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Guangzhou

Eastern Asia

Guangzhou, also known as Canton, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China, on the Pearl River about 120 kilometers northwest of Hong Kong. It has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the Silk Road. 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
18,676,605 1
Area (sq km)
7434.4 1
Founding Year
214 BCE 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
21 1
Latitude
23.13 degrees north 1
Longitude
113.26 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 2
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Associated With

China, Countries

Guangzhou is a city in China.

Source Guangzhou (Wikipedia)
Guangdong, States or Territories

guangzhou is associated with guangdong.

Source Guangzhou (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Guangdong, States or Territories

guangzhou is the capital of guangdong.

Source Guangzhou (Wikipedia)
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Sun Yat-sen University (Chinese: 中山大学; pinyin: Zhōngshān Dàxué; also SYSU) is a public university in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Sources
1. Guangzhou (Wikipedia)
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  • Article text
    As of the 2020 census, the registered population of the city's expansive administrative area was 18,676,605 individuals (up 47 percent from the previous census in 2010), of whom 16,492,590 lived in 9 urban districts (all but Conghua and Zengcheng).
  • Article text
    The present city spans 7,434.4 square kilometers (2,870.4 sq mi) on both sides of the river from 112° 57' to 114° 03' E longitude and 22° 26' to 23° 56' N latitude in south-central Guangdong.
  • Infobox, coordinates
    23.13000 degrees N 113.26000 degrees E
  • Infobox, elevation
    Elevation 21 m (69 ft)
  • Introduction
    Guangzhou, also known as Canton, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong in southern China.
  • Wikipedia infobox field 'Settled' = '214 BC' on the 'Guangzhou' article, read and judged (w-bbfill-geography6-0926)
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2. GeoNames: Guangzhou - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1809858
    23.11667 113.25 P PPLA CN 30 4401 18676605 15 Asia/Shanghai
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 15 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: Guangzhou
  • Wikidata Q16572, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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