Kunming

Summary

Kunming is a prefecture-level city^[1]. Kunming ranks in the top 1% of prefecture_level_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,205 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kunming was a member of World Tourism Cities Federation^[3].
• Kunming is located in Yunnan^[4].
• Kunming is in the country of People's Republic of China^[5].
• Kunming's head of government is recorded as Yang Chengxin^[6].
• Kunming's image is recorded as 五华区与盘龙区天际线 - 航拍 - 2025-05-16 03.jpg^[7].
• Kunming's instance of is recorded as prefecture-level city^[8].
• Kunming's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Kunming's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wuhua District^[10].
• Kunming's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Panlong District^[11].
• Kunming's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Guandu District^[12].
• Kunming's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Xishan District^[13].
• Kunming's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dongchuan District^[14].
• Kunming's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chenggong District^[15].
• Kunming's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Jinning District^[16].
• Kunming's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fumin County^[17].
• Kunming's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Yiliang County^[18].
• Kunming's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Shilin Yi Autonomous County^[19].
• Kunming's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Songming County^[20].
• Kunming's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County^[21].
• Kunming's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Xundian Hui and Yi Autonomous County^[22].
• Kunming's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Anning^[23].
• Kunming's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nairobi^[24].
• Kunming's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zurich^[25].
• Kunming's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chiang Mai^[26].
• Kunming's twinned administrative body is recorded as Denver^[27].

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Kunming include Kunming Changshui International Airport^[28], an international airport^[29], in People's Republic of China^[30], founded in 2009^[31]; Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework^[32], a strategic plan^[33]; and Kunmingosaurus^[34], a fossil taxon^[35].

Why It Matters

Kunming ranks in the top 1% of prefecture_level_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,205 views/month).^[2] Kunming has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Kunming is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for Kunming include Kunming Changshui International Airport^[28], an international airport^[29], in People's Republic of China^[30], founded in 2009^[31]; Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework^[32], a strategic plan^[33]; and Kunmingosaurus^[34], a fossil taxon^[35].