Deqing County, Guangdong
Deqing County, formerly romanized as Takhing,[lower-alpha 1] is a county in western Guangdong province, China, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhaoqing.
Deqing
德庆县 Takhing | |
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 Sanyuan Pagoda | |
.png.webp) Location in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 23.144°N 111.786°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhaoqing |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,258 km2 (872 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Deqing | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 德慶 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 德庆 | ||||||||||
| Postal | Takhing | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Virtuous Celebration | ||||||||||
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History
Under the Qing, Deqing County made up part of the commandery of Zhaoqing.[1]
Administrative divisions
| Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010)[2] | Area (km2) |
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| Decheng Subdistrict | 德城街道 | Déchéng Jiēdào | 58,878 | 17.5 |
| Xinxu town | 新圩镇 | Xīnxū Zhèn | 23,892 | 138 |
| Huilong town | 回龙镇 | Huílóng Zhèn | 17,401 | 132.2 |
| Guanxu town | 官圩镇 | Guānxū Zhèn | 30,379 | 292 |
| Maxu town | 马圩镇 | Mǎxū Zhèn | 20,214 | 163.75 |
| Gaoliang town | 高良镇 | Gāoliáng Zhèn | 28,944 | 300 |
| Mocun town | 莫村镇 | Mòcūn Zhèn | 28,625 | 300 |
| Yongfeng town | 永丰镇 | Yǒngfēng Zhèn | 19,924 | 160 |
| Wulong town | 武垄镇 | Wǔlǒng Zhèn | 14,207 | 136 |
| Bozhi town | 播植镇 | Bōzhí Zhèn | 15,308 | 115.3 |
| Fengcun town | 凤村镇 | Fèngcūn Zhèn | 27,344 | 160 |
| Yuecheng town | 悦城镇 | Yuèchéng Zhèn | 31,544 | 221 |
| Jiushi town | 九市镇 | Jiǔshì Zhèn | 24,551 | 152.6 |
- Defunct: Shapang Town & Guyou Town
Sights
Panlongxia Waterfall
Deqing Confucian Temple
Sanyuan Pagoda
Longmu Temple in Yuecheng
Climate
| Climate data for Deqing (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.6 (85.3) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.8 (92.8) |
35.1 (95.2) |
36.7 (98.1) |
38.3 (100.9) |
39.2 (102.6) |
39.5 (103.1) |
38.4 (101.1) |
35.6 (96.1) |
33.6 (92.5) |
29.9 (85.8) |
39.5 (103.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
30.4 (86.7) |
32.5 (90.5) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.7 (92.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
29.3 (84.7) |
24.8 (76.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.9 (55.2) |
14.7 (58.5) |
17.8 (64.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.4 (83.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
18.5 (65.3) |
14.1 (57.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) |
11.7 (53.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.1 (77.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
10.0 (50.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.8 (30.6) |
2.3 (36.1) |
1.8 (35.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
15.5 (59.9) |
7.3 (45.1) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 56.1 (2.21) |
69.8 (2.75) |
92.8 (3.65) |
175.1 (6.89) |
255.0 (10.04) |
221.5 (8.72) |
187.5 (7.38) |
203.0 (7.99) |
134.1 (5.28) |
67.5 (2.66) |
38.5 (1.52) |
28.7 (1.13) |
1,529.6 (60.22) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 81 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
Notes
- The Postal Map form of the name derives from Deqing's Cantonese pronunciation. Deqing has also been romanized as Tak King.[1]
References
Citations
- Bolton & al. (1941), p. 262.
- shi, Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong; council, Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state; population, Department of; statistics, employment statistics national bureau of (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao (Di 1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
Bibliography
- Bolton, Kingsley; et al. (1941), Triad Societies, Vol. 5, Abingdon: Routledge, reprinted 2000.
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