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Yinchuan

Eastern Asia

Yinchuan is a prefecture-level city and the capital of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in northwest China. Its administrative area held about 2.9 million people at the 2020 census. The city served as the imperial capital of the Tangut-led Western Xia state from 1038 to 1227, and it now hosts the biennial China-Arab States Expo, making it a commercial link between China and the Middle East.

Facts
Population
2,859,074 1
Administrative-area (prefecture-level city) population at the 2020 census, matching the entity own existing description.
Area (sq km)
6945.9 1
Administrative-area (prefecture-level city) figure, matching the population scope above.
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
1100 1
Latitude
38.485 degrees north 1
Longitude
106.225 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 2
Connections

Capital Of

Ningxia, States or Territories
Source GeoNames: Yinchuan - GeoNames
Sources
1. Yinchuan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, Population (2020 census)
    2,859,074
  • Infobox, Area
    6,945.9 km2 (2,681.8 sq mi)
  • Infobox, Elevation
    1,100 m (3,600 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    38.485°N 106.225°E / 38.485; 106.225
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2. GeoNames: Yinchuan - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1786657
    38.46806 106.27306 P PPLA CN 21 6401 2859074 1117 Asia/Shanghai
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 1117 m
  • Capital Of: Ningxia, cities500 record 1786657, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division 21)
    38.46806 106.27306 P PPLA CN 21 6401 2859074 1117 Asia/Shanghai
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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 38.25, 106.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 38.25, 106.25
38.25 106.25 BWk
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Wikidata: Yinchuan
  • Wikidata Q211243, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-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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