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Ya'an

Eastern Asia

Ya'an is a prefecture-level city in the western part of Sichuan province, China, located just below the Tibetan Plateau. It is home to Sichuan Agricultural University, the only 211 Project university and the largest regional comprehensive university in Ya'an, and had a population of 1,434,603 at the 2020 Chinese census.

Facts
Population
1,434,603 1
Area (sq km)
15,046.1 1
Founding Year
2000 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
580 1
Latitude
29.9888 degrees north 1
Longitude
103.00074 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Coastal
No 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 2
Sources
1. Ya'an (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +2000-06-14T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 1,434,603 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 29.9888, longitude 103.00074
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 580 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 15046.1 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 1434603 (2020)
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2. GeoNames: Ya'an - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1787816
    29.98521 102.999 P PPLA2 CN 32 5118 612056 591 Asia/Shanghai
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 591 m
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3. Sichuan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead
Quote, Lead
Sichuan is an inland province in Southwestern China.
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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 29.75, 103.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 29.75, 103.25
29.75 103.25 Cwa
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Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source
Ya'an (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and countryView the Source
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