Raoping
饶平县 Jaoping | |
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Coordinates: 23°39′50″N 117°00′14″E / 23.664°N 117.004°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Guangdong |
Prefecture-level city | Chaozhou |
Area | |
• Total | 1,670 km2 (640 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 817,442 |
• Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Website | http://www.raoping.gov.cn/ |
Raoping County (postal: Jaoping; simplified Chinese: 饶平县; traditional Chinese: 饒平縣; pinyin: Ráopíng Xiàn) is a county in eastern Guangdong Province, bordering Fujian Province to the east, and facing the South China Sea to the south. The city with the same name has 394,636 inhabitants (2020).[1]
It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Chaozhou. Chaoshan Min and Hakka (Raoping dialect) are spoken in Raoping.
Raoping is famous for its seafood and fruits.