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Luoyang

Eastern Asia

Luoyang is a prefecture-level city in Henan province, China, at the confluence of the Luo and Yellow rivers in the western part of the province. Its municipal population was about 7.1 million at the 2020 census. One of China's oldest continuously inhabited cities, it served as capital under eleven dynasties across six successive capital cities on the site, including the Eastern Zhou, Eastern Han, Wei and Tang periods, and stood as an eastern terminus of the Silk Roads. Luoyang was also a major center of Buddhism, home to the White Horse Temple and the Longmen Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Facts
Population
7,056,699 1
Area (sq km)
15,229.15 1
Founding Year
1036 BCE 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
144 1
Latitude
34.6197 degrees north 1
Longitude
112.4539 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Coastal
No 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 2
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Emperor Daizong of Tang

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Emperor Taizu of Song

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Emperor Xian of Han

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Emperor Xuanzong of Tang

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CMOC Group Limited

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Luoyang
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: population_total
    7,056,699
  • Infobox, Area (Prefecture-level city)
    15,229.15 km2 (5,880.01 sq mi)
  • Infobox, Elevation
    144 m (472 ft)
  • Infobox, Coordinates (latitude)
    34.6197 degrees N 112.4539 degrees E
  • Infobox, Coordinates (longitude)
    34.6197 degrees N 112.4539 degrees E
  • Article text
    In 1036 BC a settlement named Chengzhou
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2. GeoNames: Luoyang - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1801792
    34.67345 112.43684 P PPLA2 CN 09 4103 1390581 128 Asia/Shanghai
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 128 m
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3. Henan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead
Quote, Lead
Henan is China's third-most populous province and the most populous among inland provinces
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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 34.75, 112.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 34.75, 112.25
34.75 112.25 Cwa
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Wikidata: Luoyang
  • Wikidata Q187136, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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