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Foshan
Yunnancity
Foshan
Total population
9,498,863
Air quality index
Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics of China. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Foshan or Fatshan is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong Province, China. The entire prefecture covers 3,848 km2 (1,486 sq mi) and had a population of 9,498,863 as of the 2020 census. The city is part of the western side of the Pearl River Delta megalopolis, a conurbation housing 86,100,000 inhabitants, making it the biggest urban area of the world.
History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Emerald Mountain DragonDiploderma iadinum (Wang, Jiang, Siler & Che, 2016) · Squamata1
- Gray-headed BullfinchPyrrhula erythaca Blyth, 1862 · Aves1
- Plumbeous RedstartPhoenicurus fuliginosus Vigors, 1831 · Aves1
- Melanoseris souliei (Franch.) N.KilianMelanoseris souliei (Franch.) N.Kilian · Magnoliopsida1
- Dark-breasted RosefinchProcarduelis nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836) · Aves1
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.6 — 2024-07-30161 km WNW of Daocheng, China
- M 4.1 — 2019-01-0898 km NNW of Shangri-La, China
- M 4.2 — 2016-09-19171 km NE of Hayuliang, India
- M 4 — 2013-12-3042 km NW of Shangri-La, China
- M 4.4 — 2013-12-1544 km NW of Shangri-La, China
- M 4.5 — 2013-11-2955 km NW of Shangri-La, China
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Yunnan
- Shengping21.4 mi away · pop. 32,003
- Yunling31.5 mi away
- Dongwang61.5 mi away
- Gongshan67.6 mi away · pop. 5,400
- Nixi68.2 mi away
- Wujing85.1 mi away · pop. 53,400
- Jiantang89 mi away
- Maji92 mi away · pop. 38,980
- Zhonglu111.3 mi away
- Luoji112.5 mi away
- Fugong126.1 mi away · pop. 23,500
- Jinjiang129.2 mi away · pop. 348,400
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Foshan, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API