| Dongmen | |||||||||
| Native Name: | 东门镇 | ||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | zh | ||||||||
| Settlement Type: | Town | ||||||||
| Pushpin Map: | China Guangxi | ||||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Guangxi | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 24.7817°N 108.8981°W | ||||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||||
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China | ||||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous region | ||||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Guangxi | ||||||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city | ||||||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Hechi | ||||||||
| Subdivision Type3: | Autonomous county | ||||||||
| Subdivision Name3: | Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County | ||||||||
| Established Title1: | Incorporated (township) | ||||||||
| Established Date1: | 1952 | ||||||||
| Established Title2: | Designated (town) | ||||||||
| Established Date2: | 1991 | ||||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 385.24 | ||||||||
| Population As Of: | 2019 | ||||||||
| Population Total: | 101483 | ||||||||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||||||
| Timezone1: | China Standard | ||||||||
| Utc Offset1: | +08:00 | ||||||||
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code | ||||||||
| Postal Code: | 546499 | ||||||||
| Area Code Type: | Area code | ||||||||
| Area Code: | 0771 | ||||||||
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Dongmen is a town and the county seat in Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, Guangxi, China.[1] As of the 2019 census it had a population of 101,483 and an area of 385.24km2.
As of 2021, the town is divided into 5 communities and 16 villages:
Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County was controlled by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) on 23 November 1949 and Dongmen became county seat. It was renamed "Dongmen Township" in 1952. The Dongmen People's Commune was established in 1968. In November 1984, Dongmen People's Commune was revoked and split into two townships, namely Dongmen Township and Qiaotou Township . The two townships were merged and was officially renamed "Dongmen Town" in October 1991. In August 2005, Qiaotou Town was formally merged into the town.
The town lies at the southeastern of Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, bordering Siba Town to the west, Liucheng County to the south, Huangjin Town to the north, and Xiaochang'an Town to the east.
The town is in the subtropical monsoon climate zone, with an average annual temperature of, total annual rainfall of 1602mm, a frost-free period of 303 days and annual average sunshine hours in 1361.7 hours.
The town's economy is based on agricultural resources and commerce. The main crops are rice and corn. Sugarcane and cassava are the economic plants of the town. Livestock husbandry mainly focuses on raising pigs, cattle and poultry.
In 2019, Dongmen had a total population of 101,483 over the whole town.
The Martyrs' Cemetery is a popular attraction in the town, which was built in 1957 at the foot of Phoenix Mountain to commemorate Zou Yanzhao and Yang Guanghui and other 12 Communist martyrs.
The Kaiyuan Temple is a Buddhist temple in the town and has been designated as a county level cultural relic preservation organ.
The town is crossed by the Chaluo railway .
The passes across the town.
Two public parks are located in the town: Chenglonghu Park and Luocheng Park .