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Xiamen

Eastern Asia

Xiamen, historically romanized as Amoy, is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Strait. 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
5,163,970 1
Area (sq km)
1700.61 1
Founding Year
1387 1
1387, when the Xiamen Defense Castle was erected during the Ming dynasty.
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Latitude
24.4796 degrees north 1
Longitude
118.0889 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Coastal
Yes 1
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 2
Connections

Associated With

China, Countries
Source Xiamen (Wikipedia)
Fujian, States or Territories

xiamen is associated with fujian.

Source Xiamen (Wikipedia)
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Site Of

Xiamen Airlines

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: XiamenAirtier 2
Sources
1. Xiamen (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Xiamen, historically romanized as Amoy, is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Strait.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    5,163,970
  • Infobox, Population year
    2020 census
  • Infobox, Area
    1,700.61
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    24.4796N 118.0889E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    24.4796N 118.0889E
  • Infobox, Founded
    1387
  • Lead
    is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Strait
  • Associated With: China, Infobox, Country
    China
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2. GeoNames: Xiamen - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1790645
    24.47979 118.08187 P PPLA2 CN 07 4617251 12 Asia/Shanghai
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 12 m
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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 24.25, 118.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 24.25, 118.25
24.25 118.25 Cfa
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Wikidata: Xiamen
  • Wikidata Q68744, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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