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Jincheng, Kinmen

Eastern Asia

Jincheng Township is an urban township on the southwestern corner of Kinmen island, and the county seat of Kinmen County, Fuchien Province, Taiwan. It served as the seat of the Republic of China's Fuchien Province from 1949 to 1956 and again from 1996 to 2018, and in March 2012 Taiwan's Tourism Bureau named it one of the Top 10 Small Tourist Towns. 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
40,572 1
Area (sq km)
21.708 1
Founding Year
1953 1
Population Estimate Year
2026 1
Elevation (m)
17 1
Latitude
24.416667 degrees north 1
Longitude
118.316667 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 4
Sources
1. Jincheng, Kinmen (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 40,572 (2026)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 24.416667, longitude 118.316667
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 17 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 21.708 sq km
  • P571 (inception)
    inception 1953
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 40572 (2026)
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 24.4167,118.3167
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 35.0
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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 24.25, 118.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 24.25, 118.25
24.25 118.25 Cfa
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4. GeoNames: Jincheng - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1678008, nearest place to the city coordinates (1.94 km)
Quote, cities500 record 1678008, nearest place to the city coordinates (1.94 km)
24.43415 118.31712 P PPLA TW 01 KIN W03 37507 21 Asia/Taipei
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Jincheng, Kinmen (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Jincheng Township (Chinese: 金城鎮) is an urban township on the southwestern corner of the island of Kinmen.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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