Dongsheng District Explained

Dongsheng
Other Name:Tungsheng
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:China Inner Mongolia#China
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:Dongsheng
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Inner Mongolia
Coordinates:39.7667°N 164°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous region
Subdivision Name1:Inner Mongolia
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Ordos
Seat Type:District seat
Seat:Tianjiao Subdistrict
Area Urban Km2:130
Area Urban Footnotes: (2018)[1]
Population Urban:745000
Population Urban Footnotes: (2018)
Area Total Km2:2,160
Elevation M:1299
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:574,242
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Mon:Донгшенг дүүрэг
Monr:Düŋšėŋ toɣoriɣ
Order:st
S:东胜区
T:東勝區
P:Dōngshèng Qū

Dongsheng District (Mongolian: ; ; alternate spelling English: Koshang; Turkic: Košang) is a District and the seat of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China. It has a district population of 574,242. The district is predominantly Han Chinese, but has a significant Mongol minority.

History

Dongsheng is also the fastest growing district of Ordos City, half of the district being under construction. To enable further expansion, officials in 2003 planned the nearby district of Kangbashi, a brand new (city) 25km (16miles) from Dongsheng.

Administrative divisions

Dongsheng District is made up of 12 subdistricts and 3 towns.

NameSimplified ChineseHanyu PinyinMongolian (Hudum Script)Mongolian (Cyrillic)Administrative division code
Subdistricts
Jiaotong SubdistrictChinese: 交通街道Mongolian: Зам харилцаа зээл гудамж150602001
Gongyuan SubdistrictChinese: 公园街道Mongolian: Цэцэрлэг зээл гудамж150602002
Linyin SubdistrictChinese: 林荫街道Mongolian: Лин ин зээл гудамж150602003
Jianshe SubdistrictChinese: 建设街道Mongolian: Жаан ше зээл гудамж150602004
Fuxing SubdistrictChinese: 富兴街道Mongolian: Фү шин зээл гудамж150602005
Tianjiao SubdistrictChinese: 天骄街道Mongolian: Даяан жяо зээл гудамж150602006
Olon SubdistrictChinese: 诃额伦街道Mongolian: Өэлүн зээл гудамж150602007
Bayan Mongh SubdistrictChinese: 巴音门克街道Mongolian: Баянөмөнх зээл гудамж150602008
Xingfu SubdistrictChinese: 幸福街道Mongolian: Жаргал зээл гудамж150602010
Fangzhi SubdistrictChinese: 纺织街道Mongolian: Нэхмэл зээл гудамж150602011
Xingsheng SubdistrictChinese: 兴胜街道Mongolian: Шин шен зээл гудамж150602012
Minzu SubdistrictChinese: 民族街道Mongolian: Үндэстэн зээл гудамж150602012
Towns
Burjang Nur TownChinese: 泊尔江海子镇Mongolian: Бурзан нуур балгас150602100
Hantai TownChinese: 罕台镇Mongolian: Хантай балгас150602101
Tongchuan TownChinese: 铜川镇Mongolian: Дүн цюан балгас150602102

Geography

Ordos's prefectural administrative region occupies 86,752 square kilometres (33,495 sq mi) and covers the bigger part of the Ordos Desert, although the urban area itself is relatively small. The region borders the prefectures of Hohhot to the east, Baotou to the northeast, Bayan Nur to the north, Alxa League to the northwest, Wuhai to the west, the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to its southwest, and the provinces of Shaanxi and Shanxi to the south.

Transportation

References

  1. Book: Cox, W. Demographia World Urban Areas. 14th Annual Edition. Demographia. 2018. St. Louis. 82.
  2. http://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/neimenggu/admin/ Inner Mongolia: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties

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