Maoming is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Guangdong province, China, facing the South China Sea about 362 kilometers from the provincial capital Guangzhou. It borders Zhanjiang to the west, Yangjiang to the east, and Yunfu to the northeast. Maoming Port, a Grade I facility, processed 16.8 million tons of cargo in 2007, and the city's economy centers on exports of refined oil and aquatic products, chiefly to Hong Kong, Macao, and ASEAN nations.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Maoming (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 6,174,050 (2020)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 21.66182, longitude 110.91783
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 29 m
P2046 (area)
area 11427.07 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 6174050 (2020)
View the Source2. Maoming (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia: Maoming, History section
Maoming County was established c. 600 under the Sui.
Lead
Facing the South China Sea to the city's south
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
View the Source3. GeoNames: Maoming - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1801180
21.66625 110.91364 P PPLA2 CN 30 4409 1307802 31 Asia/Shanghai
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 31 m
View the Source 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 21.75, 110.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 21.75, 110.75
21.75 110.75 Cwa
Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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