Dehua (help·info) (Chinese: 德化; pinyin: Déhuà; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tek-hòa) is a county located in central Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Quanzhou City and covers an area of 2,232 square kilometres (862 sq mi) with a total population of 300,000.
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Dehua County
德化县 Tehwa, Tehua | |
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County | |
![]() Dehua County in Quanzhou | |
![]() ![]() Dehua Location of the seat in Fujian | |
Coordinates: 25.491°N 118.241°E / 25.491; 118.241 | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Fujian |
Prefecture-level city | Quanzhou |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Dehua is rich in kaolin and famous for ceramic products, especially crafts and dinnerware, including candle holders, Piggy banks, photo frames, jewel boxes, flower baskets, jars, vases, plaques, wall plaques, garden decorations, figurines, statues; animals, birds, pets and many other items.
Kilns in Dehua are also attempting in recreating Jian ware.[1]
Towns:[2]
Townships:
In 2017 Dehua's GDP amounted to 22.1 billion Yuan.
Climate data for Dehua (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 26.6 (79.9) |
29.0 (84.2) |
29.9 (85.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
34.6 (94.3) |
35.7 (96.3) |
37.7 (99.9) |
35.9 (96.6) |
34.4 (93.9) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.5 (90.5) |
27.9 (82.2) |
37.7 (99.9) |
Average high °C (°F) | 15.5 (59.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
28.5 (83.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.8 (87.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
13.6 (56.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
24.2 (75.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.5 (77.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
19.9 (67.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
18.3 (64.9) |
Average low °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
7.5 (45.5) |
10.1 (50.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.1 (70.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
11.4 (52.5) |
6.6 (43.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | −3.7 (25.3) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
3.6 (38.5) |
7.2 (45.0) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
11.5 (52.7) |
4.3 (39.7) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 49.9 (1.96) |
95.3 (3.75) |
154.2 (6.07) |
171.4 (6.75) |
241.4 (9.50) |
277.9 (10.94) |
211.4 (8.32) |
302.7 (11.92) |
195.4 (7.69) |
55.6 (2.19) |
36.1 (1.42) |
32.5 (1.28) |
1,823.8 (71.79) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 80 | 82 | 80 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 80 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[3] |
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¹ — Kinmen (Quemoy) is a county of the Republic of China (Taiwan). It is claimed by the PRC. |
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