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Foshan

Eastern Asia

Foshan is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong province, China, part of the western side of the Pearl River Delta conurbation. The wider Pearl River Delta megalopolis it belongs to is one of the largest urban areas in the world. 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
9,498,863 1
Area (sq km)
3848 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
16 1
Latitude
23.0214 degrees north 1
Longitude
113.1216 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 2
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Associated With

China, Countries

Foshan is a city in China.

Source Foshan (Wikipedia)
Guangdong, States or Territories

foshan is associated with guangdong.

Source Foshan (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Foshan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    The entire prefecture covers 3,848 km2 (1,486 sq mi) and had a population of 9,498,863 as of the 2020 census.
  • Lead section
    The entire prefecture covers 3,848 km2 (1,486 sq mi) and had a population of 9,498,863 as of the 2020 census. The city is part of the western side of the Pearl River Delta megalopolis, a conurbation housing 86,100,000 inhabitants, making it the biggest urban area of the world.
  • Infobox, coordinates
    23.0214 degrees N 113.1216 degrees E
  • Infobox, elevation
    Elevation 16 m
  • Lead section
    Foshan (UK: , US also ; Chinese: 佛山) or Futsan is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong Province, China.
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2. GeoNames: Foshan - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1811103
    23.02677 113.13148 P PPLA2 CN 30 4406 9042509 5 Asia/Shanghai
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 5 m
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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 23.25, 113.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 23.25, 113.25
23.25 113.25 Cwa
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Wikidata: Foshan
  • Wikidata Q34412, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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