Baoting
保亭县 | |
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保亭黎族苗族县 Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County | |
Coordinates: 18°38′28″N 109°46′30″E / 18.64111°N 109.77500°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hainan |
Seat | Baocheng Town |
Area | |
• Total | 1,153.24 km2 (445.27 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 168,000 |
• Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
Bǎotíng Li and Miao Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 保亭黎族苗族自治县; traditional Chinese: 保亭黎族苗族自治縣; pinyin: Bǎotíng Lí Zú Miáo Zú Zìzhì Xiàn) is an autonomous county in Hainan, China. One of the six autonomous counties on the island, its postal code is 572300. Baoting spans an area of 1,153.24 square kilometres (445.27 sq mi), and has a population of about 168,000 as of 2020.[1]
The area has been referred to as Baoting (Chinese: 保亭; pinyin: Bǎotíng) since at least the Ming dynasty.[1] Baoting was first incorporated as a county in 1935.[1]
Baoting fell under control of the People's Liberation Army in February 1948.[1]
Climate data for Baoting (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 32.6 (90.7) |
34.0 (93.2) |
35.4 (95.7) |
38.0 (100.4) |
38.9 (102.0) |
37.4 (99.3) |
37.2 (99.0) |
37.3 (99.1) |
36.5 (97.7) |
35.4 (95.7) |
34.3 (93.7) |
32.9 (91.2) |
38.9 (102.0) |
Average high °C (°F) | 26.5 (79.7) |
27.4 (81.3) |
29.3 (84.7) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.9 (91.2) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
30.4 (86.7) |
28.6 (83.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
30.3 (86.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.2 (68.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
23.6 (74.5) |
26.0 (78.8) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.3 (77.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
24.8 (76.6) |
Average low °C (°F) | 16.0 (60.8) |
17.9 (64.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
16.9 (62.4) |
21.3 (70.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) |
7.4 (45.3) |
6.3 (43.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.1 (70.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
9.8 (49.6) |
4.8 (40.6) |
4.8 (40.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12.5 (0.49) |
26.7 (1.05) |
33.9 (1.33) |
119.2 (4.69) |
260.7 (10.26) |
275.7 (10.85) |
317.5 (12.50) |
348.8 (13.73) |
350.4 (13.80) |
280.4 (11.04) |
81.8 (3.22) |
21.2 (0.83) |
2,128.8 (83.79) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 83 | 77 | 76 | 82 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2] |
The autonomous county administers one residential community (Chinese: 社区; pinyin: shè qū), six towns (Chinese: 镇; pinyin: zhèn), and three townships (Chinese: 乡; pinyin: xiāng).[3]
The autonomous county directly administers one residential community, which are typically governed by township-level divisions: Xinxing Community (Chinese: 新星社区; pinyin: Xīnxīng Shèqū).[3]
The autonomous county administers the following six towns:[3]
The autonomous county administers the following three townships:[3]
As of 2020, Baoting's population totaled about 168,000.[1] In 1999 the county had a population of 155,575, largely made up of the indigenous Li people and Miao people.
62.4% of the autonomous county's population is ethnically Li, 30.2% is ethnically Han, 4.5% is ethnically Miao, and 2.9% belong to other ethnic groups.[1]
The autonomous county's gross domestic product totaled 5.627 billion renminbi (RMB) as of 2020.[1] As of 2020, urban residents have an annual per capita disposable income of 33,564 RMB, a figure which totaled 14,067 RMB for rural residents; these figures grew by 3.2% and 8.8% in 2020, respectively.[1]
Baoting has a large agricultural sector, and crops grown in the autonomous county include rambutan, mangosteen, katuk, okra, and passion fruit.[1]