Dian Lake

Dian Lake, also known as Dianchi, Dianchi Lake, Lake Dian and Kunming Lake, is a fault lake located on the -Xishan fault in , , China at 24°23′–26°22′ N, 102°10′–103°40′ E.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Yunnan, China
  • Also known as: Tien Ch’ih

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dayu.

Suburb
Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Chenggong District, , . As of 2023, it administers seven residential communities: Community, Yuejiao Community, Dahe Community, Xincun Community, Haiyan Community, Shicheng Community, and Changle Community. is situated 8 km east of Dian Lake.

Dian Lake

Latitude
24.83333° or 24° 50′ north
Longitude
102.71667° or 102° 43′ east
Elevation
1,886 metres (6,188 feet)
Open location code
7PP4RPM8+8M
Geo­Names ID
1812946
Wiki­data ID
Q83640
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Wu Chinese—“Dian Lake” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Dian lakua
  • Bulgarian: Дянчи
  • Chinese: 国家级旅游度假区
  • Chinese: 昆明池
  • Chinese: 昆明湖
  • Chinese: 昆明滇池风景名胜区
  • Chinese: 滇池
  • Chinese: 高原明珠
  • Chuvash: Дяньчи
  • Czech: Tian-čch‘
  • Czech: Tien-čch‘
  • Czech: Tien-čch’
  • Dutch: Dian Lake
  • Egyptian Arabic: بحيره ديان
  • Finnish: Dianjärvi
  • French: Dian Chi
  • French: lac Dian
  • French: Lac Dian
  • Georgian: დიანჩი
  • German: Dian Chi
  • German: Dian-See
  • German: Dianchi-See
  • German: Kunming Hu
  • Hebrew: אגם דיין
  • Indonesian: Danau Dian
  • Japanese: テン池
  • Japanese: 滇池
  • Korean: 뎬츠 호
  • Korean: 뎬츠
  • Korean: 뎬츠호
  • Korean: 디엔츠
  • Lithuanian: Dianči
  • Panjabi: ਡਿਆਨ ਝੀਲ
  • Polish: Dian Chi
  • Russian: Дянь
  • Russian: Дяньчи
  • Russian: Куньмин
  • Russian: Озеро Дяньчи
  • Spanish: Lago Dian
  • Spanish: Lago Dianchi
  • Spanish: Lago Dianchí
  • Swedish: Dian Chi
  • Thai: เตียนฉือ
  • Thai: ทะเลสาบเตียนฉือ
  • Thai: 滇池
  • Turkish: Dian Gölü
  • Uighur: كۇنمىڭ ديەنچى كۆلى داڭلىق مەنزىرىلىك رايونى
  • Vietnamese: Điền Trì
  • Vietnamese: hồ Điền
  • Vietnamese: Hồ Điền
  • Wu Chinese: 滇池

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dianchi and Paomashan Zhan.

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