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Qujing

Eastern Asia

Qujing is a prefecture-level city in the east of Yunnan province, China, bordering Guizhou province to the north and east and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to the south, historically valued as a strategic gateway between Yunnan and Guizhou. It forms part of the Central Yunnan Metropolitan Region plan in effect from 2016 to 2049, with an administrative population estimated at 6,047,000 in 2015, of whom about 1,408,500 lived in the metro area covering Qilin, Zhanyi and Malong districts.

Facts
Population
5,765,775 1
Area (sq km)
28,936 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
1873 1
Latitude
25.51018 degrees north 1
Longitude
103.80287 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Mountain 2
Coastal
No 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 2
Sources
1. Qujing (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 5,765,775 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 25.51018, longitude 103.80287
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 1873 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 28936.0 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 5765775 (2020)
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2. GeoNames: Qujing - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1797318
    25.48333 103.78333 P PPL CN 29 5303 1408500 1887 Asia/Shanghai
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 1887 m
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3. Yunnan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead
Quote, Lead
Yunnan is an inland province in Southwestern 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 25.75, 103.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 25.75, 103.75
25.75 103.75 Cwb
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Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source
Qujing (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and countryView the Source
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