Boluo County
Boluo
博罗县 Poklo; Polo | |
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 Guangzhou–Huizhou Expressway in the county | |
 Boluo in Huizhou | |
 Huizhou in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 23°10′22″N 114°17′22″E / 23.1728°N 114.2895°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Huizhou |
| County seat | Luoyang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,795 km2 (1,079 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 813,730 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 5161XX |
| Area code | 0752 |
| Boluo County | |||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 博罗县 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 博羅縣 | ||||||||||
| Jyutping | bok4 lo4-jyun6 | ||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Bóluó Xiàn | ||||||||||
| Postal | Poklo | ||||||||||
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Boluo County (Chinese: 博罗县) is a county of east-central Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Huizhou, and in 2009, had a population of 813,700 residing in an area of 2,795 km2 (1,079 sq mi). It borders Yuancheng District, Dongyuan and Zijin counties to the northeast, Huiyang and Huicheng Districts to the southeast, Dongguan to the south, Zengcheng to the west, and Longmen County to the northwest.
History
In Lüshi Chunqiu, it was already one of the many Yue states without a king.[1]
Administrative divisions
Boluo administers 17 towns:
| Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010)[2] | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luoyang town | 罗阳镇 | Luōyáng Zhèn | 208,739 | 251.62 |
| Gongzhuang town | 公庄镇 | Gōngzhuāng Zhèn | 46,813 | 299.5 |
| Baitang town | 柏塘镇 | Bǎitáng Zhèn | 50,013 | 161.4 |
| Yangcun town | 杨村镇 | Yángcūn Zhèn | 41,958 | 120 |
| Mabei town | 麻陂镇 | Mábēi Zhèn | 21,690 | 58.6 |
| Shiba town | 石坝镇 | Shíbà Zhèn | 39,149 | 142 |
| Taimei town | 泰美镇 | Tàiměi Zhèn | 34,169 | 183.5 |
| Longxi town | 龙溪镇 | Lóngxī Zhèn | 88,964 | 115.84 |
| Yuanzhou town | 园洲镇 | Yuánzhōu Zhèn | 146,053 | 110 |
| Shiwan town | 石湾镇 | Shíwān Zhèn | 122,802 | 83 |
| Longhua town | 龙华镇 | Lónghuá Zhèn | 26,009 | 62 |
| Futian town | 福田镇 | Fútián Zhèn | 38,286 | 86.7 |
| Changning town | 长宁镇 | Chángníng Zhèn | 39,983 | 117 |
| Huzhen town | 湖镇镇 | Húzhèn Zhèn | 56,551 | 117.3 |
| Yangqiao town | 杨侨镇 | Yángqiáo Zhèn | 29,868 | 89 |
| Guanyinge town | 观音阁镇 | Guānyīngé Zhèn | 17,309 | 143 |
| Henghe town | 横河镇 | Hénghé Zhèn | 21,421 | 232.88 |
Economy
Boluo County is said to be the home to the country's largest farm for raising the rare "Golden coin turtle" Cuora trifasciata.[3]
Transport
Guangzhou–Huizhou and Huizhou–Heyuan Expressway (惠河高速公路) intersect within the county, and China National Highways 205 and 324 as well as the Beijing–Kowloon and Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railways traverse the entire county.
Climate
| Climate data for Boluo (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.6 (83.5) |
31.3 (88.3) |
33.2 (91.8) |
34.3 (93.7) |
35.8 (96.4) |
37.9 (100.2) |
39.0 (102.2) |
38.0 (100.4) |
37.7 (99.9) |
36.3 (97.3) |
33.8 (92.8) |
30.2 (86.4) |
39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.7 (67.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
29.9 (85.8) |
31.6 (88.9) |
33.3 (91.9) |
33.1 (91.6) |
31.9 (89.4) |
29.7 (85.5) |
25.7 (78.3) |
21.5 (70.7) |
27.2 (80.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.2 (57.6) |
15.7 (60.3) |
18.5 (65.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.5 (83.3) |
27.3 (81.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.5 (50.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
15.4 (59.7) |
19.6 (67.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.0 (75.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
11.5 (52.7) |
19.1 (66.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) |
0.9 (33.6) |
2.1 (35.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
22.3 (72.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 37.5 (1.48) |
70.5 (2.78) |
113.7 (4.48) |
203.4 (8.01) |
255.0 (10.04) |
399.0 (15.71) |
281.4 (11.08) |
299.4 (11.79) |
176.7 (6.96) |
41.3 (1.63) |
26.3 (1.04) |
30.2 (1.19) |
1,934.4 (76.19) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 80 | 81 | 78 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 78 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
Notes
- ^ 资讯 : 人民日报：站在缚娄古国遗址上. China Cultural Artifact Protection Foundation (中国文物保护基金会). 2007-08-08. Archived from the original on July 4, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
- ^ Census Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China; Population and Employment Statistics Division of the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China (2012). 中国2010人口普查分乡、镇、街道资料 (1 ed.). Beijing: China Statistics Print. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
- ^ 财富人物:金钱龟"中国第一人" 2007-09-24
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