Leshan, formerly known as Jiading and Jiazhou, is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan province, China, at the confluence of the Dadu, Min and Qingyi rivers about 120 kilometers from the provincial capital Chengdu. By the end of 2024 its registered population was 3.45 million, and it serves as a transportation hub and regional center in southern Sichuan, known for the world heritage sites of Mount Emei and the Leshan Giant Buddha as well as for its food culture.
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Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Leshan (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)Quote, P1082 (population)
population 3,160,168 (2020)
2. Open-Meteo: Open-Meteo Elevation API: elevation at Leshan coordinates
Open-MeteoJSON elevationQuote, JSON elevation
"elevation": [ 355.0 ]
3. Sichuan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLeadQuote, Lead
Sichuan is an inland province in Southwestern China.
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, 103.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 29.75, 103.75
29.75 103.75 Cwa
5. GeoNames: Leshan - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1804153, place matched by name within the country (most populous of the name)Quote, cities500 record 1804153, place matched by name within the country (most populous of the name)
29.56227 103.76386 P PPL CN 32 5111 662814 375 Asia/Shanghai
Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source Leshan (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and countryView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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