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Nanjing

Eastern Asia

Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu province in East China, on the Yangtze River Delta. It has served as the capital of various Chinese dynasties, kingdoms and republican governments from the 3rd century to 1949, and has long been a major center of culture, education and politics. 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
9,341,685 1
Area (sq km)
6587 1
Founding Year
495 BCE 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
15 1
Latitude
32.06083 degrees north 1
Longitude
118.77889 degrees east 1
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Associated With

China, Countries

Nanjing is a city in China.

Source Nanjing (Wikipedia)
Jiangsu, States or Territories

nanjing is associated with jiangsu.

Source Nanjing (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Jiangsu, States or Territories

nanjing is the capital of jiangsu.

Source Nanjing (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Nanjing (Wikipedia)
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  • Infobox, population
    Population (2020 census) 9,341,685
  • Infobox, area
    Area Total 6,587 km2 (2,543 sq mi)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    32.06083 degrees N 118.77889 degrees E
  • Infobox, elevation
    Elevation 15 m (50 ft)
  • Lead section
    Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu, East China. The city, which is located in the southwestern corner of the province, has 11 districts, an administrative area of 6,600 square kilometres (2,500 sq mi), and as of 2021 a population of 9,423,400.
  • Wikipedia infobox field 'Settled' = 'Unknown (Yecheng, 495 BCE, Jinling City, 333 BCE)' on the 'Nanjing' article, read and judged (w-bbfill-geography6-0926)
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Wikidata: Nanjing
  • Wikidata Q16666, 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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