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Leiyang

Eastern Asia

Leiyang is a county-level city and the third most populous county-level division in Hunan Province, China, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hengyang. It is located in the south of the province, bordered by Hengnan County to the north, Changning City to the west, Guiyang and Yongxing counties to the south and Anren County to the east. Leiyang covers 2,656 square kilometres with a registered population of 1,413,913 and a resident population of 1,150,241 at the 2010 census. It has six subdistricts, 19 towns and five townships, and its government seat is Caizichi Subdistrict.

Facts
Population
1,150,241 1
Founding Year
221 BCE 1
Founding Year
221 BCE 1
Elevation (m)
70 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Coastal
No 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 5
Sources
1. Leiyang (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    resident population of 1,150,241
  • History, range start
    In the 26th year of the reign of Qin Shi Huang (221 BC), Lei County
  • History, range end
    In the 26th year of the reign of Qin Shi Huang (221 BC), Lei County
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2. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): SRTM 90 m elevation at 26.4223, 112.8598
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)Elevation result for the city coordinates
Quote, Elevation result for the city coordinates
"elevation": 70.0
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3. Hunan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead
Quote, Lead
Hunan is an inland province in Central China.
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4. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Grid cell 26.25 N 112.75 E containing the city coordinates
Quote, Grid cell 26.25 N 112.75 E containing the city coordinates
26.25 112.75 Cfa
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5. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseChina section, report quoted from the US Naval Observatory
Quote, China section, report quoted from the US Naval Observatory
CHINA 8 H AHEAD OF UTC ALL OF CHINA, INCL TAIWAN
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China (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationOn Continent: Asia, Lead of the article on China, the country containing this city
Quote, On Continent: Asia, Lead of the article on China, the country containing this city
is a country in East Asia
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