Jinsha River

The Jinsha River is the Chinese name for the upper stretches of the Yangtze River. It flows through the provinces of , , and in .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in the People’s Republic of China, the upper course of the Yangtze
  • Also known as: Chin-sha Chiang”, “Chin-sha River”, “Chinsha Kiang”, “Jinsha Jiang”, “Kin Sha Chiang”, and “Kinsha Kiang

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cuiping.

Railway station
is a railway station, which is situated 3½ km west of Jinsha River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yibin.

is a city in . Located at the junction of Yunguichuan three provinces, Jinsha River, Min River and Yangtze River, the terrain is high southwest and low northeast, is a subtropical monsoon humid climate, with a total area of 13,283 square kilometers.

Jinsha River

Latitude
28.76465° or 28° 45′ 53″ north
Longitude
104.63351° or 104° 38′ 1″ east
Elevation
300 metres (984 feet)
Open location code
7PW6QJ7M+VC
Geo­Names ID
1805406
Wiki­data ID
Q1038418
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Vietnamese—“Jinsha River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Jinsha Jiang
  • Bengali: চিনশা নদী
  • Cebuano: Jinsha Jiang
  • Chinese: 金沙江
  • Czech: řeka Zlatých písků
  • Czech: Ťin-ša-ťiang
  • Czech: Ťin-ša
  • Dutch: Jinsha River
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر چينشا چيانج
  • French: Fleuve Jinsha
  • French: Jinsha
  • German: Jinsha
  • Hebrew: נהר ג’ינשה
  • Indonesian: Sungai Jinsha
  • Italian: Jinsha
  • Japanese: ディチュ河
  • Japanese: 金沙江
  • Korean: 금사강
  • Korean: 진사강
  • Korean: 진샤 강
  • Literary Chinese: 金沙江
  • Malayalam: ജിൻഷാ നദി
  • Russian: Цзиньша (река)
  • Russian: Цзиньшацзян
  • Slovenian: Džinša Džiang
  • Slovenian: Džinša
  • Slovenian: Jinsha Jiang
  • Spanish: Río Jinsha
  • Swedish: Jinsha Jiang
  • Swedish: Jinshafloden
  • Tagalog: Ilog Jinsha
  • Thai: แม่น้ำจินชา
  • Turkish: Jinsha Nehri
  • Ukrainian: Цзіньша
  • Vietnamese: Kim Sa giang
  • Vietnamese: Sông Kim Sa

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Min River and Rongzhou Daqiao.

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