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Tuyên Quang

South-eastern Asia

Tuyên Quang is a former city in Vietnam, and was the capital of Tuyên Quang Province. According to the Vietnamese Wikipedia article, it lies in the south of the province, about 165 kilometres from Hanoi by National Route 2 and 130 kilometres by the Sơn Nam road. Sơn Dương district borders it to the south and Yên Sơn district on its other sides. The city lies on both banks of the Lô River, sheltered by high mountain ranges with low hills between them, at an average height below 500 metres, falling from north to south, with slopes below 25 degrees. Its climate is humid subtropical with four clear seasons, a cold dry winter, a hot wet summer and short spring and autumn, an annual rainfall of 1,295 to 2,266 millimetres, an average temperature of 22 to 23 degrees Celsius and an average humidity of 85 percent.

Facts
Population
62,375 1
Population Estimate Year
2019 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+07:00 4
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Vietnam: cities and towns (citypopulation.de)
citypopulation.de
  • Cities table, 2019 census column
    Tuyên Quang City TQU 51,456 52,927 62,375
  • Cities table, census year
    Tuyên Quang City TQU 51,456 52,927 62,375
  • On Continent: Asia, Page trail, Asia
    Home → Asia → Vietnam
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2. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at 21.8167,105.2167
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)SRTM 90 m elevation of the city point (21.8167,105.2167); band thresholds: below 10 m sea level, 10 to under 200 m lowland, 200 to under 1000 m highland, 1000 m and over mountain
Quote, SRTM 90 m elevation of the city point (21.8167,105.2167); band thresholds: below 10 m sea level, 10 to under 200 m lowland, 200 to under 1000 m highland, 1000 m and over mountain
"elevation": 30.0
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3. 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)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII data file, 0.5 degree cell 21.75 105.25 (class Cwa) containing the city point
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII data file, 0.5 degree cell 21.75 105.25 (class Cwa) containing the city point
21.75 105.25 Cwa
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4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, current rule (7:00 offset); the comment under it says the entry agrees with all of Vietnam since 1975-06-13
Quote, Zone Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, current rule (7:00 offset); the comment under it says the entry agrees with all of Vietnam since 1975-06-13
Ho Chi Minh entry suffices for most purposes as it agrees with all of
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Tuyên Quang (city) (Wikipedia)
  • Part Of: Vietnam, Lead
    is a former city in Vietnam, and is the capital of Tuyên Quang Province
  • In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Lead, place in Vietnam
    is a former city in Vietnam, and is the capital of Tuyên Quang Province
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