Which city and district does Dantu District, Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province belong to?

Located in: Dantu District, Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province

Dantu District is located in the southwest of Jiangsu Province, around Zhenjiang City. The geographical coordinates are 119°15′-119°45′ east longitude and 31°15′-32°16′ north latitude. It faces Yangzhong, Yangzhou and Yizheng across the river to the east and north, Danyang to the southeast, Jintan to the south and Jurong to the west. It covers an area of ??611 square kilometers. At the end of 2004, the total population was 361,100.

The District People’s Government is located in Guyang Town, Postal Code: 212001. Code: 321112. Area code: 0511. Pinyin: Dantu Qu.

The terrain is high in the southwest and low in the northeast. It stretches to the south of the Maoshan Mountains and the Ningzhen Mountains in the middle. It has undulating hills and multi-level terraces. It is broad along the polder area in the east and north, and the landform can be roughly divided into low mountains and hills. There are four major types: river terraces, interhill valleys and alluvial plains.

Administrative divisions

Dantu District governs 7 towns: Gaoqiao Town, Xinfeng Town, Guyang Town, Shangdang Town, Baoyan Town, Gaozi Town, Shiye town.

Historical evolution

It was called "Yi" in the Western Zhou Dynasty. It belonged to the State of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period and was named Zhu Fang. When Wu died, it belonged to Yue, and when Yue died, it belonged to Chu, and its name was changed to Guyang. In the Qin Dynasty, a county was established and it belonged to Kuaiji County. In the thirty-seventh year of Qin Shihuang (210 BC), Gu Yang was changed to Dantu. In the third year of Wu Jiahe in the Three Kingdoms (AD 234), it was renamed Wujin, and in the third year of Taikang in the Western Jin Dynasty (AD 282), it was renamed Dantu. In the ninth year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty (AD 589), Dantu was deposed and sent to Yanling. In the third year of Emperor Wude of the Tang Dynasty (AD 620), Dantu was reinstated. In subsequent dynasties, the county was named Dantu. In July of the 17th year of the Republic of China (1928), it was renamed Zhenjiang County.

After liberation in 1949, the urban area and suburbs were designated as Zhenjiang City, and the rural area was designated as Dantu County. In July 1958, the county was removed and merged into Zhenjiang City. In March 1962, the city and county were separated, and Dantu County was restored. Since its establishment. The Dantu County Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Dantu County People's Government are both located in Zhenjiang City. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Dantu was affiliated to Zhenjiang Prefecture (region). After the implementation of municipal administration of counties in 1983, it became part of Zhenjiang City. (Excerpted from "Dantu District Government Website")

On April 3, 2002, the State Council approved (Guohan [2002] No. 24): Dantu County was abolished and Dantu District of Zhenjiang City was established. The administrative area of ??Dantu County is that of Dantu District. The District People's Government is located in Guyang Town. The former Dantu County People's Government is located in Runzhou District, Zhenjiang City, postal code 212001.

In December 1999, with the consent of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government and the approval of the Provincial Civil Affairs Department and the Zhenjiang Municipal People's Government, Rongbing Township, Sanshan Township, Xilu Township and Shiye Township were removed from the townships and established as towns. By the end of the year, the county had 15 towns, 2 townships, 259 village committees, and 7 residents' committees.

In 2000, Dantu County governed 15 towns and 2 townships. According to the fifth census data: the total population of the county is 375,973, including: Yaoqiao Town 25072 Shiqiao Town 20837 Dalu Town 29812 Gaoqiao Town 21187 Dingang Town 20789 Xinfeng Town 32958 Huangxu Town 22896 Sanshan Town 20651 Xilu Town 19430 Shangdang Town 30491 Shanghui Town 25107 Baoyan Town 24685 Rongbing Town 19104 Gaozi Town 26553 Shiye Town 12224 Jiangxin Township 7892 Shima Township 16285

? In 2016, with the approval of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government: (1) Gaozi Town and Shima Town were merged into Gaozi Town, and a town-governed village system was implemented, with the town government stationed in Gaozi. After the zoning adjustment, the administrative area of ??Gaozi Town is 136.05 square kilometers, with a population of 42,000, and jurisdiction over 26 village committees and 1 neighborhood committee. (2) Merge Yaoqiao Town and Shiqiao Town into Yaoqiao Town, and the town government will be located in Yaoqiao. After the zoning adjustment, the administrative area of ??Yaoqiao Town is 56 square kilometers, with a population of 46,600, and jurisdiction over 37 village committees and 2 neighborhood committees. (3) Merge Xilu Town and Sanshan Town into Guyang Town, and the town government will be located in Guyang. After the zoning adjustment, the administrative area of ??Guyang Town is 81.89 square kilometers, with a population of 33,000, and jurisdiction over 26 village committees and 1 neighborhood committee.

List of administrative divisions in 2003 (organized based on the codes of villages and above in Jiangsu Province at the end of 2003)

Yaoqiao Town has jurisdiction over: village committees (Yao Town, Caofeng, Zhongjia, Dadong, Dongchuan, Shiqiao, Hongguang, Shangshe, Maohua, Zhenyi, Wangzhuang, Yingdong, Yingbei, Yingzhong, Yingxin, Yingnan, Caohong, Sanqiao, Fuyuan, Xiaoyun, Donghuashan, Xinhua, Zhuangji, Ruli, Jianxin, Yinjia, Juejia, Baile).

