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Kaifeng

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Kaifeng

Total population

4,676,159

Coordinates31.77°, 105.39°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics of China. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Kaifeng is a prefecture-level city in east-central Henan province, China. It is one of the Eight Ancient Capitals of China, having been the capital eight times in history, most notably during the Northern Song dynasty.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
31.7691
Longitude
105.3852
Water area
—
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)
20
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Crested Kingfisher
    Megaceryle lugubris (Temminck, 1834) · Aves
    1
  • Common Kingfisher
    Alcedo atthis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1
  • Black-crowned Night-Heron
    Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1
  • Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    1
  • Green Sandpiper
    Tringa ochropus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1
  • Common Sandpiper
    Actitis hypoleucos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1
  • Brown-breasted Bulbul
    Pycnonotus xanthorrhous Anderson, 1869 · Aves
    1
  • Light-vented Bulbul
    Pycnonotus sinensis (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    1

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
469
Largest magnitude
6.1
Largest event
2008-05-25

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Sichuan

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.17
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,156

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
2
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Kaifeng, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

我的家 - panoramio - 剑林 — Kaifeng, China0 mi小镇过年 - panoramio — Kaifeng, China0 miJiange, Guangyuan, Sichuan, China - panoramio (1) — Kaifeng, China0 mi中心街望二号窑方向远眺 - panoramio — Kaifeng, China0 mi中心街老房子 - panoramio — Kaifeng, China0 mi小镇街道 - panoramio — Kaifeng, China0.1 mi小镇街道 - panoramio - 剑林 — Kaifeng, China0.1 mi中心上街 - panoramio — Kaifeng, China0.1 mi小镇古桥 - panoramio — Kaifeng, China0.3 mi西河放牛 - panoramio — Kaifeng, China0.5 mi开封镇的春天油菜花 - panoramio — Kaifeng, China0.5 mi开封食品厂桥 - panoramio — Kaifeng, China0.7 mi小镇厂区文革遗留大铁门 - panoramio — Kaifeng, China0.9 miISS057-E-28025 - View of Earth — Kaifeng, China2.3 miISS057-E-28026 - View of Earth — Kaifeng, China2.3 miISS067-E-177209 - View of Earth — Kaifeng, China4.9 miISS067-E-177210 - View of Earth — Kaifeng, China4.9 miISS067-E-177211 - View of Earth — Kaifeng, China4.9 miISS067-E-177212 - View of Earth — Kaifeng, China4.9 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API