Geography Atlas

Where Everything Happened
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme

Switch Atlas

City

Taiyuan

Eastern Asia

Taiyuan is the capital of Shanxi province, China, and the province's political, economic, cultural and international exchange center. Built around an industrial base focused on energy and heavy chemicals, particularly coal, Taiyuan has a long history stretching back over two thousand years and today mixes ancient temples and city walls with a modern industrial economy tied closely to Shanxi's coal reserves.

Facts
Population
5,305,061 1
Area (sq km)
6959 1
Founding Year
497 BCE 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
800 1
Latitude
37.8704 degrees north 1
Longitude
112.5497 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Continental 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 2
Connections

Capital Of

Shanxi, States or Territories
Source GeoNames: Taiyuan - GeoNames
In the Other Atlases

Origin Of

Emperor Jing of Han

Also in History Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Liu Zhiyuan

Also in History Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Liu Zhiyuan (Wikipedia)Backgroundtier 2
Quote, Background
Liu Zhiyuan was born in 895, during the reign of Emperor Zhaozong of Tang, at Taiyuan.
Sources
1. Taiyuan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: population_total
    5305061
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2020 census
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    6959
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    800
  • Infobox coordinates field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiyuan
    coordinates = 37.8704°N 112.5497°E
  • History section, Pre-Qin dynasty history paragraph, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiyuan
    In 497 BC, the first ancient city of Jinyang was built around the southern Jinyuan district of present-day Taiyuan by Dong Anyu
View the Source
2. GeoNames: Taiyuan - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1793511
    37.86944 112.56028 P PPLA CN 24 1401 5305061 795 Asia/Shanghai
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 795 m
  • Capital Of: Shanxi, cities500 record 1793511, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division 24)
    37.86944 112.56028 P PPLA CN 24 1401 5305061 795 Asia/Shanghai
View the Source
3. 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 37.75, 112.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 37.75, 112.75
37.75 112.75 Dwa
View the Source
Wikidata: Taiyuan
  • Wikidata Q72778, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the Source
Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.