Dandong
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 People's Republic of China.
Dandong
丹东市 Tantung, Antung | |
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Prefecture-level city | |
View of Dandong's skyline on the Yalu River | |
Location of Dandong City jurisdiction in Liaoning | |
Dandong Location of the city center in Liaoning | |
| Coordinates (Dandong Customs): 40°07′16″N 124°23′39″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Liaoning |
| Municipal seat | Zhenxing District |
| Districts and Counties | List
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| Government | |
| • CCP Secretary | Pei Weidong |
| • Congress Chairperson | Yu Bing |
| • Mayor | Hao Jianjun |
| • Prefectural CPPCC Chairperson | Song Liyue |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 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) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 2,188,436 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 815,858 |
| • Urban density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,175,199 |
| • Metro density | 990/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 89 billion US$ 15.8 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 40,791 US$ 6,549 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 118000 |
| Area code | 415 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-LN-06 |
| Licence plates | 辽F |
| Administrative division code | 210600 |
| Website | www |
| Dandong | |||||||||
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"Dandong", as written in Chinese | |||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 丹东 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 丹東 | ||||||||
| Postal | Tantung Antung (until 1965) | ||||||||
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| Andong | |||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 安东 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 安東 | ||||||||
| Postal | Antung | ||||||||
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It is the largest Chinese border city, 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.
The size of the administrative city (prefecture) is 14,981.4 square kilometres (5,784.4 sq mi). 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.