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Ruili

Eastern Asia

Ruili is a county-level city of Dehong Prefecture in the west of Yunnan province, China, known in the Tai language as Mong Mao and written 瑞丽 in simplified and 瑞麗 in traditional Chinese characters, pronounced Ruìlì. It is a major border crossing between China and Myanmar, with the town of Muse located across the border. Its name is written in several scripts, including Tai Nuea, Shan, Thai and Burmese, which reflects the many peoples of the borderland.

Facts
Population
112,578 1
Elevation (m)
782 2
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Coastal
No 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 5
Sources
1. GeoNames: GeoNames search results for Ruili
GeoNamesPopulated place record
Quote, Populated place record
population 112,578
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2. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): SRTM 90 m elevation at 24.018, 97.856
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)Elevation result for the city coordinates
Quote, Elevation result for the city coordinates
"elevation": 782.0
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3. Yunnan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead
Quote, Lead
Yunnan is an inland province in Southwestern China
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4. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Grid cell 24.25 N 97.75 E containing the city coordinates
Quote, Grid cell 24.25 N 97.75 E containing the city coordinates
24.25 97.75 Cwb
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5. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseChina section, report quoted from the US Naval Observatory
Quote, China section, report quoted from the US Naval Observatory
CHINA 8 H AHEAD OF UTC ALL OF CHINA, INCL TAIWAN
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Ruili (Wikipedia)
  • Part Of: China, Lead
    is a county-level city of Dehong Prefecture, in the west of Yunnan province, China
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Lead
    is a county-level city of Dehong Prefecture, in the west of Yunnan province, China
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China (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationOn Continent: Asia, Lead of the article on China, the country containing this city
Quote, On Continent: Asia, Lead of the article on China, the country containing this city
is a country in East Asia
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