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Zhongshan

Eastern Asia

A prefecture-level city in the south of the Pearl River Delta in China's Guangdong province, historically known by its core district name of Shiqi. Its 2020 census population of 4,418,060 places it within the wider Guangzhou-Shenzhen conurbation, whose combined population exceeds 65 million.

Facts
Population
4,418,060 1
Area (sq km)
1783.67 1
Founding Year
1082 1
Marks the founding of the original Xiangshan settlement on the site under the Northern Song dynasty; the city was renamed Zhongshan only in 1925, after Sun Yat-sen.
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
11 1
Latitude
22.517 degrees north 1
Longitude
113.3925 degrees east 1
Sources
1. Zhongshan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: Population (total, 2020 census)
    4,418,060
  • Infobox: Population census year
    2020
  • Infobox: Area (Total)
    1,783.67 km2 (688.68 sq mi)
  • Infobox: Elevation
    11 m (36 ft)
  • Infobox: Coordinates
    22.5170°N, 113.3925°E
  • History section
    In 1082, during the Northern Song dynasty, a fortified settlement called Xiangshan was founded in the area
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Wikidata: Zhongshan
  • Wikidata Q59223, 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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