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Zhanjiang

Eastern Asia

Zhanjiang is a prefecture level city on the Leizhou Peninsula in Guangdong Province, China, described as the southernmost port on the coast of mainland China and a major commercial and maritime hub for southwestern China. It had a population of about 7 million at the 2020 census. The city was established as the French concession of Guangzhouwan in 1898 and was returned to China in 1946. Zhanjiang today serves as the headquarters of the South Sea Fleet of the Peoples Liberation Army Navy and has grown into a manufacturing and export center specializing in petrochemicals, steel and port logistics.

Facts
Population
6,981,236 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Coastal
Yes 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 4
Sources
1. Zhanjiang (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
Quote, P1082 (population)
population 6,981,236 (2020)
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2. Zhanjiang (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Zhanjiang is a coastal city in southern China, located on the Leizhou Peninsula in Guangdong province.
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    21
  • Lead
    Zhanjiang is a coastal city in southern China
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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3. 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 21.25, 110.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 21.25, 110.25
21.25 110.25 Cwa
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4. GeoNames: Zhanjiang - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1784990, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
Quote, cities500 record 1784990, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
21.23391 110.38749 P PPLA2 CN 30 4408 1400709 16 Asia/Shanghai
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Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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