Raoping County
| 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: 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 is famous for its seafood and fruits.
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Coordinates: 23°40′N 117°0′E / 23.667°N 117.000°E
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