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Heian-kyō

Eastern Asia

Heian-kyo was the imperial capital of Japan, founded in 794 CE by Emperor Kanmu on the site of present-day Kyoto. Laid out as a rectangular grid modeled on the Tang dynasty capital of Chang'an, it remained the formal seat of the Japanese imperial court until the government moved to Tokyo in 1869. The name Kyoto gradually replaced Heian-kyo by around 1220, and although the original palace complex was destroyed by fire in 1227, the city's ancient grid still underlies parts of modern Kyoto's street plan, including present-day Senbon-dori tracing the ancient Suzaku-oji avenue.

Facts
Population
1,463,723 1
Founding Year
794 2
Founding Year
794 2
Latitude
35 degrees north 3
Longitude
135.766667 degrees east 3
Elevation Band
Lowland 4
Climate Zone
Temperate 5
Time Zone
UTC+09:00 6
Sources
1. City Population (citypopulation.de): Japan: Prefectures and Major Cities
City Population (citypopulation.de)Cities table, 2020-10-01 census column (Kyoto City)
Quote, Cities table, 2020-10-01 census column (Kyoto City)
Kyōto City 26 京都市 1,470,902 1,474,471 1,474,811 1,474,015 1,475,183 1,463,723 1,431,713 82783
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2. Wikidata: Heian-kyō
  • Wikidata Q751907, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q751907 P571
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3. Heian-kyō (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +0794-11-22T00:00:00Z
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 35.0, longitude 135.766667
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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4. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 35,135.7667
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 42.0
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5. 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 35.25, 135.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 35.25, 135.75
35.25 135.75 Cfa
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6. GeoNames: Kyoto - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1857910, nearest place to the city coordinates (2.62 km)
Quote, cities500 record 1857910, nearest place to the city coordinates (2.62 km)
35.02107 135.75385 P PPLA JP 22 1857906 26102 1463723 50 Asia/Tokyo
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