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Yancheng

Eastern Asia

Yancheng, formerly known as Yandu, is a prefecture-level city in the eastern coastal Jiangsu province, China, the city with the largest jurisdictional area in the province. It borders Lianyungang to the north, Huai'an to the west, Yangzhou and Taizhou to the southwest, Nantong to the south, and the Yellow Sea to the east. The current city, formerly a county, was founded on 18 January 1983.

Facts
Population
6,709,629 1
Area (sq km)
16,931.29 2
Founding Year
1983 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 2
Latitude
33.35 degrees north 2
Longitude
120.156944 degrees east 2
Sources
1. Yancheng (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikipedia infobox 'Established' = 'January 18, 1983' on 'Yancheng'
  • Infobox, population
    6,709,629
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2. Yancheng (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 33.35, longitude 120.156944
  • P2046 (area)
    area 16931.29 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population (2020)
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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Wikidata: Yancheng
Wikidata Q57866, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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