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Jining

Eastern Asia

Jining is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Shandong province, China, with a population of 8,081,905 at the 2010 census across an area of 11,187 square kilometers. Located north of Lake Nanyang on the Grand Canal, it is the canal's northernmost point still reachable by navigation, and it is known as the traditional hometown of Confucius and Mencius. 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
8,357,897 1
Area (sq km)
11,186.98 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Latitude
35.4 degrees north 1
Longitude
116.566667 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 2
Sources
1. Jining (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 8,357,897 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 35.4, longitude 116.566667
  • P2046 (area)
    area 11186.98 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 8357897 (2020)
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2. GeoNames: Jining - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1805518
    35.405 116.58139 P PPL CN 25 3708 1241012 43 Asia/Shanghai
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 43 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 35.25, 116.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 35.25, 116.75
35.25 116.75 Cwa
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Jining (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Jining (Chinese: 济宁; pinyin: Jǐníng) is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Shandong province.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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