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Xuancheng

Eastern Asia

Xuancheng is a city in the southeast of Anhui province, China, in the lower Yangtze River drainage basin and Yangtze River Delta, bordering Wuhu to the northwest, Chizhou to the west, Huangshan to the southwest, and the coastal provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangsu to the southeast and northeast. Archaeological digs suggest the site has been settled for more than 4,000 years, and it has been under formal administration since the Qin dynasty.

Facts
Population
2,500,063 1
Area (sq km)
12,312.55 1
Founding Year
109 BCE 2
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Latitude
30.94751 degrees north 1
Longitude
118.75178 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Coastal
No 4
Climate Zone
Temperate 5
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 3
Sources
1. Xuancheng (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 2,500,063 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 30.94751, longitude 118.75178
  • P2046 (area)
    area 12312.55 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 2500063 (2020)
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2. Xuancheng (Wikipedia)
  • infobox established_title=Settled established_date=109 BC
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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3. GeoNames: Xuancheng - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1788081
    30.9525 118.75528 P PPLA2 CN 01 3418 774332 25 Asia/Shanghai
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 25 m
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4. Anhui (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead
Quote, Lead
Anhui is an inland province located in East China.
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5. 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 30.75, 118.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 30.75, 118.75
30.75 118.75 Cfa
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Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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