| Dadong | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 11004X |
| Area Code: | 024 |
| Pushpin Map: | China Liaoning |
| Pushpin Label: | Dadong |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Liaoning |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Liaoning |
| Subdivision Type2: | Sub-provincial city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Shenyang |
| Subdivision Type3: | Subdivisions |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 100 |
| Population Total: | 782867 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 41.862°N 123.5099°W |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Shenyang district map |
Dadong District is one of ten districts of the prefecture-level city of Shenyang, the capital of the Chinese province of Liaoning. It borders Shenbei New Area to the north, Dongling to the east, Shenhe to the south, and Huanggu to the west.
| T: | 大東區 |
| S: | 大东区 |
| P: | Dàdōng Qū |
| Order: | st |
| L: | Great East |
Its name derives from the fact that the district started off as the residential area immediately outside the old inner city wall's Fujin Gate (Chinese: 撫近門), which is also called Great East Gate (Chinese: 大東門).
Dadong District has fifteen subdistricts:[2]
The oldest airfield in Shenyang, the now-defunct East Pagoda Airport, is located in Dadong District. It was the headquarters of the defunct China Northern Airlines.[3]
The district contains popular tourist landmarks such as the 9.18 Historical Museum, the North and East Pagodas, Bawang Temple and the Wanquan Park.
The Shenyang University is located in Dadong. The Shangpin schools, which enrolls students from Grades 1-9, consistently ranks among the top public schools in Shenyang.