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Beicai

Shanghaitown

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Coordinates31.18°, 121.55°

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City facts

Overview

Set in Shanghai, China, Beicai is recorded in open geodata as a town. Its coordinates of 31.184°, 121.550° place it in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm summers and cool winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,366 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 53% of daylight hours. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
31.1839
Longitude
121.5503
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
89,134
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Light-vented Bulbul
    Pycnonotus sinensis (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    4,949
  • Spotted Dove
    Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
    4,841
  • Chinese Blackbird
    Turdus mandarinus Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
    4,811
  • Oriental Magpie-Robin
    Copsychus saularis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,357
  • Long-tailed Shrike
    Lanius schach Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3,197
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,053
  • Black-crowned Night-Heron
    Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,832
  • Azure-winged Magpie
    Cyanopica cyanus (Pallas, 1776) · Aves
    2,812

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
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Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Shanghai

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.74
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,366

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Beicai

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Open Library