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Lu'an

Eastern Asia

Lu'an, also known as Gaocheng, is a prefecture-level city in western Anhui province, China, situated between the Yangtze and Huaihe rivers at the northern foot of the Dabie Mountains and bordering Henan and Hubei provinces. At the 2020 census its population was 4,393,699 across an area of 15,436 square kilometers, with about 1.75 million people in its built-up metro area. 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
4,393,699 1
Area (sq km)
15,450.82 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Latitude
31.75425 degrees north 1
Longitude
116.50778 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Coastal
No 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 2
Sources
1. Lu'an (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 4,393,699 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 31.75425, longitude 116.50778
  • P2046 (area)
    area 15450.82 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 4393699 (2020)
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2. GeoNames: Lu’an - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1802206
    31.73561 116.51688 P PPLA2 CN 01 3415 1644344 81 Asia/Shanghai
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 81 m
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3. Anhui (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead
Quote, Lead
Anhui is an inland province located 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 31.75, 116.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 31.75, 116.75
31.75 116.75 Cfa
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Lu'an (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Lu'an (Chinese: 六安; pinyin: Lù'ān) is a prefecture-level city in western Anhui province, People's Republic of China, bordering Henan to the northwest and Hubei to the southwest.
  • 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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