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Zhaotong

Eastern Asia

Zhaotong is a prefecture-level city in the northeast corner of Yunnan province, China, bordering Guizhou province to the south and southeast and Sichuan province to the northeast, north and west. Its resident population was 4.804 million at the end of 2024.

Facts
Population
5,092,611 1
Area (sq km)
22,439 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
1926 1
Latitude
27.33284 degrees north 1
Longitude
103.71445 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Mountain 2
Coastal
No 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 2
Sources
1. Zhaotong (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 5,092,611 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 27.33284, longitude 103.71445
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 1926 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 22439.0 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 5092611 (2020)
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2. GeoNames: Zhaotong - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1784841
    27.31667 103.71667 P PPL CN 29 5306 787845 1974 Asia/Shanghai
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 1974 m
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3. Yunnan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead
Quote, Lead
Yunnan is an inland province in Southwestern 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 27.25, 103.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 27.25, 103.75
27.25 103.75 Cwb
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Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source
Zhaotong (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and countryView the Source
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