Dongtou, Wenzhou Explained

Dongtou
Other Name:Tungtou
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:China Zhejiang
Pushpin Label:Dongtou
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Zhejiang
Coordinates:27.836°N 121.157°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Zhejiang
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Wenzhou
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Land Km2:100.3
Area Total Km2:2700.3
Area Water Km2:2600
Population As Of:2012
Population Density Km2:1302.1
Population Total:130600
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8

District is a district consisting of 168[1] islands in the East China Sea, and is under the jurisdiction of prefecture-level city of Wenzhou, in southern Zhejiang province, China. It has a total area of 2700.3km2, of which 100.3km2 is land, and,, had a population of .[1] It was known as Dongtou County (Chinese: 洞头县) until 2 September 2015, when, with the approval of the State Council, it was converted to a district.

Transport

It is served by 4 stations on Line S1 (Wenzhou Metro): Lingkun, Oujiangkou, Ouhua and Shuang'ou Avenue.[2]

Administrative divisions

Subdistricts:[3]

The only town is Damen (大门镇), and the only township is Luxi Township (鹿西乡)

Economy

Dongtou possesses the second-largest fishery in Zhejiang, reaching an area of about 4800km2,[1] and is known as the "Hijiki capital of China" (Chinese: 中国羊栖菜之乡) as well as the "Seaweed capital of Zhejiang" (Chinese: 浙江紫菜之乡).[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.dongtou.gov.cn/col/col1253533/index.html . zh:走进洞头 . Dongtou People's Government . zh-hans . 14 June 2018.
  2. Web site: Dongtou district . 2023-04-05 . www.ezhejiang.gov.cn.
  3. Web site: 温州市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org . XZQH . zh . 2012-05-24.