|
Land area
Sq km
|
XinJiang |
1,663,400 |
|
Tibet |
1,228,400 |
|
Inner Mongolia |
1,180,000 |
|
Qinghai |
721,200 |
|
Sichuan |
485,000 |
|
Gansu |
455,500 |
|
Heilongjiang |
454,000 |
|
Yunnan |
394,000 |
|
Guangxi |
236,700 |
|
Hunan |
211,800 |
|
Shaanxi |
205,800 |
|
Hebei |
190,000 |
|
Jilin |
187,400 |
|
Hubei |
185,900 |
|
Guangdong |
178,000 |
|
Guizhou |
170,000 |
|
Henan |
167,000 |
|
Jiangxi |
166,900 |
|
Shandong |
156,700 |
|
Shanxi |
156,000 |
|
Liaoning |
145,900 |
|
Anhui |
139,600 |
|
Fujian |
121,400 |
|
Jiangsu |
102,600 |
|
Zhejiang |
101,800 |
|
Chongqing |
82,400 |
|
Ningxia |
51,800 |
|
Hainan |
33,900 |
|
Beijing |
16,808 |
|
Tianjin |
11,305 |
|
Shanghai |
6,340 |
|
Tofal |
9,607,553 |
- China is the world’s fourth-largest country after Russia, Canada and the US.
- The Xingjiang Uighur Autonomous Region occupies one-sixth of China’s landmass.
Source: John Gittings, The Changing Face of China, 2005
Coastline
Km
|
Length |
18400 |
|
Borders |
Bohai Bay, Beibu Bay, East China Sea, Yellow Sea, South China Sea |
Borders
Km
|
Mongolia |
4,677 |
|
Russia |
3,645 |
|
India |
3,380 |
|
Burma |
2,185 |
|
Kazakhstan |
1,533 |
|
North Korea |
1,416 |
|
Vietnam |
1,281 |
|
Nepal |
1,236 |
|
Kyrgyzstan |
858 |
|
Pakistan |
523 |
|
Bhutan |
470 |
|
Laos |
423 |
|
Tajikistan |
414 |
|
Afghanistan |
76 |
|
Total |
22,117 |
Source:CIA Factbook
- Xinjiang has 5,500 kilometers of international borders.
Source: John Gittings, The Changing Face of China, 2005
- Xinjiang shares its borders with eight different countries.
Source: John Gittings, The Changing Face of China, 2005
Highest mountains
m
|
1 |
Everest |
8,848 |
|
2 |
K2 (Godwin Austen) |
8,611 |
|
3 |
Lhotse |
8,516 |
|
4 |
Makalu |
8,463 |
|
5 |
Cho Oyu |
8,201 |
|
6 |
Gasherbrum I |
8,068 |
|
7 |
Broad Peak |
8,047 |
|
8 |
Xixabangma |
8,046 |
|
9 |
Gasherburm II |
8,035 |
|
10 |
Namcha Barwa |
7,782 |
Source: Pocket World in Figures, www.peaklist.org
Highest &lowest
m
|
Lowest point |
Turphan Pendi |
-154 |
|
Highest point |
The Himalaya |
8,844 |
Average temperatures for major cities*
Degress Ceisius
Avg high
Avg low
| |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
Beijing |
-4.6 |
-2.5 |
4.5 |
13.1 |
19.8 |
24.0 |
25.8 |
24.4 |
19.4 |
12.4 |
4.1 |
-2.7 |
|
-9.9 |
-7.4 |
-1.0 |
6.6 |
12.7 |
17.9 |
21.5 |
20.2 |
13.8 |
6.9 |
-0.6 |
-7.3 |
|
Tianjin |
-4.0 |
-1.6 |
5.0 |
13.2 |
20.0 |
24.1 |
26.4 |
25.5 |
20.8 |
13.6 |
5.2 |
-1.6 |
|
-8.2 |
-5.7 |
0.5 |
8.0 |
14.4 |
19.4 |
22.8 |
22.0 |
16.5 |
9.3 |
1.4 |
-5.2 |
|
Shanghai |
3.5 |
4.6 |
8.3 |
14.0 |
18.8 |
23.3 |
27.8 |
27.7 |
23.6 |
18.0 |
12.3 |
