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Jiaxing

Eastern Asia

Jiaxing is a prefecture level city in northern Zhejiang province, China, with a population of 5,400,868 recorded in the 2020 census. The city sits on the Grand Canal of China and is traditionally known as the hometown of Chinese silk production. Jiaxing was the birthplace of the Neolithic Majiabang culture, and the Chinese Communist Party was officially founded on a boat on the city's South Lake.

Facts
Population
5,400,868 1
Area (sq km)
4222.87 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Latitude
30.7522 degrees north 1
Longitude
120.75 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 2
Sources
1. Jiaxing (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 5,400,868 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 30.7522, longitude 120.75
  • P2046 (area)
    area 4222.87 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 5400868 (2020)
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2. GeoNames: Jiaxing - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1805953
    30.7522 120.75 P PPLA2 CN 02 3304 1180000 8 Asia/Shanghai
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 8 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 30.75, 120.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 30.75, 120.75
30.75 120.75 Cfa
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Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source
Jiaxing (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and countryView the Source
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