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Delingha

Eastern Asia

Delingha is the seat of the Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northern Qinghai province, China, and is mainly an industrial county-level city about 200 kilometres southeast of the Da Qaidam Administrative Region. The Bayin River divides it into Hedong, where the prefecture seat sits, and the more agricultural Hexi. Established in 1988, it administers seven township-level divisions over 27,700 square kilometres and has a population of 78,184, the smallest of the five cities in Qinghai. Its name comes from Mongolian and means golden world.

Facts
Population
78,184 1
Founding Year
1988 1
Elevation (m)
2992 2
Elevation Band
Mountain 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 4
Sources
1. Delingha (Wikipedia)
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    has a total population of 78,184
  • Lead, founding year
    Established in 1988, Delingha administers seven township-level divisions
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2. Opentopodata (SRTM 90 m): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at Delingha
Opentopodata (SRTM 90 m)API response, elevation band
Quote, API response, elevation band
"elevation": 2992.0
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3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Grid cell 37.25 97.25 BSk
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37.25 97.25 BSk
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4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseComment above Zone Asia/Shanghai
Quote, Comment above Zone Asia/Shanghai
Beijing time, used throughout China; represented by Shanghai.
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China (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationOn Continent: Asia, Lead
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is a country in East Asia
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United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
United Nations Statistics DivisionIn Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Geographic regions, Eastern Asia
Quote, In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Geographic regions, Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia 030 China 156 CHN
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