6.2 |
|
0.3 |
1.4 |
4.9 |
10.4 |
15.3 |
20.1 |
24.7 |
24.7 |
20.5 |
14.3 |
8.6 |
2.7 |
|
Harbin |
-19.4 |
-15.4 |
--4.8 |
6.0 |
14.3 |
20.0 |
22.8 |
21.1 |
14.4 |
5.6 |
-5.7 |
-15.6 |
|
-24.8 |
-21.5 |
-10.9 |
-0.3 |
7.4 |
14.1 |
18.1 |
16.2 |
8.9 |
0.3 |
-10.5 |
-20.5 |
|
Shenyang |
-12.0 |
-8.4 |
0.1 |
9.3 |
16.9 |
21.5 |
24.6 |
23.5 |
17.2 |
9.4 |
0.0 |
-8.5 |
|
-17.3 |
-13.8 |
-5.0 |
3.2 |
10.6 |
16.3 |
20.5 |
19.2 |
11.8 |
4.0 |
-4.6 |
-13.3 |
|
Dalian |
-4.9 |
-3.4 |
2.1 |
9.1 |
18.5 |
19.4 |
23.0 |
20.9 |
20.6 |
13.6 |
5.8 |
-1.3 |
|
-8.2 |
-6.5 |
-1.0 |
5.7 |
11.9 |
16.4 |
20.7 |
21.4 |
16.8 |
10.2 |
2.4 |
-4.7 |
|
Urumqi |
-8.2 |
-6.5 |
-1.0 |
5.7 |
11.9 |
16.4 |
20.7 |
21.4 |
16.8 |
10.2 |
2.4 |
-4.7 |
|
-15.2 |
-13.5 |
-6.5 |
1.6 |
7.7 |
12.2 |
14.1 |
12.6 |
7.0 |
-0.1 |
-7.2 |
-12.6 |
|
Qingdao |
-1.2 |
0.1 |
4.5 |
10.2 |
15.7 |
20.0 |
23.9 |
25.1 |
21.4 |
15.9 |
8.8 |
2.0 |
|
-4.1 |
-2.8 |
1.6 |
7.2 |
12.6 |
17.5 |
21.8 |
22.7 |
18.3 |
12.7 |
5.7 |
-0.9 |
|
Nanjing |
2.0 |
3.8 |
8.4 |
14.8 |
19.9 |
24.5 |
28.0 |
27.8 |
22.7 |
16.9 |
10.2 |
4.4 |
|
-1.6 |
0.1 |
4.4 |
10.4 |
15.6 |
20.5 |
24.1 |
24.3 |
19.1 |
12.5 |
6.3 |
0.4 |
|
Hefei |
2.1 |
4.2 |
9.3 |
15.5 |
20.6 |
25.0 |
28.3 |
28.1 |
22.9 |
17.0 |
10.6 |
4.6 |
|
-1.2 |
0.6 |
5.5 |
11.5 |
16.6 |
21.3 |
24.9 |
24.4 |
19.3 |
12.9 |
6.6 |
1.0 |
|
Hangzhou |
3.8 |
5.1 |
9.3 |
15.4 |
20.2 |
24.3 |
28.6 |
28.0 |
23.3 |
17.7 |
12.1 |
6.3 |
|
0.7 |
1.9 |
5.9 |
11.6 |
16.6 |
21.0 |
25.0 |
24.6 |
20.3 |
14.0 |
8.4 |
2.9 |
|
Nanchang |
5.0 |
6.4 |
10.9 |
17.1 |
21.8 |
25.7 |
29.6 |
29.2 |
24.8 |
19.1 |
13.1 |
7.5 |
|
2.0 |
3.6 |
7.9 |
14.0 |
18.9 |
22.8 |
26.0 |
25.7 |
21.6 |
15.7 |
9.8 |
4.3 |
|
Fuzhou |
10.5 |
10.7 |
13.4 |
18.2 |
22.1 |
25.5 |
28.8 |
28.8 |
26.0 |
21.7 |
17.5 |
13.1 |
|
7.0 |
7.8 |
10.3 |
14.9 |
19.1 |
22.6 |
25.2 |
24.8 |
23.0 |
18.7 |
14.6 |
10.0 |
|
Xiamen |
12.6 |
12.6 |
15.0 |
19.1 |
23.1 |
26.1 |
28.4 |
28.2 |
27.0 |
23.3 |
19.4 |
15.2 |
|
9.9 |
10.1 |
12.3 |
16.5 |
20.6 |
23.7 |
25.6 |
25.4 |
24.2 |
20.5 |
16.5 |
12.3 |
|
Guangzhou |
13.3 |
14.4 |
17.9 |
21.9 |
25.6 |
27.2 |
28.4 |
28.1 |
26.9 |
23.7 |
19.4 |
15.2 |
|
9.7 |
11.2 |
15.0 |
19.0 |
22.8 |
24.4 |
25.2 |
25.0 |
23.8 |
20.1 |
15.5 |
11.3 |
|
Haikou |
17.2 |
18.2 |
21.6 |
24.9 |
27.4 |
28.1 |
28.4 |
27.7 |
26.8 |
24.8 |
21.8 |
18.7 |
|
14.6 |
15.6 |
18.8 |
21.9 |
24.2 |
25.1 |
25.1 |
24.8 |
24.2 |
22.1 |
19.2 |
16.1 |
|
Nanning |
12.8 |
14.1 |
17.6 |
22.0 |
26.0 |
27.4 |
28.3 |
27.8 |
26.6 |
23.3 |
18.6 |
14.7 |
|
9.6 |
11.2 |
14.8 |
19.0 |
22.7 |
24.4 |
25.1 |
24.7 |
23.3 |
19.5 |
14.8 |
11.0 |
|
Guilin |
7.9 |
9.1 |
13.2 |
