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Jiuquan

Eastern Asia

Jiuquan, formerly known as Suzhou, is a prefecture-level city in the northwesternmost part of Gansu Province in China. It spans more than 600 kilometers from east to west and covers 191,342 square kilometers, though its built-up area is concentrated in its Suzhou District.

Facts
Population
1,055,706 1
Area (sq km)
168,080.24 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
1483 1
Latitude
39.73695 degrees north 1
Longitude
98.50489 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 2
Sources
1. Jiuquan (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 1,055,706 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 39.73695, longitude 98.50489
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 1483 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 168080.24 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 1055706 (2020)
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2. GeoNames: Jiuquan - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1279945
    39.74318 98.51736 P PPLA2 CN 15 6209 428346 1464 Asia/Shanghai
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 1464 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 39.75, 98.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 39.75, 98.75
39.75 98.75 BWk
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Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source
Jiuquan (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and countryView the Source
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