Dandong

Dandong
丹东市
Tantung, Antung
View of Dandong's skyline on the Yalu River
View of Dandong's skyline on the Yalu River
Location of Dandong City jurisdiction in Liaoning
Location of Dandong City jurisdiction in Liaoning
Dandong is located in Liaoning
Dandong
Dandong
Location of the city center in Liaoning
Coordinates (Dandong Customs): 40°07′16″N 124°23′39″E / 40.1211°N 124.3943°E / 40.1211; 124.3943
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceLiaoning
Municipal seatZhenxing District
Districts and Counties
List
  • Zhenxing District
  • Yuanbao District
  • Zhen'an District
  • Fengcheng City
  • Donggang City
  • Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County
Government
 • CCP SecretaryPei Weidong
 • Congress ChairpersonYu Bing
 • MayorHao Jianjun
 • Prefectural CPPCC ChairpersonSong Liyue
Area
14,782 km2 (5,707 sq mi)
 • Urban
995.2 km2 (384.2 sq mi)
 • Metro
1,184.2 km2 (457.2 sq mi)
Elevation
8 m (27 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
2,188,436
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
 • Urban
815,858
 • Urban density820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,175,199
 • Metro density990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
GDP[2]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 89 billion
US$ 15.8 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 40,791
US$ 6,549
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
118000
Area code415
ISO 3166 codeCN-LN-06
Licence plates辽F
Administrative division code210600
Websitewww.dandong.gov.cn
Dandong
"Dandong", as written in Chinese
Simplified Chinese丹东
Traditional Chinese丹東
PostalTantung
Antung (until 1965)
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDāndōng
Wade–GilesTan1-tung1
Andong
Simplified Chinese安东
Traditional Chinese安東
PostalAntung
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinĀndōng
Wade–GilesAn1-tung1

Dandong (simplified Chinese: 丹东; traditional Chinese: 丹東; pinyin: Dāndōng; lit. "Red East"), formerly known as Andong, is a coastal prefecture-level city in southeastern Liaoning province, in the northeastern region of the People's Republic of China.

It is the largest Chinese border city,[3] facing Sinuiju, North Korea, across the Yalu River, which demarcates the Sino-North Korean border. To the southwest of the city, the river flows into Korea Bay. Dandong has therefore had a dynamic history because of its strategic location for the northeast's rich natural resources and because of its convenient access to the ocean. It is designated as a major export production centre for the province, and is a port city connected by rail with Shenyang and Sinuiju. A significant amount of trade with North Korea flows through the city.[4]

The size of the administrative city (prefecture) is 14,981.4 square kilometres (5,784.4 sq mi).[5] As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,188,436 inhabitants and the built-up area made of 3 urban districts is 830 square kilometres (320 sq mi) (815,576 inhabitants) and Sinuju, the North Korean neighboring city (359,341 inhabitants), was home to 1,175,199 inhabitants in 2020.[1]

  1. ^ a b "China: Liáoníng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de.
  2. ^ 辽宁省统计局、国家统计局辽宁调查总队 (October 2016). 《辽宁统计年鉴-2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7900-8. Archived from the original on 2017-06-05. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  3. ^ Rogers, Jenny. "New group reaches out to China Archived 2012-10-06 at the Wayback Machine." Gold Coast Bulletin. October 2, 2012. Retrieved on October 23, 2012.
  4. ^ Kanto, Dick K. and Mark E. Manyin. China-North Korea Relations. DIANE Publishing. December 28, 2010. 10. Retrieved from Google Books on October 23, 2012. ISBN 1437985114, 9781437985115.
  5. ^ 中国丹东-丹东概貌导航-自然地理 (in Chinese (China)). Dandong Municipal Government. 15 June 2005. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-04-17.

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