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Jiujiang

Eastern Asia

Jiujiang, formerly transliterated Kiukiang and Kew-Keang, is a prefecture-level city on the southern shore of the Yangtze River in northwest Jiangxi province, China. It is the second-largest prefecture-level city in Jiangxi, and its borders include Poyang Lake, the largest freshwater lake in China. Jiujiang is the fourth-largest port on the Yangtze River, was one of the first five cities opened to foreign trade along the river after Deng Xiaoping's Opening-Up Policy, and remains Jiangxi's only international trade port city.

Facts
Population
4,600,276 1
Area (sq km)
19,076.72 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
20 1
Latitude
29.70475 degrees north 1
Longitude
116.00206 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Coastal
No 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 2
Sources
1. Jiujiang (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 4,600,276 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 29.70475, longitude 116.00206
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 20 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 19076.72 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 4600276 (2020)
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2. GeoNames: Jiujiang - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1805179
    29.70475 116.00206 P PPLA2 CN 03 3604 1164268 41 Asia/Shanghai
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 41 m
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3. Jiangxi (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead
Quote, Lead
Jiangxi is an inland province in east China.
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4. 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 29.75, 116.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 29.75, 116.25
29.75 116.25 Cfa
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Jiujiang (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Jiujiang, formerly transliterated Kiukiang and Kew-Keang, is a prefecture-level city located on the southern shores of the Yangtze River in northwest Jiangxi Province in the People's Republic of China.
  • 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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