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Durham

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Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, being the county seat of Durham County, with outskirts of the city limits also extending into Orange County and Wake County. It had a population of 283,506 at the 2020 census. 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
283,506 1
Area (sq km)
300.92 1
Founding Year
1869 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
123 1
Latitude
35.97861 degrees north 1
Longitude
78.9 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC-05:00 4
Connections

Associated With

North Carolina, States or Territories
Source Durham, North Carolina (Wikipedia)
United States, Countries
Source Durham, North Carolina (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Duke University

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Source Duke University (Wikipedia)Lead, location
Quote, Lead, location
Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States.

Site Of

Triangle Brewing Company

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Duke University

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Source Duke University (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States.
Sources
1. Durham, North Carolina (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Durham ( DURR-əm) is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, being the county seat of Durham County, with outskirts of the city limits also extending into Orange County and Wake County.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    283,506
  • Lead section
    Durham is the 4th-most populous city in North Carolina and 70th-most populous city in the United States with a population of 283,506 at the 2020 census.
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    300.92
  • Infobox, Elevation
    123 m
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    35.97861
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    -78.90000
  • Infobox, Incorporated
    April 10, 1869
  • Associated With: United States, Infobox, Country
    United States
  • Associated With: North Carolina, Infobox, State
    North Carolina
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 35.9786,-78.9
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 121.0
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3. 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 35.75, -78.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 35.75, -78.75
35.75 -78.75 Cfa
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4. GeoNames: Durham - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 4464368
Quote, cities500 record 4464368
35.99403 -78.89862 P PPLA2 US NC 063 90932 257636 123 121 America/New_York
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Wikidata: Durham
Wikidata Q49229, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Durham (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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