Heping County Explained

Heping
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:County
Pushpin Map:China Guangdong
Pushpin Label:Heping
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Guangdong
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Guangdong
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Heyuan
Area Total Km2:2311
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:24.4333°N 115°W
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8

Heping (Hakka: Fò-phìn) is a county of northeastern Guangdong Province, China, bordering Jiangxi to the north. It is under the administration of Heyuan City. At the 2010 census, its population was around 300,000, with the majority of the residents being Hakka.

Language

As in the great majority of Heyuan county, Hakka Chinese is spoken, with residents calling their local dialect Heping hua.