Dantu, Zhenjiang
Dantu District (simplified Chinese: 丹徒区; traditional Chinese: 丹徒區; pinyin: Dāntú Qū) is one of three districts of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, China. A development called Dantu New City was constructed in the district and was underoccupied since around 2005 and criticized as a ghost city by international media. However, since 2013 the development has been filling up with residents with many operating shops and offices, becoming a functional suburb of urban Zhenjiang.
Dantu
丹徒区 | |
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Dantu District in September 2017 | |
Dantu Location in Jiangsu | |
| Coordinates: 32°03′16″N 119°31′40″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhenjiang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 611 km2 (236 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 286,700 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 212100 |
There are two islands that belong to Dantu, in addition to the Yangtze River at the north it has a town. It is bordered to the east by the Jiajiang neighborhood in Yangzhong. To the south-east lies Danyang and to the west is Jurong. The Yangtze River borders Dantu to the north.
The district covers an area of 748.8 square kilometers and by 2017, had a population of 288,900. The postal code for Dantu is 212100.