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Rizhao

Eastern Asia

Rizhao, also romanized as Jihchao, is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Shandong province, China, on the coast of the Yellow Sea. It is home to the major seaport of Port of Rizhao and borders Qingdao to the northeast, Weifang to the north and Linyi to the west and southwest, facing Korea and Japan across the Yellow Sea. 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
2,968,365 1
Area (sq km)
5358.57 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
37 2
Latitude
35.416389 degrees north 1
Longitude
119.433056 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Coastal
Yes 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 5
Sources
1. Rizhao (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 2,968,365 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 35.416389, longitude 119.433056
  • P2046 (area)
    area 5358.57 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 2968365 (2020)
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2. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): SRTM 90 m elevation at 35.417, 119.527
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)Elevation result for the city coordinates
Quote, Elevation result for the city coordinates
"elevation": 37.0
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3. Rizhao (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Rizhao (Chinese: 日照; pinyin: Rìzhào), alternatively romanized as Jihchao, is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Shandong province, China.
  • Lead
    It is situated on the coastline along the Yellow Sea
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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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 35.25, 119.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 35.25, 119.25
35.25 119.25 Cwa
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5. GeoNames: Rizhao - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 9072919
Quote, cities500 record 9072919
35.41414 119.52908 P PPLA2 CN 25 3711 6573975 661943 25 Asia/Shanghai
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Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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