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Beihai

Eastern Asia

Beihai is a prefecture-level city in the south of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, in the People's Republic of China. It sits on the north shore of the Gulf of Tonkin, and its seaport has made it a historically important point of international trade linking several inland provinces to the sea. The city also administers a number of small islands. The 2010 census recorded a population of about 1,539,300, and city figures put the population at roughly 1.917 million by the end of 2024. Beihai covers about 3,337 square kilometers, is seated at Haicheng District, and as of 2022 was divided into three districts and one county.

Facts
Population
1,853,227 1
Area (sq km)
3988.67 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
21 1
Latitude
21.466667 degrees north 1
Longitude
109.1 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Coastal
Yes 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 5
Sources
1. Beihai (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 1,853,227 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 21.466667, longitude 109.1
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 21 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 3988.67 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 1853227 (2020)
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 21.4667,109.1
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 14.0
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3. Beihai (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Beihai (Chinese: 北海; pinyin: Běihǎi; Postal romanization: Pakhoi) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Guangxi, People's Republic of China.
  • Lead
    Its status as a seaport on the north shore of the Gulf of Tonkin
  • 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 21.25, 109.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 21.25, 109.25
21.25 109.25 Cwa
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5. GeoNames: Beihai - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1816705
Quote, cities500 record 1816705
21.48349 109.11549 P PPLA2 CN 16 4505 525329 -9999 Asia/Shanghai
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Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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