Boluo County
Boluo
博罗县 Poklo; Polo | ||
|---|---|---|
Postal code 5161XX | ||
| Area code | 0752 | |
| Boluo County | |
|---|---|
Hanyu Pinyin | Bóluó Xiàn |
Hanyu Pinyin | Bóluó Xiàn |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | bok4 lo4-jyun6 |
Boluo County (
Zengcheng to the west, and Longmen County
to the northwest.
History
In hanzi transliteration of the old Yue language's "people", while 羅 (罗) or 婁 means "cave". The current Boluo (博罗) is derived from the same old Yue word and therefore means "people in mountain".[3]
In 214 BCE after the unification of China by Qin, Fuluo County (傅羅縣) was established. Its name was altered to Boluo under the Emperor Wu of Jin's rule in 280 CE.
Administrative divisions
Boluo administers 17 towns:
| Name | S ) |
Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010)[4] | 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
Cuora trifasciata.[5]
Transport
Beijing–Kowloon and Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railways
traverse the entire county.
Climate
| Climate data for Boluo (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 19.6 (67.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
30.3 (86.5) |
32.1 (89.8) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.3 (91.9) |
32.3 (90.1) |
29.7 (85.5) |
25.9 (78.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
27.4 (81.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.3 (57.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
22.7 (72.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
27.9 (82.2) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
27.6 (81.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.8 (67.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.4 (75.9) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.8 (62.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
19.4 (67.0) |
| 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) | 47.7 (1.88) |
54.9 (2.16) |
104.2 (4.10) |
208.1 (8.19) |
266.0 (10.47) |
413.9 (16.30) |
258.4 (10.17) |
314.3 (12.37) |
167.5 (6.59) |
41.9 (1.65) |
30.1 (1.19) |
35.4 (1.39) |
1,942.4 (76.46) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.4 | 9.1 | 12.6 | 14.3 | 17.1 | 19.4 | 16.5 | 17.2 | 12.1 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 139.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
73 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 80 | 81 | 77 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 130.4 | 94.2 | 84.7 | 90.7 | 123.6 | 143.8 | 198.3 | 182.3 | 187.9 | 196.3 | 166.9 | 149.9 | 1,749 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 39 | 30 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 34 | 46 | 44 | 50 | 57 | 51 | 47 | 40 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7] | |||||||||||||
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.
- ^ 谭其骧 (1996). 中国历史地图集（第一册）：先秦. 中国地图出版社. pp. 45–46.
- ISBN 9787306014184.
- ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
- ^ 财富人物:金钱龟"中国第一人" 2007-09-24
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.