Meichuan

Meichuan is a town in , , China. It was heavily hit by the 2013 Dingxi earthquakes. The town has historically been an important production location and marketplace for traditional Chinese medicines such as angelica, dangshen, and astragalus.
Wikipedia
  • Town with 43,700 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 2,337 metres (7,667 feet)
  • Description: human settlement in China
  • Also known as
    “Mei-ch’uan-chen”
    “Meichuan Zhen”
    “Meichuan, Min County”
    “梅川”

Meichuan

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Latitude
34.54112° or 34° 32′ 28″ north
Longitude
104.06691° or 104° 4′ 1″ east
Open location code
8P66G3R8+CQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2393060202
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1800877
Wiki­data ID
Q11114814

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Wu Chinese—“Meichuan” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Meichuan”
  • Chinese: “梅川镇”
  • Gan Chinese: “梅川镇”
  • Japanese: “梅川鎮”
  • Swedish: “Meichuan, Gansu”
  • Swedish: “Meichuan”
  • Wu Chinese: “梅川镇”

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