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Wenzhou

Eastern Asia

Wenzhou, formerly known as Yongjia, is a prefecture-level city in Zhejiang province, China, sitting at the lower reaches and estuary of the Ou River on the country's southeastern coast. Known for a strong tradition of private entrepreneurship and a large diaspora of overseas traders, Wenzhou is one of China's wealthiest cities relative to its size, built on light manufacturing, footwear and small-goods industries organized largely around family businesses.

Facts
Population
9,572,903 1
Area (sq km)
12,255.74 1
Founding Year
323 1
Marks the Jin dynasty establishment of Yongjia Commandery, the article own earliest dated administrative founding. The name Wenzhou itself dates from 675 (Tang dynasty); archaeological settlement on the site is far older still.
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Latitude
27.9938 degrees north 1
Longitude
120.6993 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Coastal
Yes 1
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 2
Sources
1. Wenzhou (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: population_total
    9,572,903
  • Infobox, Area
    12,255.74 km2 (4,731.97 sq mi)
  • History section
    In 323, the Jin dynasty carved out Yongjia Commandery from five counties
  • Infobox, Coordinates (latitude)
    27.9938 deg N 120.6993 deg E
  • Infobox, Coordinates (longitude)
    27.9938 deg N 120.6993 deg E
  • Lead
    Situated on the southeastern coast of China
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2. GeoNames: Wenzhou - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1791388
    27.99942 120.66682 P PPLA3 CN 02 3303 2650000 10 Asia/Shanghai
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 10 m
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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 27.75, 120.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 27.75, 120.75
27.75 120.75 Cfa
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Wikidata: Wenzhou
  • Wikidata Q42635, 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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