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Shantou

Eastern Asia

Shantou, also romanized as Swatow, is a prefecture level city on the eastern coast of Guangdong, China. It had a population of 5,502,031 at the 2020 census across an administrative area of 2,248.39 square kilometers, while its built up area, including the Rongcheng and Jiedong districts, Jiexi county, Puning city and all of Chaozhou, holds about 12,543,024 people. 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
5,502,031 1
Area (sq km)
2199.04 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
51 1
Latitude
23.353889 degrees north 1
Longitude
116.682222 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Coastal
Yes 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 2
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1. Shantou (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 5,502,031 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 23.353889, longitude 116.682222
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 51 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 2199.04 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 5502031 (2020)
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2. GeoNames: Shantou - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1795940
    23.35489 116.67876 P PPLA2 CN 30 4405 3838900 3 Asia/Shanghai
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 3 m
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3. Shantou (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Shantou, alternately romanized as Swatow and sometimes known as Santow, is a prefecture-level city on the eastern coast of Guangdong, China, with a total population of 5,502,031 as of the 2020 census (5,391,028 in 2010) and an administrative area of 2,248.39 square kilometres (868.11 sq mi).
  • Lead
    is a prefecture-level city on the eastern coast of Guangdong
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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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 23.25, 116.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 23.25, 116.75
23.25 116.75 Cwa
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Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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