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Dandong
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丹东
Dandong
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Origin of Name |
Renamed from 安东 (Andong) in 1965 |
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Seat of Government |
Zhenxing District, Dandong|Zhenxing District |
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Area |
14,910 square kilometre|km² |
Population
- Total (Year)
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2,390,000 |
Gross domestic product|GDP in Renminbi|RMB?
- Total (Year)
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Administration Type |
prefecture-level cities|prefecture-level city (地级市 d?j?sh?). |
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Communist Party of China|CPC Dandong Committee Secretary |
Cai Zhefu蔡哲夫 |
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Mayor |
Chen Tiexin 陈铁新 |
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Political divisions of China#County level|County-level divisions |
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Political divisions of China#Township level|Township-level divisions |
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Postal code of China|Postal Code |
1180nn |
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China telephone numbering plan|Area Code |
0415 |
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License plate of China|License Plate Prefix |
辽F |
Dandong (zh-stp|s=丹东|t=丹東|p=Dāndōng) is a city in the China|Chinese province of Liaoning. It is on the border between China and North Korea, marked by the Yalu River. Also at this point, the river opens up into Korea Bay. The size of the administrative city is 14,910 square kilometers; the urban city is 563 square kilometers in size and has around 700,000 people. The administrative city covers around 2.4 million people as of 2001.
The city is across the river from Sinuiju|Sinŭiju, North Korea. The two cities are connected by the Sino-Korea Friendship Bridge (also called the China-Korea Friendship Bridge). Another major landmark is Hushan Great Wall, which marks the eastern end of the start of the Ming Dynasty's extension to the Great Wall of China|Great Wall. Other interesting tourist spots include: a museum dedicated to the "War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea" (also known as the Korean War) and Jingjiang mountain that is now the city's biggest park, but used to be a Chinese army lookout.
Maps and artifacts suggest that the area has been settled since the Zhou_Dynasty_%281122_BC_-_256_BC%29|Zhou Dynasty. The area became known as Andang county in 1876. It was occupied by Japan after the start of the Sino-Japanese_War_%281894-1895%29|first Sino-Japanese War in 1894. During the Manchukuo era it was the capital of Andang Province, one of the fourteen provinces established by Manchukuo. It adopted its present name on January 20, 1965.
- http://www.dandong.gov.cn/ Government website (Chinese)
Category:Cities in China
ja:丹東
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