父子進士" (Fathers and sons achieved the rank of "Jinshi") inscribed on it
Gateway with "父子進士" (Fathers and sons achieved the rank of "Jinshi") inscribed on it
Location in Meizhou
Location in Meizhou
Dabu is located in Guangdong
Dabu
Dabu
Location of the seat in Guangdong
Coordinates: 24°20′53″N 116°41′42″E / 24.348°N 116.695°E / 24.348; 116.695
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Prefecture-level cityMeizhou
Area
 • Total2,470 km2 (950 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.dabu.gov.cn
Dabu County
Simplified Chinese大埔县
Traditional Chinese大埔縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDàbù Xiàn
Hakka
RomanizationThai-phû-yen
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingDaai6 Bou3 Jyun6
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese大埔
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDàbù
Hakka
RomanizationThai-phû
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingDaai6 Bou3

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.

Famous natives

This is the ancestral hometown of 1st Guyana President 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

Dabu is noted for its large Hakka population.

Administrative divisions

Dabu County has jurisdiction over the following towns:

The administrative center of the county was originally in the ancient town of Chayang before moving to Huliao.[when?]

Climate

Climate data for Dabu (1981−2010)
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) 		35.8
(96.4) 		34.4
(93.9) 		30.7
(87.3) 		39.8
(103.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 19.2
(66.6) 		19.7
(67.5) 		22.5
(72.5) 		26.6
(79.9) 		29.6
(85.3) 		31.9
(89.4) 		34.0
(93.2) 		33.6
(92.5) 		31.7
(89.1) 		29.3
(84.7) 		25.3
(77.5) 		20.8
(69.4) 		27.0
(80.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.5
(54.5) 		14.2
(57.6) 		17.2
(63.0) 		21.5
(70.7) 		24.5
(76.1) 		26.8
(80.2) 		28.1
(82.6) 		27.7
(81.9) 		26.0
(78.8) 		22.8
(73.0) 		18.1
(64.6) 		13.3
(55.9) 		21.1
(69.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 8.4
(47.1) 		10.5
(50.9) 		13.6
(56.5) 		17.9
(64.2) 		21.0
(69.8) 		23.3
(73.9) 		24.1
(75.4) 		24.1
(75.4) 		22.5
(72.5) 		18.6
(65.5) 		13.8
(56.8) 		8.8
(47.8) 		17.2
(63.0)
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) 38.2
(1.50) 		96.5
(3.80) 		137.5
(5.41) 		186.8
(7.35) 		196.6
(7.74) 		237.2
(9.34) 		173.3
(6.82) 		216.0
(8.50) 		141.6
(5.57) 		38.4
(1.51) 		35.0
(1.38) 		34.6
(1.36) 		1,531.7
(60.28)
Average relative humidity (%) 78 80 81 82 82 83 81 83 82 78 78 78 81
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center

References

  1. ^ "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".
  2. ^ "Lee Kuan Yew: The pride of a tiny village in China". 23 March 2016.


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