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Quanzhou

Eastern Asia

A prefecture-level port city on the north bank of the Jin River beside the Taiwan Strait in southern Fujian, China, and the province's most populous metropolitan region. Its 2020 census recorded a population of 8,782,285 across an area of 11,245 square kilometers, with 6,669,711 residents in its built-up area.

Facts
Population
1,728,386 1
Area (sq km)
872.4 1
Founding Year
718 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
2 2
Latitude
24.8744 degrees north 1
Longitude
118.6757 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 3
Coastal
Yes 1
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 5
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Quanzhou
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: population_urban
    1,728,386
  • Lead section
    It is Fujian's most populous metropolitan region, with an area of 11,245 square kilometers (4,342 sq mi) and a population of 8,782,285 as of the 2020 census.
  • Infobox, Area, Urban row
    Urban 872.4 km2 (336.8 sq mi)
  • Infobox coordinates
    24.8744°N 118.6757°E
  • History section
    Quanzhou proper was established under the Tang in 718
  • Lead
    is a prefecture-level port city on the north bank of the Jin River, beside the Taiwan Strait in southern Fujian
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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2. Quanzhou (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 2 m
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 24.8744,118.6757
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 3.0
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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 24.75, 118.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 24.75, 118.75
24.75 118.75 Cfa
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5. GeoNames: Quanzhou - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1797353
Quote, cities500 record 1797353
24.91389 118.58583 P PPLA2 CN 07 3505 1469157 14 Asia/Shanghai
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Wikidata: Quanzhou
Wikidata Q68695, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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