Dandong
prefecture-level city in Liaoning, China
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Dandong is a prefecture-level city[1]. Dandong draws 2,504 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture level city category, ranking #38 of 278).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Liaoning[3]
- Country: People's Republic of China[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Yalu River[5]
- Head of government: Q134268592[6]
- Instance of: border city[7], big city[8]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Yuanbao District[9], Zhenxing District[10], Zhen'an District[11], Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County[12], Donggang[13], Fengcheng[14]
- Twinned administrative body: Tokushima[15], Wilmington[16]
- Legislative body: Q106071166[17]
- Postal code: 118000[18]
- Part of: Eastern Hills (Liaoning)[19]
- Commons category: Dandong[20]
- Licence plate code: 辽F[21]
- Located in time zone: UTC+08:00[22]
- Local dialing code: 415[23]
- Official website: http://www.dandong.gov.cn/[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Dandong[25]
- Population: 2,444,697[26], 2,188,436[27]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28]
- Official name: 丹东市[29]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Dandong[30]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Dandong[31]
- Elevation above sea level: 8 m[32], 10 m[33]
- Area: 15289.61 km²[34]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Dandong[35]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Dandong include Dandong Langtou Airport[36], an airport[37], in People's Republic of China[38].
Why It Matters
Dandong has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Dandong is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
Entities named for Dandong include Dandong Langtou Airport[36], an airport[37], in People's Republic of China[38].