Wuhua County

Wuhua

五华县
Wuhua 五华县
County
	Wuhua in Meizhou
	Meizhou in Guangdong
	Coordinates: 23°46′N 115°42′E / 23.767°N 115.700°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture-level city	Meizhou
Area
• Total	3,226 km2 (1,246 sq mi)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	916,961
• Density	280/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Wuhua County (simplified Chinese: 五华县; traditional Chinese: 五華縣; pinyin: Wǔhuá Xiàn, Hakka: Ng-Fa) is a county under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Meizhou in the east of Guangdong Province, China.

Names

Wuhua was formerly known as Changle (长乐; 長樂).

Ethno-linguistic make-up

Wuhua is noted for its large Hakka population.

Administrative divisions

The county is responsible for the administration of 16 towns^[1] with the seat of government located in Shuizhai (水寨镇).

Zhuanshui (转水镇)
Tanxia (潭下镇)
Guotian (郭田镇)
Shuanghua (双华镇)
Meilin (梅林镇)
Huayang (华阳镇)
Huacheng (华城镇)
Zhoujiang (周江镇)
Shuizhai (水寨镇)
Hedong (河东镇)
Qiling (岐岭镇)
Changbu (长布镇)
Hengbei (横陂镇)
Anliu (安流镇)
Mianyang (棉洋镇)
Longcun (龙村镇)

Climate

Climate data for Wuhua (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	29.4 (84.9)	32.2 (90.0)	33.3 (91.9)	35.1 (95.2)	36.1 (97.0)	38.0 (100.4)	38.6 (101.5)	38.4 (101.1)	37.2 (99.0)	35.2 (95.4)	34.0 (93.2)	29.9 (85.8)	38.6 (101.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	17.9 (64.2)	19.8 (67.6)	22.6 (72.7)	26.7 (80.1)	29.9 (85.8)	32.0 (89.6)	33.8 (92.8)	33.3 (91.9)	31.8 (89.2)	28.8 (83.8)	24.6 (76.3)	19.4 (66.9)	26.7 (80.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	12.5 (54.5)	14.6 (58.3)	17.7 (63.9)	22.0 (71.6)	25.3 (77.5)	27.4 (81.3)	28.7 (83.7)	28.2 (82.8)	26.9 (80.4)	23.6 (74.5)	19.0 (66.2)	13.9 (57.0)	21.6 (71.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	8.8 (47.8)	11.0 (51.8)	14.2 (57.6)	18.5 (65.3)	22.0 (71.6)	24.3 (75.7)	25.2 (77.4)	24.9 (76.8)	23.4 (74.1)	19.6 (67.3)	15.0 (59.0)	10.0 (50.0)	18.1 (64.5)
Record low °C (°F)	−1.2 (29.8)	1.3 (34.3)	1.4 (34.5)	7.8 (46.0)	12.9 (55.2)	17.4 (63.3)	19.5 (67.1)	21.6 (70.9)	15.2 (59.4)	8.1 (46.6)	3.3 (37.9)	−2.5 (27.5)	−2.5 (27.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	51.8 (2.04)	66.4 (2.61)	135.8 (5.35)	171.4 (6.75)	189.5 (7.46)	249.7 (9.83)	173.6 (6.83)	197.0 (7.76)	136.6 (5.38)	40.4 (1.59)	37.2 (1.46)	44.2 (1.74)	1,493.6 (58.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	7.3	10.0	14.1	14.5	17.4	18.4	15.0	16.8	11.9	4.9	5.4	6.1	141.8
Average snowy days	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Average relative humidity (%)	74	76	78	78	79	81	76	79	77	71	72	72	76
Mean monthly sunshine hours	129.8	106.5	103.0	114.0	139.7	162.6	217.3	192.4	183.3	186.7	163.6	149.3	1,848.2
Percent possible sunshine	39	33	28	30	34	40	52	48	50	52	50	45	42
Source: China Meteorological Administration^[2]^[3]