Chengde, formerly known as Jehol and Rehe, is a prefecture-level city in Hebei province, China, about 225 kilometers northeast of Beijing. It is best known as the site of the Mountain Resort, a vast imperial garden and palace complex used by Qing dynasty emperors as a summer residence. The city's resident population was approximately 3.29 million at the end of 2024.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude40.973889 degrees north 1 Longitude117.932222 degrees east 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Chengde (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 3,354,444 (2020)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 40.973889, longitude 117.932222
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 327 m
P2046 (area)
area 39489.53 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 3354444 (2020)
View the Source2. Chengde (Wikipedia)
- Wikipedia infobox 'Settled' = '1681' on 'Chengde'
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
View the Source3. GeoNames: Chengde - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2038087
40.9519 117.95883 P PPL CN 10 1308 2038084 920395 318 Asia/Shanghai
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 318 m
View the Source 4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.75, 117.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.75, 117.75
40.75 117.75 Dwb
Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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