Yuxi is a prefecture-level city in the central part of Yunnan province in China, with its administrative center at Hongta District, located about 90 kilometers south of Kunming. Its resident population was estimated at 2.266 million by the end of 2024.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Yuxi (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 2,249,502 (2020)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 24.34953, longitude 102.54317
P2046 (area)
area 14942.0 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 2249502 (2020)
View the Source2. Yuxi (Wikipedia)
History
The city was founded in 960 AD, a time when Yunnan was not yet part of China.
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
View the Source3. GeoNames: Yuxi - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1784185
24.355 102.54222 P PPLA3 CN 29 5304 103829 1638 Asia/Shanghai
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 1638 m
View the Source 4. Yunnan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLeadQuote, Lead
Yunnan is an inland province in Southwestern China
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 24.25, 102.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 24.25, 102.75
24.25 102.75 Cwb
Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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