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Handan

Eastern Asia

Handan is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Hebei province, China, the southernmost prefecture-level city in the province, bordering Shanxi to the west, Henan to the south and Shandong nearby. One of China's oldest cities, with a history stretching back over three thousand years as capital of the ancient state of Zhao, Handan today combines historic sites with a modern economy built on coal, iron and steel production.

Facts
Population
9,433,000 1
Area (sq km)
12,068 1
Founding Year
6500 BCE 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Latitude
36.601 degrees north 1
Longitude
114.487 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 2
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China, Countries
Source Handan (Wikipedia)
Hebei, States or Territories
Source Handan (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Qin Shi Huang

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Sources
1. Handan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    12068
  • Infobox: population_total
    9,433,000
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2020
  • Lead section, second paragraph
    Handan is one of the oldest cities in China, first settled around 6500 BC by the Cishan culture
  • Infobox, coordinates
    coordinates = 36.601°N 114.487°E
  • On Continent: Asia, Infobox, subdivision_name
    subdivision_name = People's Republic of China
  • Associated With: China, Infobox, subdivision_name
    subdivision_name = People's Republic of China
  • Associated With: Hebei, Infobox, subdivision_name1
    subdivision_name1 = Hebei
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2. GeoNames: Handan - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1808963
    36.60999 114.48764 P PPLA2 CN 10 1304 1358318 61 Asia/Shanghai
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 61 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 36.75, 114.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 36.75, 114.25
36.75 114.25 Cwa
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Wikidata: Handan
  • Wikidata Q58570, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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