Tiandong County Explained

Tiandong
Native Name: · Zhuang; Chuang: Denzdungh Yen
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:County
Pushpin Map:China Guangxi
Pushpin Label:Tiandong
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the seat in Guangxi
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous region
Subdivision Name1:Guangxi
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Baise
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Pingma
Area Total Km2:2816
Population Total:352007
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:23.597°N 107.126°W
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Website:http://www.gxtd.gov.cn

Tiandong County (Zhuang; Chuang: Denzdungh Yen) is a county of Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baise.

Demographics

Tiandong's population was 411,500(2010). 85.22% of the people belong to the Zhuang ethnic group,[1] and speak Youjiang Zhuang(Gangjdoj). The rest include Han, Yao, Miao, and other ethnic groups.[2]

Administrative divisions

Currently, for administration Tiandong County is divided into 9 towns and 1 ethnic township:[3]

Transportation

Apart from road access including the G80 Guangzhou–Kunming Expressway, the county also has rail access via Tiandong Railway Station and via Tiandong North Railway Station which is part of the Nanning–Kunming high-speed railway network. The nearest air access in via Baise Bama Airport which is in the neighbouring Tianyang County.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.tjcn.org/rkpcgb/rkpcgb/201112/22627.html Main data bulletin of the sixth national census in 2010/China Statistical Information Network
  2. http://www.gxtd.gov.cn/tdgk/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=625 Official website of Tiandong
  3. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2023/45/10/451022.html. zh:2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:田东县. National Bureau of Statistics of China. zh-hans.