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Xining

Eastern Asia

Xining is the capital and most populous city of Qinghai province in western China, and the largest city on the Tibetan Plateau. Its population was about 2.5 million at the 2020 census, with about 2.0 million in the urban area, at an elevation of 2,275 meters in the Huangshui River valley. For over two thousand years the city was a commercial hub on the Hexi Corridor of the Northern Silk Road, and it has been a prefectural seat since receiving its current name in 1104. Xining is home to the Kumbum Monastery and the Dongguan Mosque.

Facts
Population
2,467,965 1
Area (sq km)
7596 1
Founding Year
1104 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
2275 1
Latitude
36.6224 degrees north 1
Longitude
101.7804 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Mountain 2
Coastal
No 3
Climate Zone
Continental 4
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 2
Connections

Capital Of

Qinghai, States or Territories
Source GeoNames: Xining - GeoNames
Sources
1. Xining (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    As of the 2020 census, it had 2,467,965 inhabitants
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    7596
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    2275
  • History section
    Recovered by the Song dynasty in 1104, it received the name Xining
  • Wikipedia REST summary, coordinates
    {"lat":36.6224,"lon":101.7804}
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2. GeoNames: Xining - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1788852
    36.62554 101.75739 P PPLA CN 06 6301 2467965 2275 Asia/Shanghai
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 2275 m
  • Capital Of: Qinghai, cities500 record 1788852, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division 06)
    36.62554 101.75739 P PPLA CN 06 6301 2467965 2275 Asia/Shanghai
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3. Qinghai (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead
Quote, Lead
Qinghai is an inland province in Northwestern 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 36.75, 101.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 36.75, 101.75
36.75 101.75 Dwb
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Wikidata: Xining
  • Wikidata Q69060, 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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Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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