18.4 |
23.0 |
26.2 |
28.3 |
27.7 |
25.6 |
20.7 |
15.1 |
10.2 |
|
5.0 |
6.5 |
10.5 |
15.5 |
20.1 |
23.3 |
25.0 |
24.3 |
22.0 |
17.1 |
11.8 |
7.0 |
|
Chengdu |
5.5 |
7.5 |
12.1 |
17.0 |
20.9 |
23.7 |
25.6 |
25.1 |
21.2 |
16.8 |
11.9 |
7.3 |
|
2.4 |
4.4 |
8.6 |
13.1 |
17.3 |
20.3 |
22.3 |
21.7 |
18.5 |
14.3 |
9.3 |
4.5 |
|
Chongqing |
7.5 |
9.5 |
14.1 |
18.8 |
22.1 |
25.2 |
28.6 |
28.5 |
23.8 |
18.6 |
13.9 |
9.5 |
|
5.4 |
7.1 |
11.1 |
15.3 |
18.8 |
21.8 |
24.7 |
24.5 |
20.8 |
16.3 |
11.9 |
7.6 |
|
Kunming |
7.7 |
9.6 |
13.0 |
16.5 |
19.1 |
19.5 |
19.8 |
19.1 |
17.5 |
14.9 |
11.3 |
8.2 |
|
1.4 |
2.9 |
5.7 |
9.2 |
13.8 |
16.1 |
16.8 |
15.9 |
14.1 |
11.3 |
6.6 |
7.9 |
|
Lhasa |
-2.3 |
1.1 |
4.5 |
8.3 |
12.3 |
15.4 |
15.1 |
14.3 |
12.7 |
8.2 |
2.3 |
-1.7 |
|
-10.2 |
-6.9 |
-3.2 |
0.9 |
5.1 |
9.2 |
9.9 |
9.4 |
7.6 |
1.4 |
-5.0 |
-9.1 |
|
Dunhuang |
-9.3 |
-4.1 |
4.5 |
12.4 |
18.3 |
22.7 |
24.7 |
23.5 |
17.0 |
8.7 |
0.2 |
-7.0 |
|
-15.6 |
-11.3 |
-3.4 |
3.9 |
9.3 |
13.5 |
16.1 |
14.8 |
8.2 |
0.4 |
-6.0 |
-12.9 |
|
Xi’an |
-1.0 |
2.1 |
8.1 |
14.1 |
19.1 |
25.2 |
26.6 |
25.5 |
19.4 |
13.7 |
6.6 |
0.7 |
|
-5.0 |
-2.1 |
3.1 |
8.5 |
13.2 |
18.6 |
21.7 |
20.8 |
15.2 |
9.3 |
2.3 |
-3.1 |
|
Huhot |
-13.1 |
-9.0 |
-0.3 |
7.9 |
15.3 |
20.1 |
21.9 |
20.1 |
13.8 |
6.5 |
2.7 |
-11.0 |
|
-18.9 |
-15.4 |
-6.3 |
0.5 |
7.1 |
12.2 |
15.5 |
14.1 |
7.1 |
0.4 |
7.8 |
-16.4 |
|
Lanzhou |
-6.9 |
-2.3 |
5.2 |
11.8 |
16.6 |
20.3 |
22.2 |
21.0 |
15.8 |
9.4 |
1.7 |
-5.5 |
|
-12.6 |
-8.0 |
-0.8 |
5.3 |
10.2 |
13.6 |
16.3 |
15.3 |
10.7 |
4.1 |
-3.1 |
-10.4 |
|
Jinan |
1.4 |
1.1 |
7.6 |
15.2 |
21.8 |
26.3 |
27.4 |
26.2 |
21.7 |
15.8 |
7.9 |
1.1 |
|
-5.4 |
-3.1 |
2.8 |
10.0 |
16.4 |
21.0 |
23.2 |
22.3 |
17.1 |
11.1 |
3.8 |
-2.8 |
|
Wuhan |
3.0 |
5.0 |
10.0 |
16.1 |
21.3 |
25.7 |
28.8 |
28.2 |
23.3 |
17.5 |
11.1 |
5.4 |
|
-0.9 |
1.3 |
6.2 |
12.1 |
17.5 |
22.0 |
25.4 |
24.7 |
19.5 |
13.3 |
7.1 |
1.4 |
Longest rivers
Km
|
1 |
Yangtze River |
6,300 |
|
2 |
Yellow River |
5,464 |
|
3 |
Songhua River |
2,308 |
|
4 |
Pearl River |
2,214 |
|
5 |
Liao River |
1,390 |
Source: National Bureau of Statistics
Arable Iand area
Million sq km
|
1980 |
1.36 |
|
1996 |
1.30 |
|
2005 |
1.22 |
Source: National Bureau of Statics
Forest land area
Million sq km
|
1996 |
1.29 |
|
1999 |
1.34 |
|
2002 |
1.56 |
|
2005 |
1.75 |
Source: National Bureau of Statics
Hottest & coldest
Degrees Ceisius
|
Hottest |
Turphan Pendi |
47.0 |
|
Coldest |
Mohe , Heilongjiang |
-52.3 |
Wettest & driest
Annual rainfall mm
|
Wettest |
Huoshaoliao , Taiwan |
1,672.0 |
|
Driest |
Turphan Pendi |
6.3 |
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