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Kunming

Eastern Asia

Kunming is the capital and largest city of the province of Yunnan in China. The political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province, Kunming is also a major tourism centre in China. 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
8,460,088 1
Area (sq km)
21,473 1
Founding Year
765 1
Founded in 765 as Tuodong city in the Kingdom of Nanzhao.
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
1892 1
Latitude
25.0464 degrees north 1
Longitude
102.7094 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Mountain 2
Coastal
No 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 2
Connections

Associated With

China, Countries
Source Kunming (Wikipedia)
Yunnan, States or Territories

kunming is associated with yunnan.

Source Kunming (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Yunnan, States or Territories

kunming is the capital of yunnan.

Source Kunming (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Origin Of

Zheng He

Also in History Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Sources
1. Kunming (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Kunming is the capital and largest city of the province of Yunnan in China.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    8,460,088
  • Infobox, Population year
    2020 census
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    21473
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    1892
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    25.0464N 102.7094E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    25.0464N 102.7094E
  • Infobox, Founded
    Founded in 765
  • Associated With: China, Infobox, Country
    China
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2. GeoNames: Kunming - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1804651
    25.03889 102.71833 P PPLA CN 29 5301 5950578 1895 Asia/Shanghai
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 1895 m
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3. Yunnan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead
Quote, Lead
Yunnan is an inland province in Southwestern 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 25.25, 102.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 25.25, 102.75
25.25 102.75 Cwb
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Wikidata: Kunming
  • Wikidata Q182852, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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