Jieyang topography

Jieyang terrain inclines from west to east, with low hills and valleys and plains alternating and unevenly distributed. The northwest and southwest are mostly hills and mountains, while the middle, south and southeast are vast and fertile Rongjiang alluvial plain and coastal sedimentary plain. Known as the "land of plenty".

199 1 year 65438+on February 7th, the State Council (Guo Han [1991] No.84) approved Jieyang County to withdraw from the county and set up a city (prefecture level), which governs Puning City, Rongcheng District, Jiedong County, Huilai County and Jiexi. With a total area of 5240.5 square kilometers, a total population of 5.08 million and 3 million overseas Chinese, the city is a major port city and a key hometown of overseas Chinese in the coastal open areas of Guangdong, and it is also the largest and most populous prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong.

Jieyang City is located in the southeast of Guangdong Province, with a land span of11536 ′ from east longitude to1/637 ′″ 39 ″ from 22 53 ′ to 23 46 ′″ north latitude. There are Xingmei in the north, Nanhai in the south, Shantou and Chaozhou in the east and Shanwei in the west. Jieyang is a transportation hub in eastern Guangdong, southwestern Fujian and southern Jiangxi, with convenient land and water transportation. There are national highways 206 (Yantai-Shantou line), 324 (Fukun line), provincial highways 1923 (Neilong line), provincial highways 1929 (Kuihe line), provincial highways 1930 (Shantou-Zhangxi 'an line) and provincial highways/kloc. Guangzhou-Meishan Railway and Shenzhen-Shantou Expressway pass through the territory. Inland navigation mileage is 369 kilometers. Rongjiang River, which flows through Shantou City, is a famous deep-water river in Guangdong Province. Can enter and leave 3000-5000-ton freighters and fly directly to Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Zhanjiang. The coastline of the mainland is 82 kilometers long, and it has excellent harbors such as Shenquan, Jinghai and Senior. Chaoshan Swan Airport is located in the fort of the city, which makes Jieyang's location advantage more prominent.

Jieyang terrain inclines from west to east, with low hills and valleys and plains alternating and unevenly distributed. The northwest and southwest are mostly hills and mountains, while the middle, south and southeast are vast and fertile Rongjiang alluvial plain and coastal sedimentary plain. Known as the "land of plenty".

Jieyang belongs to the subtropical monsoon humid climate, with abundant sunshine and rainfall, and no snow and little frost all year round. The annual average temperature is 265438 0.4℃, and the average precipitation is 65438 0723mm. In summer and autumn, typhoons often strike, and sometimes winter and spring drought or low temperature and rainy weather in early spring may occur due to abnormal monsoon activity or cold wave.

There are many river networks in the city, including Rongjiang, Longjiang and Lianjiang, with a total length of 1097.5 km and an average annual runoff of 6.2 billion cubic meters. There are reservoirs and hydropower stations in the upper reaches of most rivers, such as Longjing Reservoir in the upper reaches of Rongjiang River, Shiliutan Reservoir in Longjiang River and Beishan Reservoir in Longtan Water. The theoretical hydraulic reserves of the city are 448,700 kilowatts, of which the exploitable installed capacity is162,200 kilowatts, accounting for about 36.2% of the theoretical reserves.

Jieyang is surrounded by mountains and seas, with beautiful mountains and rivers, many places of historical interest and revolutionary memorial sites. The main attractions are: provincial historical and cultural city Rongcheng, Jieyang Gong Xue, Shuangfeng Temple, Huang Qishan scenery, Guizhuyuan scenic spot; Huilai Shenquan Cape Ganquan and Mirage, Baihua Peak and Mingchao Rock; Jiexi Lintian Ancestral Temple, guangde temple; Puning Peifeng Pagoda and Ma Si Rock. There are also the footprints left by revolutionary martyrs such as Zhou Enlai, He Long, Ye Ting and Guo Moruo, and the Great Nanshan Revolutionary Base.