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Sanchuan

City population
56,345
#1,185
in China
#47
in Yunnan
#10,215
worldwide
BeijingSanchuan
26.750, 100.659 · 2,062 km from Beijing
City population
56,345
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#1,185
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#10,215
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.0%
of the national population

About Sanchuan

Sanchuan is a city in Yunnan, China with a population of 56,345. It is the 1,185th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, and the 10,215th largest worldwide. It lies 2,062 km from Beijing.

Position in China
#1,185of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Yunnan
#47of 117
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#47of 117
Distance to capital
to Beijing
Elevation
1,605 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
26.750, 100.659
Record updated
2021-10-19
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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