Haifeng County Explained

Haifeng
Native Name:海丰县
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Other Name:Hoifung
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Guangdong
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Shanwei
Area Total Km2:1750
Population Density Km2:auto
Pushpin Map:China Guangdong
Pushpin Label:Haifeng
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:225
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the seat in Guangdong
Coor Pinpoint:Haifeng County government
Coordinates:22.9674°N 115.3229°W
Elevation Ft:31
Elevation M:9
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8

Haifeng County (postal: Hoifung;) is a county under the administration of Shanwei, in the southeast of Guangdong Province, China.

History

Hakka peasants from nearby villages of Chengxiang county (modern-day Meixian) immigrated to Haifeng, forming numerous Hakka rural settlements in the county.

Administrative divisions

Haifeng County currently comprises 16 administrative town.[1] They are:

Languages

See also: Haifeng dialect. Hoklo (Ho̍-lóh) and Hakka (Hak-kâ-fa) are used in the area.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011 Zoning codes and urban-rural division codes for statistics: . National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2011. Chinese.