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Yongzhou

Eastern Asia

Yongzhou is a prefecture-level city in the south of Hunan province, China, along the Xiang River, which forms where the Xiao and Xiang Rivers converge. It borders Guangdong province to the southeast and Guangxi to the southwest. With roots extending back two millennia, Yongzhou is counted among Hunan's four ancient counties. Its 2020 census recorded a permanent population of more than 5.2 million across an area of about 22,255 square kilometers, with its urban core of two districts holding roughly 1.1 million people.

Facts
Population
5,289,824 1
Area (sq km)
22,259.2 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Latitude
26.4515 degrees north 1
Longitude
111.59527 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Coastal
No 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 2
Sources
1. Yongzhou (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 5,289,824 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 26.4515, longitude 111.59527
  • P2046 (area)
    area 22259.2 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 5289824 (2020)
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2. GeoNames: Yongzhou - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1786217
    26.42389 111.61306 P PPLA2 CN 11 4311 1020715 101 Asia/Shanghai
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 101 m
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3. Hunan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead
Quote, Lead
Hunan is an inland province in Central China.
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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 26.25, 111.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 26.25, 111.75
26.25 111.75 Cfa
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Yongzhou (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Yongzhou (Chinese: 永州; pinyin: Yǒngzhōu) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Hunan province, People's Republic of China, located on the southern bank of the Xiang River, which is formed by the confluence of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers, and bordering Guangdong to the southeast and Guangxi to the southwest.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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