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Putian

Eastern Asia

Putian, also known as Puyang or Puxian and historically as Hinghwa or Henghua, is a prefecture-level city in Fujian Province, China. It borders Fuzhou to the north, Quanzhou to the south, and the Taiwan Strait's Xinghua Bay to the east, and the Mulan River flows through the city. 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
3,210,714 1
Area (sq km)
4130.78 1
Founding Year
568 2
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Latitude
25.439444 degrees north 1
Longitude
119.010278 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Coastal
Yes 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 3
Sources
1. Putian (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 3,210,714 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 25.439444, longitude 119.010278
  • P2046 (area)
    area 4130.78 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 3210714 (2020)
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2. Putian (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Putian (Chinese: 莆田, Putian dialect: Pó-chéng), also known as Puyang (莆阳) and Puxian (莆仙), historically known as Hinghwa, Hinghua, or Henghua (simplified Chinese: 兴化; traditional Chinese: 興化), is a prefecture-level city in Fujian Province, People's Republic of China.
  • Lead
    and the Taiwan Strait's Xinghua Bay to the east
  • Article text
    Putian was first founded as an administrative area in the year of 568
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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3. GeoNames: Putian - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1798449
    25.43944 119.01028 P PPLA2 CN 07 3503 1539389 23 Asia/Shanghai
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 23 m
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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 25.25, 119.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 25.25, 119.25
25.25 119.25 Cfa
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Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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