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Dongtai 东台市 Tungtai | |
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  Dongtai Location in Jiangsu | |
| Coordinates:32°47′42″N120°31′08″E / 32.795°N 120.519°E /32.795; 120.519[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Yancheng |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,175.67 km2 (1,226.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 888,410 |
| • Density | 279.76/km2 (724.56/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 224200 |
| Area code | 0515 |
Dongtai (simplified Chinese:东台;traditional Chinese:東台;pinyin:Dōngtái) is a coastalcounty-level city under the administration ofYancheng,Jiangsu province, China. It has a population of roughly 1,170,000 estimated for 2007. Out of the total population, about 260,000 live in the Dongtai urban core, others are distributed in the 23 suburban towns and rural regions (Some famous towns includeTouzao,Anfeng,Qingdong,Sancang,Qianggang,Fu'an,Tangyang, etc.). With some[quantify]Yellow Sea coast, it borders theprefecture-level cities ofNantong to the south andTaizhou to the west, and is the southernmostcounty-level division of Yancheng.
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There are 14towns under the city's administration:[2]
| Climate data for Dongtai, elevation 3 m (9.8 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1953–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.0 (68.0) | 25.4 (77.7) | 32.6 (90.7) | 32.3 (90.1) | 36.7 (98.1) | 37.2 (99.0) | 38.5 (101.3) | 38.8 (101.8) | 37.2 (99.0) | 36.2 (97.2) | 28.2 (82.8) | 21.3 (70.3) | 38.8 (101.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) | 9.0 (48.2) | 13.7 (56.7) | 19.9 (67.8) | 25.3 (77.5) | 28.5 (83.3) | 31.5 (88.7) | 31.0 (87.8) | 27.2 (81.0) | 22.3 (72.1) | 16.0 (60.8) | 9.2 (48.6) | 20.0 (68.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) | 4.4 (39.9) | 8.6 (47.5) | 14.5 (58.1) | 20.0 (68.0) | 23.9 (75.0) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.1 (80.8) | 22.9 (73.2) | 17.4 (63.3) | 11.2 (52.2) | 4.7 (40.5) | 15.4 (59.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.8 (30.6) | 0.9 (33.6) | 4.6 (40.3) | 9.9 (49.8) | 15.5 (59.9) | 20.3 (68.5) | 24.5 (76.1) | 24.2 (75.6) | 19.6 (67.3) | 13.5 (56.3) | 7.4 (45.3) | 1.2 (34.2) | 11.7 (53.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.8 (10.8) | −11.1 (12.0) | −7.6 (18.3) | −1.4 (29.5) | 4.4 (39.9) | 11.5 (52.7) | 15.4 (59.7) | 14.8 (58.6) | 9.8 (49.6) | 1.7 (35.1) | −5.0 (23.0) | −10.8 (12.6) | −11.8 (10.8) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 40.9 (1.61) | 38.5 (1.52) | 66 (2.6) | 63.2 (2.49) | 84.6 (3.33) | 154.3 (6.07) | 237.1 (9.33) | 177.7 (7.00) | 83.5 (3.29) | 51 (2.0) | 54 (2.1) | 32.3 (1.27) | 1,083.1 (42.61) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.9 | 7.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 13.3 | 12.0 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 108.3 |
| Average snowy days | 2.7 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 7 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 79 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 78 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 146.5 | 142.4 | 172.5 | 198.7 | 201.2 | 162.2 | 182.4 | 200.4 | 178.7 | 183.3 | 155.2 | 156.3 | 2,079.8 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 46 | 46 | 46 | 51 | 47 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 49 | 53 | 50 | 51 | 47 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[3][4][5] extremes[6] | |||||||||||||
Transportation in Dongtai is fairly convenient. There are four International airports (Shanghai Pudong, Shanghai Hongqiao, Nanjing Lukou, Yancheng Nanyang) within 200 kilometers. There are also several other domestic airports nearby. TheXinchang Railway traverses the downtown.China National Highway 204, No. 333 provincial highway, Anqiang provincial road, andG15 Shenyang–Haikou Expressway, alternatively known in the province as the Coastal Expressway (沿海高速公路).
The dialect in Dongtai is quite different fromMandarin. The local accent is closely related to nearby Taizhou, Haiyan, Xinghua, Dafeng area.
The cuisine in Dongtai is closely related to Huai-Yang. The taste is not strong, and that is different from most of other regions in China. In Dongtai, people also have chance to eat different seafood.
Tourist can also find fun in Dongtai. Xi-xi ancient town is the cradle of Dongtai and it is also a Holy land of Buddhism. The Yellow Sea (Huanghai) National Park is on the east coastal region of Dongtai and there are also a national everglade protection region and a five-A (the highest level) precious animal protection region nearby
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