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Chifeng

Eastern Asia

Chifeng is a prefecture-level city in south eastern Inner Mongolia, China, bordered by Xilin Gol League to the north and west, Tongliao to the northeast, Chaoyang in Liaoning province to the southeast, and Chengde in Hebei province to the south. It covers an administrative area of 90,275 square kilometers and had a population of about 4 million at the 2020 census, though its urban core, concentrated in the Hongshan and Songshan districts, holds about 1.2 million people; the separate town of Yuanbaoshan lies roughly 27 kilometers from the city center. Chifeng was formerly the administrative center of the Ju Ud League.

Facts
Population
4,035,967 1
Area (sq km)
86,915.58 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
586 1
Latitude
42.255 degrees north 1
Longitude
118.8825 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 4
Sources
1. Chifeng (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 4,035,967 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 42.255, longitude 118.8825
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 586 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 86915.58 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 4035967 (2020)
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 42.255,118.8825
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 584.0
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3. 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 42.25, 118.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 42.25, 118.75
42.25 118.75 BSk
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4. GeoNames: Chifeng - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2038067
Quote, cities500 record 2038067
42.26833 118.96361 P PPLA2 CN 20 1504 346654 570 Asia/Shanghai
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Chifeng (Wikipedia)
  • Part Of: China, Lead
    is a prefecture-level city in Southeastern Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Lead
    Chifeng is a prefecture-level city in Southeastern Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China.
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