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Jinhu, Kinmen

Eastern Asia

Jinhu, whose name means golden lake, is an urban township on Kinmen Island in Kinmen County, part of Fuchien Province of the Republic of China (Taiwan), lying in the Taiwan Strait close to the coast of mainland China. It is the largest township in Kinmen County by area, covering about 41.8 square kilometers across eight urban villages, with a population of 30,826 as of February 2023. 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
30,330 1
Area (sq km)
42 1
Founding Year
1957 1
Population Estimate Year
2026 1
Elevation (m)
27 1
Latitude
24.437691 degrees north 1
Longitude
118.427993 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 4
Sources
1. Jinhu, Kinmen (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 30,330 (2026)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 24.437691, longitude 118.427993
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 27 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 42.0 sq km
  • P571 (inception)
    inception 1957
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 30330 (2026)
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 24.4377,118.428
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 19.0
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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: Jinhu - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1675170, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.72 km)
Quote, cities500 record 1675170, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.72 km)
24.43944 118.42111 P PPL TW 01 KIN W01 09020030001 30826 22 Asia/Taipei
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Jinhu, Kinmen (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Jinhu Township (pinyin: Jīnhú Zhèn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kim-ô͘-tìn; lit. 'golden lake') is an urban township of Kinmen, Fuchien, Taiwan.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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