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Qiqihar

Eastern Asia

Qiqihar is the second-largest city in Heilongjiang province, China, in the west-central part of the province. Its built-up area, made up of the Longsha, Tiefeng and Jianhua districts, had 959,787 inhabitants, while the total population of the prefecture-level city was 4,067,489 at the 2020 census, mainly Han Chinese alongside thirty-four other minorities including Manchus, Daur and Mongols. Numerous wetlands lie close to the city, including the Zhalong Nature Reserve, known in China as a home to large numbers of red-crowned cranes.

Facts
Population
4,067,489 1
Area (sq km)
42,255.46 1
Founding Year
1691 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
147 1
Latitude
47.33981 degrees north 1
Longitude
123.95124 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Coastal
No 3
Climate Zone
Continental 4
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 2
Sources
1. Qiqihar (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 4,067,489 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 47.33981, longitude 123.95124
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 147 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 42255.46 sq km
  • P571 (inception)
    inception 1691
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 4067489 (2020)
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2. GeoNames: Qiqihar - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2035265
    47.33922 123.96154 P PPLA2 CN 08 2302 882364 146 Asia/Shanghai
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 146 m
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3. Heilongjiang (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead
Quote, Lead
Heilongjiang is an inland province in northeast 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 47.25, 123.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 47.25, 123.75
47.25 123.75 Dwa
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Qiqihar (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Qiqihar (also spelled Tsitsihar) is the second-largest city in the Heilongjiang province of China, in the west central part of the province.
  • 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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