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Barkam

Eastern Asia

Barkam is a town in the northwest of Sichuan province, China, and the seat of the county-level city of the same name in the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. It is known in Tibetan as Bar Kham and in Qiang as Bbadh kangw seqea. At the 2010 census, before it absorbed the neighbouring town of Zhuokeji, Barkam had a population of 29,535. The combined population of Barkam and Zhuokeji came to 30,547, and in the census of 2000 Barkam alone had counted 25,337 people.

Facts
Population
29,535 1
Population Estimate Year
2010 1
Elevation (m)
2615 2
Elevation Band
Mountain 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 4
Sources
1. Barkam (town) (Wikipedia)
  • Demographics, year of the population figure
    Barkam had a population of 29,535
  • Part Of: China, Lead
    in the northwest of Sichuan province, China
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2. Opentopodata (SRTM 90 m): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at Barkam
Opentopodata (SRTM 90 m)API response, elevation band
Quote, API response, elevation band
"elevation": 2615.0
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3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Grid cell 31.75 102.25 Cwb
Quote, Grid cell 31.75 102.25 Cwb
31.75 102.25 Cwb
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4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseComment above Zone Asia/Shanghai
Quote, Comment above Zone Asia/Shanghai
Beijing time, used throughout China; represented by Shanghai.
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China (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationOn Continent: Asia, Lead
Quote, On Continent: Asia, Lead
is a country in East Asia
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United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
United Nations Statistics DivisionIn Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Geographic regions, Eastern Asia
Quote, In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Geographic regions, Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia 030 China 156 CHN
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