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Taiyuan

Eastern Asia

Taiyuan is the capital of Shanxi province, China, and the province's political, economic, cultural and international exchange center. Built around an industrial base focused on energy and heavy chemicals, particularly coal, Taiyuan has a long history stretching back over two thousand years and today mixes ancient temples and city walls with a modern industrial economy tied closely to Shanxi's coal reserves.

Facts
Population
5,305,061 1
Area (sq km)
6959 1
Founding Year
497 BCE 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
800 1
Latitude
37.8704 degrees north 1
Longitude
112.5497 degrees east 1
Sources
1. Taiyuan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox population_total field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiyuan
    population_total = 5305061
  • Infobox population_as_of field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiyuan
    population_as_of = 2020 census
  • Infobox area_total_km2 field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiyuan
    area_total_km2 = 6959
  • Infobox elevation_m field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiyuan
    elevation_m = 800
  • Infobox coordinates field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiyuan
    coordinates = {{coord|37.8704|N|112.5497|E|type:adm2nd_region:CN-14_source:Gaode|format=dms|display=it}}
  • History section, Pre-Qin dynasty history paragraph, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiyuan
    In 497 BC, the first ancient city of Jinyang was built around the southern Jinyuan district of present-day Taiyuan by Dong Anyu
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Wikidata: Taiyuan
  • Wikidata Q72778, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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