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Yingtan

Eastern Asia

Yingtan is a prefecture-level city in the east of Jiangxi province, China, bordering Fujian province to the southeast. Its location near the point where Jiangxi, Fujian and Zhejiang meet has made it a strategically important city for centuries, and it continues to be a major rail transport hub. Known as the Capital of Copper, it is home to Jiangxi Copper and its Guixi Smelter. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,154,223 1
Area (sq km)
3559.96 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Latitude
28.233333 degrees north 1
Longitude
117 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Coastal
No 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 2
Sources
1. Yingtan (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 1,154,223 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 28.233333, longitude 117.0
  • P2046 (area)
    area 3559.96 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 1154223 (2020)
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2. GeoNames: Yingtan - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1786577
    28.23333 117 P PPLA2 CN 03 3606 214229 34 Asia/Shanghai
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 34 m
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3. Jiangxi (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead
Quote, Lead
Jiangxi is an inland province in east 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 28.25, 117.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 28.25, 117.25
28.25 117.25 Cfa
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Yingtan (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Yingtan (simplified Chinese: 鹰潭; traditional Chinese: 鷹潭; pinyin: Yīngtán; lit. 'Eagle Pond') is a prefecture-level city in the east of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Fujian to the southeast.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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