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Weihai

Eastern Asia

Weihai, formerly known as Weihaiwei, is a prefecture-level city and major seaport in the easternmost part of Shandong province, China. It borders Yantai to the west and the Yellow Sea to the east, and is the closest mainland Chinese city to South Korea. 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
2,906,548 1
Area (sq km)
5796.98 1
Founding Year
1949 2
Founding Year
1949 2
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Latitude
37.5 degrees north 1
Longitude
122.1 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Coastal
Yes 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 3
Sources
1. Weihai (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 2,906,548 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 37.5, longitude 122.1
  • P2046 (area)
    area 5796.98 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 2906548 (2020)
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2. Weihai (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Weihai (Weihainese: Wé4iHæ, [ʋeɪ̯˥˩ hɛ̆꜌]; Chinese: 威海; pinyin: Wēihǎi), formerly Weihaiwei (Chinese: 威海卫; pinyin: Wēihǎiwèi; lit. 'Mighty Sea Fort'), is a prefecture-level city and major seaport city in the easternmost Shandong province of China.
  • Lead
    It borders Yantai to the west and the Yellow Sea to the east
  • History section
    In 1949, Weihaiwei City was established, and its name was shortened to Weihai after the Communist revolution.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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3. GeoNames: Weihai - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1791673
    37.50914 122.11356 P PPLA2 CN 25 3710 844310 14 Asia/Shanghai
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 14 m
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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 37.25, 122.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 37.25, 122.25
37.25 122.25 Cwa
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Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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