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Yongcheng, Henan

Eastern Asia

Yongcheng is a county-level city in Henan province, China, and is the easternmost county-level division of the province, bordering Anhui province on all sides except the northwest and due north. It has significant coal deposits, and in 2014 it was upgraded to a provincially directly administered city. It is the former site of Shiyuan, the capital of the Han-era state of Liang, and includes the excavated mausoleum of the wealthy Liu Wu, prince of Liang, which is now a museum famed for its murals.

Facts
Elevation (m)
35 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 1
Coastal
No 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 4
Sources
1. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): SRTM 90 m elevation at 33.9299, 116.45
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)Elevation result for the city coordinates
Quote, Elevation result for the city coordinates
"elevation": 35.0
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2. Henan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead
Quote, Lead
Henan is China's third-most populous province and the most populous among inland provinces
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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 33.75 N 116.25 E containing the city coordinates
Quote, Grid cell 33.75 N 116.25 E containing the city coordinates
33.75 116.25 Cwa
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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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Yongcheng (Wikipedia)
  • Part Of: China, Lead
    is county-level city in Henan province, China
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Lead
    is county-level city in Henan province, China
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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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