Quanzhou
prefecture-level city in Fujian, China
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Summary
Quanzhou is a prefecture-level city[1]. Quanzhou ranks in the top 7% of prefecture level city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,102 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Fujian[3]
- Country: People's Republic of China[4]
- Instance of: big city[5]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Licheng District[6], Fengze District[7], Luojiang District[8], Quangang District[9], Hui'an County[10], Anxi County[11], Yongchun County[12], Dehua County[13], Shishi[14], Jinjiang[15], Nan'an[16]
- Twinned administrative body: San Diego[17], Neustadt an der Weinstraße[18], Callao[19]
- Legislative body: 泉州市人民代表大会[20]
- Postal code: 362000[21]
- Part of: Southern Coast[22]
- Commons category: Quanzhou[23]
- Licence plate code: 闽C[24]
- Located in time zone: UTC+08:00[25]
- Local dialing code: 0595[26]
- Inception: 260[27]
- Official website: http://www.quanzhou.gov.cn[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Quanzhou[29]
- Commons gallery: Quanzhou[30]
- Population: 8,782,285[31]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[32], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[33]
- Official name: 泉州市[34]
- Category for people born here: Q32386800[35]
- Category for people who died here: Q106253656[36]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Quanzhou[37]
- Elevation above sea level: 2 m[38]
- Area: 11286.59 km²[39]
- Hashtag: Quanzhou[40]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Quanzhou include Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport[41], an airport[42], in People's Republic of China[43].
Why It Matters
Quanzhou has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Quanzhou is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for Quanzhou include Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport[41], an airport[42], in People's Republic of China[43].