Donghai County Explained

Donghai
Other Name:Tunghai
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:222300
Settlement Type:County
Pushpin Map:China Jiangsu
Pushpin Label:Donghai
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jiangsu
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Jiangsu
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Lianyungang
Subdivision Type3:Divisions
Area Total Km2:2037
Population Total:1246200
Population As Of:2018
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:34.552°N 118.763°W
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8

Donghai County is under the administration of Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China. It borders the prefecture-level cities of Linyi (Shandong) to the north and Xuzhou to the west.

The county has 300 million tons of quartz and 300,000 tons of rock crystal reserves, which is the highest in China, so it is nicknamed "the county of rock crystal".[1]

Administrative divisions

At present, Donghai County has 2 subdistricts, 11 towns and 8 townships.[2]

2 subdistricts
  • Niushan (Chinese: 牛山街道)
  • Shiliu (Chinese: 石榴街道)
11 towns
  • Baitabu (Chinese: 白塔埠镇)
  • Huangchuan (Chinese: 黄川镇)
  • Taolin (Chinese: 桃林镇)
  • Qinghu (Chinese: 青湖镇)
  • Wenquan (Chinese: 温泉镇)
  • Shuangdian (Chinese: 双店镇)
  • Shilianghe (Chinese: 石梁河镇)
  • Hongzhuang (Chinese: 洪庄镇)
  • Anfeng (Chinese: 安峰镇)
  • Fangshan (Chinese: 房山镇)
  • Pingming (Chinese: 平明镇)
8 townships
  • Tuofeng (Chinese: 驼峰乡)
  • Shanzuokou (Chinese: 山左口乡)
  • Henggou (Chinese: 横沟乡)
  • Linian (Chinese: 李埝乡)
  • Nanchen (Chinese: 南辰乡)
  • Shihu (Chinese: 石湖乡)
  • Quyang (Chinese: 曲阳乡)
  • Zhangwan (Chinese: 张湾乡)

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Donghai -- China's "Crystal County". en.people.cn.
  2. Web site: 连云港市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org . XZQH . zh . 2012-05-24.