Geography Atlas

Where Everything Happened
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme

Switch Atlas

City

Yichang

Eastern Asia

Yichang, also romanized as Ichang, is a prefecture-level city in western Hubei province, China. It had a population of 3.92 million at the 2022 census, making it the third most populous city in Hubei. The city is known for the Three Gorges, the Three Gorges Dam, and the Gezhouba Dam, all located within its Yiling District. 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
3,762,407 1
Area (sq km)
21,230.14 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
58 1
Latitude
30.708333 degrees north 1
Longitude
111.280278 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Coastal
No 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 2
Sources
1. Yichang (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 3,762,407 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 30.708333, longitude 111.280278
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 58 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 21230.14 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 3762407 (2020)
View the Source
2. GeoNames: Yichang - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1786764
    30.71444 111.28472 P PPLA2 CN 12 4205 1350150 63 Asia/Shanghai
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 63 m
View the Source
3. Hubei (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead
Quote, Lead
the third-largest among inland provinces
View the Source
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 30.75, 111.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 30.75, 111.25
30.75 111.25 Cfa
View the Source
Yichang (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Yichang (Chinese: 宜昌), alternatively romanized as Ichang, is a prefecture-level city located in western Hubei province, China.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
View the Source
Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.