Sanmenxia is a prefecture-level city in western Henan Province, China, the westernmost prefecture-level city in the province. It sits on the southern bank of the Yellow River where the river cuts through the Loess Plateau on its way to the North China Plain, bordering Shaanxi Province to the west and Shanxi Province to the north, with Luoyang to its east and Nanyang to its southeast.
Facts
Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Sanmenxia (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 2,034,872 (2020)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 34.77362, longitude 111.19497
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 376 m
P2046 (area)
area 9935.74 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 2034872 (2020)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Sanmenxia - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1796669
34.78081 111.19287 P PPLA2 CN 09 669307 385 Asia/Shanghai
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 385 m
View the Source 3. Henan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLeadQuote, Lead
Henan is China's third-most populous province and the most populous among inland provinces
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 34.75, 111.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 34.75, 111.25
34.75 111.25 Cwa
Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source Sanmenxia (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and countryView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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