Where is Heyuan?

Heyuan City is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province, located in the northeast of Guangdong Province, in the middle and upper reaches of Dongjiang River, Hanjiang River and Beijiang River, bordering Meizhou City in the east, Huizhou City in the south, Shaoguan City in the west and Ganzhou City in Jiangxi Province in the north. It belongs to the south subtropical monsoon climate, with mild climate and abundant rainfall. By the end of 2022, the city had jurisdiction over 5 counties in 1 district, with a total area of 15654 square kilometers.

Heyuan city belongs to the south subtropical monsoon climate, with mild climate and abundant rainfall. The annual average temperature is 20.7℃, the annual total precipitation is 1767.2 mm, and the annual sunshine hours are 1687.0 hours. The northeast monsoon prevails in winter, and the weather is dry and cold. Summer is dominated by southwest and southeast monsoon, with high temperature and rainy weather.

Heyuan topography

Heyuan city is located in the junction of the mountainous area of northern Guangdong and the plain area of the Pearl River Delta, belonging to mountainous and hilly areas. The terrain in the territory inclines from northeast to southwest, and the mountains on the border between Guangdong and Jiangxi are steep, with the highest peak of Shi Ding, the cattle in Lianping County, at an altitude of 1, 430m. Most of the mountains are northeast, and the main mountain range is Jiulian Mountain in the northwest. Luofu Mountain in the middle and Lianhua Mountain in the southeast edge pass obliquely. Dongjiang River and Xinfeng River run through the whole territory, with mountains and basins alternating, and alluvial plains and wide river valleys distributed between mountains and Dongjiang River.

The water system of Heyuan City is divided into three major river basins: Dongjiang River, Beijiang River and Hanjiang River. Dongjiang river basin covers an area of 13737 square kilometers, accounting for 87.3% of the city's area. Beijiang River basin covers an area of 326 square kilometers, accounting for 2. 1% of the city's area. Hanjiang river basin covers an area of 1670 square kilometers, accounting for about 10.6% of the whole city area.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Heyuan City.