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Raoping

Raoping County
County
Chinese transcription(s)
 • Characters 饶平县
 • Pinyin Ráopíng Xiàn
Country China
Province Guangdong
Prefecture Chaozhou
Area
 • Total 2,203 km2 (851 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 900,000
 • Density 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Website http://www.raoping.gov.cn/

Raoping County (postal: Jaoping; Chinese: 饒平縣/饶平县; Pinyin: Ráopíng Xiàn) is a county in eastern Guangdong Province, to the west of Fujian Province, near the South China Sea. The city with the same name has 135,600 inhabitants (1990).

It is under the jurisdiction of Chaozhou. The dialects spoken in Raoping are Teochew and Hakka (Raoping dialect).

Raoping is famous for its seafood and fruits.

Coordinates: 23°40′N 117°0′E / 23.667°N 117.000°E / 23.667; 117.000


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