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Xingning, Guangdong

Eastern Asia

Xingning is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Meizhou City in Guangdong Province, China. It is the second largest city in eastern Guangdong, with an area of 2,104.85 square kilometres and a population of 779,411 at the 2020 count. The name Xingning, pronounced Hinnen in the local Hakka language, is shared with an era name used by Emperor Ai of the Jin dynasty, so the Guangdong city is usually written with its province to tell the two apart. As a Hakka-speaking county-level city it forms part of the Meizhou region of the province.

Facts
Population
779,411 1
Founding Year
331 1
Founding Year
331 1
Elevation (m)
118 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 4
Sources
1. Xingning, Guangdong (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    a population of 779,411 (2020)
  • History, range start
    Xingning county was established in 331 CE
  • History, range end
    Xingning county was established in 331 CE
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2. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): SRTM 90 m elevation at 24.1347, 115.73
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)Elevation result for the city coordinates
Quote, Elevation result for the city coordinates
"elevation": 118.0
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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)Grid cell 24.25 N 115.75 E containing the city coordinates
Quote, Grid cell 24.25 N 115.75 E containing the city coordinates
24.25 115.75 Cfa
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4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseChina section, report quoted from the US Naval Observatory
Quote, China section, report quoted from the US Naval Observatory
CHINA 8 H AHEAD OF UTC ALL OF CHINA, INCL TAIWAN
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China (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationOn Continent: Asia, Lead of the article on China, the country containing this city
Quote, On Continent: Asia, Lead of the article on China, the country containing this city
is a country in East Asia
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