Dantu 丹徒区 | |
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.jpg) Dantu District in September 2017 | |
  Dantu Location in Jiangsu | |
| Coordinates:32°03′16″N119°31′40″E / 32.0544°N 119.5279°E /32.0544; 119.5279[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhenjiang |
| Area | |
• District | 611 km2 (236 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• District | 347,264 |
| • Density | 568/km2 (1,470/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 247,130 |
| • Rural | 100,134 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 212100 |
Dantu District (simplified Chinese:丹徒区;traditional Chinese:丹徒區;pinyin:Dāntú Qū) is one of threedistricts ofZhenjiang,Jiangsu province, China. A development called Dantu New City was constructed in the district and was underoccupied since around 2005 and criticized as aghost city by international media.[2] However, since 2013 the development has been filling up with residents with many operating shops and offices, becoming a functional suburb of urban Zhenjiang.[3][4]
There are two islands that belong to Dantu, in addition to the Yangtze River at the north it has a town. It is bordered to the east by the Jiajiang neighborhood inYangzhong. To the south-east liesDanyang and to the west isJurong. TheYangtze River borders Dantu to the north.
The district covers an area of 748.8 square kilometers and by 2020, had a population of 347,264.[5][6] The postal code for Dantu is 212100.
In the present, Dantu District has 1 subdistrict and 6 towns.[7]
| Climate data for Dantu, elevation 18 m (59 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.8 (69.4) | 26.5 (79.7) | 29.5 (85.1) | 33.5 (92.3) | 36.5 (97.7) | 38.0 (100.4) | 39.5 (103.1) | 38.8 (101.8) | 38.2 (100.8) | 32.5 (90.5) | 29.2 (84.6) | 22.8 (73.0) | 39.5 (103.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.1 (44.8) | 9.7 (49.5) | 14.6 (58.3) | 21.0 (69.8) | 26.2 (79.2) | 29.0 (84.2) | 32.2 (90.0) | 31.7 (89.1) | 27.8 (82.0) | 22.6 (72.7) | 16.4 (61.5) | 9.8 (49.6) | 20.7 (69.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) | 5.3 (41.5) | 9.8 (49.6) | 15.7 (60.3) | 21.1 (70.0) | 24.7 (76.5) | 28.2 (82.8) | 27.8 (82.0) | 23.6 (74.5) | 18.1 (64.6) | 11.8 (53.2) | 5.5 (41.9) | 16.2 (61.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) | 1.9 (35.4) | 5.8 (42.4) | 11.1 (52.0) | 16.7 (62.1) | 21.1 (70.0) | 24.9 (76.8) | 24.7 (76.5) | 20.4 (68.7) | 14.4 (57.9) | 8.1 (46.6) | 2.1 (35.8) | 12.6 (54.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −9.0 (15.8) | −11.0 (12.2) | −5.6 (21.9) | −0.1 (31.8) | 7.3 (45.1) | 12.1 (53.8) | 18.4 (65.1) | 17.9 (64.2) | 10.7 (51.3) | 3.2 (37.8) | −4.6 (23.7) | −12.0 (10.4) | −12.0 (10.4) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 55.9 (2.20) | 54.5 (2.15) | 81.2 (3.20) | 75.8 (2.98) | 88.8 (3.50) | 184.4 (7.26) | 210.7 (8.30) | 165.2 (6.50) | 78.1 (3.07) | 57.6 (2.27) | 58.9 (2.32) | 39.9 (1.57) | 1,151 (45.32) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.3 | 9.2 | 10.6 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 13.7 | 12.8 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 118 |
| Average snowy days | 3.3 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 8.3 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 71 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 73 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 132.1 | 130.5 | 153.6 | 180.7 | 191.9 | 149.0 | 185.5 | 189.8 | 168.9 | 172.8 | 149.2 | 145.1 | 1,949.1 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 41 | 41 | 41 | 46 | 45 | 35 | 43 | 46 | 46 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 44 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[8][9] | |||||||||||||
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