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Nanchang

Eastern Asia

Nanchang is the capital of Jiangxi province, China, located in the north-central part of the province in the hinterland of the Poyang Lake plain, bounded by the Jiuling Mountains to the west and Poyang Lake to the east. The city holds a significant place in modern Chinese history as the site of the 1927 Nanchang Uprising, regarded as the founding action of the People's Liberation Army, an event commemorated annually as Army Day.

Facts
Population
6,255,007 1
Area (sq km)
7194 1
Founding Year
201 BCE 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
37 1
Latitude
28.683 degrees north 1
Longitude
115.858 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Coastal
No 1
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 4
Connections

Capital Of

Jiangxi, States or Territories
Source Jiangxi (Wikipedia)
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Site Of

Jiangling Motors

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Source Wikipedia: Jiangling MotorsInfobox: hq_location_citytier 2
Quote, Infobox: hq_location_city
Nanchang, Jiangxi
Sources
1. Nanchang (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Article text
    As of the 2020 Chinese census, Nanchang had a population of 6,255,007, of which 5,382,162 lived in built-up (urbanized) area consisting of 6 urban districts plus Nanchang County largely being urbanized.
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    7194
  • Infobox elevation_m field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanchang
    elevation_m = 37
  • Infobox coordinates field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanchang
    coordinates = 28.683°N 115.858°E
  • History section, Imperial era paragraph, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanchang
    In 201 BC, during the Han dynasty, the city was given the Chinese name Nanchang and became the administrative seat of Yuzhang Commandery
  • Article text, coastal
    Nanchang is located in inland southeastern China
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 28.683,115.858
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 17.0
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3. 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 28.75, 115.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 28.75, 115.75
28.75 115.75 Cfa
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4. GeoNames: Nanchang - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1800163
Quote, cities500 record 1800163
28.68396 115.85306 P PPLA CN 03 3601 2357839 20 Asia/Shanghai
Wikidata: Nanchang
  • Wikidata Q171943, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-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
Jiangxi (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationCapital Of: Jiangxi, Infobox: seat
Quote, Capital Of: Jiangxi, Infobox: seat
Nanchang
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