Xiapu County


Xiapu is a county in the municipal region of Ningde, Fujian, People's Republic of China, located along a stretch of East China Sea coast, with many harbours and islands. It is bordered by Fuding City and Zherong County to the north, Fu'an City and Ningde's urban area to the west, and Luoyuan County, Fuzhou and the Matsu Islands of Lienchiang County, Republic of China to the south.
Xiapu is famous among landscapes lover photographers.
The county executive, legislature and judiciary are in Songcheng Town, together with the CPC and PSB branches.
Xiapu has jurisdiction over 6 other towns and over 7 townships, of which three are ethnic townships designated for the native She people.

Towns

In 2009 August 9, Xiapu was where Typhoon Morakot made continental landfall. A million people had just been evacuated from vulnerable areas of this and surrounding counties.

Climate