A prefecture-level city in the south of the Pearl River Delta in China's Guangdong province, historically known by its core district name of Shiqi. Its 2020 census population of 4,418,060 places it within the wider Guangzhou-Shenzhen conurbation, whose combined population exceeds 65 million.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding YearMarks the founding of the original Xiangshan settlement on the site under the Northern Song dynasty; the city was renamed Zhongshan only in 1925, after Sun Yat-sen. Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Zhongshan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: Population (total, 2020 census)
4,418,060
Infobox: Population census year
2020
Infobox: Area (Total)
1,783.67 km2 (688.68 sq mi)
Infobox: Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Infobox: Coordinates
22.5170°N, 113.3925°E
History section
In 1082, during the Northern Song dynasty, a fortified settlement called Xiangshan was founded in the area
View the Source 2. GeoNames: Shiqi - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1795060
22.51682 113.38521 P PPLX CN 30 4420 257472 8 Asia/Shanghai
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 8 m
View the Source 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 22.75, 113.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 22.75, 113.25
22.75 113.25 Cwa
Wikidata: Zhongshan
- Wikidata Q59223, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the SourceWikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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