Heyuan
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Heyuan 河源市 |
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 Location of Heyuan City jurisdiction in Guangdong |
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 Heyuan
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| Coordinates: 23°45′N 114°42′E / 23.750°N 114.700°ECoordinates: 23°45′N 114°42′E / 23.750°N 114.700°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Municipal seat | Yuancheng District |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 15,653.63 km2 (6,043.90 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 361.5 km2 (139.6 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 4,370.6 km2 (1,687.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 2,950,195 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 463,907 |
| • Urban density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 903,871 |
| • Metro density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Area code(s) | 0762 |
| License Plate | 粤P |
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"Heyuan", as written in Chinese calligraphy
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| Chinese | 河源 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Cantonese Yale | Hòhyùhn | ||||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Jyutping | Ho4 jyun4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Héyuán | ||||||||||||||||
| Postal | Hoyun | ||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | River spring | ||||||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Héyuán |
| Hakka | |
| Romanization | Ho yuan |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Hòhyùhn |
| Jyutping | Ho4 jyun4 |
Héyuán (Chinese: 河源) is a prefecture-level city of Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. At the 2010 census, its population was 2,950,195 whom 903,871 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Yuancheng urban District and Dongyuan County largely being urbanized. Zijin County itself is quickly being conurbated in the agglomeration. The majority of the people are Hakka. The city includes many rainforests and the largest lake in Guangdong: Xinfengjiang Reservoir. The literal meaning of the city's name is "origin of the river". It has recently been officially titled as the "Hometown of the Dinosaur in China", due to the thousands of dinosaur egg fossils that have been unearthed in its vicinity.
Heyuan is located in the north-east region of Guangdong, upper reach of Dong River at its confluence with the Xingeng River. Its latitude spans 23° 10'–24° 50' N, and longitude 114° 13'–115° 35' E. It borders Huizhou to the south, Ganzhou (Jiangxi) to the north, Meizhou to the east and Shaoguan to the west. Heyuan is a regional hub that connects the coastal areas of Guangdong and the interior countryside.
Heyuan is rich in natural resources and fertile land. There are 1,000 km2 (390 sq mi) of cultivated land, 13,600 km2 (5,300 sq mi) of hilly land, and 640 square kilometres (250 sq mi) of water area. Many mineral deposits such as iron ore, tungsten, tin, fluorite are found in Heyuan.
Heyuan has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with short, mild to warm winters, and long, hot, humid summers. Winter begins sunny and dry but becomes progressively wetter and cloudier. Spring is generally overcast and often rainy, while summer continues to be rainy though is much sunnier; there are 9.1 days annually with 50 mm (1.97 in) of rainfall. Autumn is sunny and dry. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 13.6 °C (56.5 °F) in January to 29.2 °C (84.6 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 22.27 °C (72.1 °F). The annual rainfall is just over 2,000 mm (79 in), and is delivered in bulk (47%) from April to June. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 23% in March to 55% in October and November, the city receives 1,842 hours of bright sunshine annually.
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