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Dandong

Eastern Asia

Dandong is a coastal prefecture-level city in southeastern Liaoning province, in northeastern China, and the country's largest border city, facing Sinuiju, North Korea, across the Yalu River, which forms the Sino-North Korean border there. It is a major trade hub through which a significant share of China's trade with North Korea flows. The prefecture-level city covers about 14,982 square kilometers and had a population of roughly 2.19 million at the 2020 census.

Facts
Population
2,188,436 1
Area (sq km)
15,289.61 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
8 1
Latitude
40.116667 degrees north 1
Longitude
124.383333 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Coastal
Yes 3
Climate Zone
Continental 4
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 2
Sources
1. Dandong (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 2,188,436 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 40.116667, longitude 124.383333
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 8 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 15289.61 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 2188436 (2020)
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2. GeoNames: Dandong - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2037886
    40.12917 124.39472 P PPL CN 19 2106 815858 10 Asia/Shanghai
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 10 m
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3. Dandong (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Dandong is a coastal prefecture-level city in southeastern Liaoning, in the northeastern region of China.
  • Lead
    Dandong is a coastal prefecture-level city in southeastern Liaoning
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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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 40.25, 124.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.25, 124.25
40.25 124.25 Dwa
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Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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