Shatian town is located in the southwest of Dongguan, bordering houjie town in the east, the Pearl River Estuary in the south, Humen Port in the west and Hongmei Town in the north. The geographic coordinates of its center are: east longitude 1 13 9' and north latitude 23 8'. It is located in the middle of the development axis from Guangzhou to Dongguan, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and other large and medium-sized cities and the geometric center of the Pearl River Delta economic circle.

Shatian town is the first "Dragon Boat Town" in China (2000), as well as "Thousands of Towns for Comprehensive Development of Small Towns in China" (2005) and "China Port Logistics Center" (2007). 20 12 was awarded the business cards of "National Advanced Agricultural Unit", "Strong Education Town in Guangdong Province", "Health Town in Guangdong Province" and "Garden Town in Guangdong Province".

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Shatian town is located in the south of the Tropic of Cancer, and belongs to the transitional zone of South Subtropics. It has the characteristics of no winter in summer, abundant sunshine, long sunshine time, sufficient heat, abundant rainfall, mild climate, small temperature difference and obvious monsoon, but it is often attacked by typhoons, heavy rains and salty tides.

Shatin area is a typical maritime climate, because it is a water network zone near Shiziyang. There is a lot of water vapor in the air, and foggy days often appear in spring. The annual average relative humidity is 79%, and the annual average air pressure is 10 10.6 MPa. Located in the subtropical zone, the sunshine is sufficient, and the annual sunshine is about 2000 hours.

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