Dalu Town has jurisdiction over: Village Committees (Dalu, Xiaogang, Zongzhang, Xidai, Dongyue, Xuegang, Wuqiao, Zhaolin, Changzheng).

Dingang Town has jurisdiction over: Village committees (Pingchang, Nanzhu, Zhangcun, Dinggang, Shaili, Sangcun, Qiangang, Huashu, Gecun, Liucun, Jizhuang, Raoxiang , Yan family).

Gaoqiao Town governs: Village committees (Anfeng, Gaoqiao, Zhenyang, Kangtai, Qiande, Xinshun, Sifangqiao, Liuzhou).

Jiangxin Town: Jurisdiction: Village Committee (Wutao, Yiping, Wudun).

Xinfeng Town has jurisdiction over: Village Committees (Xinqiao, Huacun, Xiaxia, Dongjie, Shicheng, Xinfeng, Yunan, Zhuangquan, Dongbiao, Jifeng, Nangang, Weicun, Huang mud, lake horse).

Huangxu Town governs: Village Committees (Huangxu, Desheng, Shanbei, Beiyu, Tumen, Longshan, Heda, Center, Minzhi, Xingqi).

Guyang Town has jurisdiction over: Village committees (Changshan, Guyang, Xilu, Guangming, Hubin, Huangxu, Xuzhuang, Zhennan, Houbei, Donghu, Lucun, Zhangxiang, Qianli, Yaozhuang, Zhangang, Prince Consort, Miaojiadian, False Loss).

Shangdang Town has jurisdiction over: Village committees (Shangdang, Jinhe, Laicun, Dongtan, Dongpei, Gudong, Wutang, Shushan, Huaiyin, Donghan, Wuzhuang).

Shanghui Town has jurisdiction over: Village committees (Xuecun, Shanghui, Panrong, Fengzhuang, Dongbin, Taoxiang, Gaoling, Heyou, Lizhuang, Qiyi, Yuanzhuang, Fengcheng , Donghui).

Baoyan Town governs: Village committees (Luxi, Xuxiang, Nangong, Tuanjie, Baoyan, Qianhuang).

Rongbing Town has jurisdiction over: village committees (Gaozhuang, Puwei, Shengli, Quyang, Shuguang).

Gaozi Town has the jurisdiction of: Village Committees (Tangjiazhuang, Chenfeng, Xihu, Wugang, Hougu, Shima, Shuitai, Yanhe, Qinfeng, Zhengdong, Gaozi, Yingjiang, Yingchun, Hongfeng, Chaohuang, Tanzhu, Shitou Gang, Chaofeng, Dongfangqiao).

Shiye Town jurisdiction: Village committees (Xinglong, Dongba, Shiye, Satellite, Pioneer).

Overview of administrative divisions at the end of 2004: It governs 14 towns: Guyang Town, Shiye Town, Baoyan Town, Dalu Town, Dingang Town, Yaoqiao Town, Shangdang Town, Gaoqiao Town, Xin Fengzhen, Huangxu Town, Rongbing Town, Jiangxin Town, Shanghui Town and Gaozi Town. (Compiled based on the "Jiangsu Province Statistical Yearbook·Electronic Edition")

Yaoqiao Town has an area of ??55.88 square kilometers and a population of 42,661. Dalu Town has an area of ??17.50 square kilometers and a population of 28,076.

Dingang Town has an area of ??40.00 square kilometers and a population of 20,258. Gaoqiao Town covers an area of ??29.07 square kilometers and has a population of 19,706.

Jiangxin Town has an area of ??16.01 square kilometers and a population of 8,199. Xinfeng Town has an area of ??50.70 square kilometers and a population of 32,632.

Huangxu Town has an area of ??40.20 square kilometers and a population of 21,494. Guyang Town has an area of ??82.96 square kilometers and a population of 40,355.

Shangdang Town covers an area of ??78.00 square kilometers and has a population of 28,145. Shanghui Town covers an area of ??57.60 square kilometers and has a population of 24,125.

Baoyan Town has an area of ??40.19 square kilometers and a population of 23,546. Rongbing Town has an area of ??40.50 square kilometers and a population of 20,385.

Gaozi Town covers an area of ??100.52 square kilometers and has a population of 41,611. Shiye Town has an area of ??29.30 square kilometers and a population of 13,883.

In 2005, Dantu District was adjusted from 14 towns to 7 towns: Shiye Town, Gaozi Town, and Guyang Town were retained, Jiangxin Town and Gaoqiao Town were abolished, and Gaoqiao Town was merged to establish , the town government is located in Gaoqiao Town; Huangxu Town and Xinfeng Town are abolished, merged to establish Xinfeng Town, the town government is located in Xinfeng Town; Rongbing Town and Baoyan Town are abolished, Baoyan Town is merged, and the town government is located in Baoyan Town Yan Town; Shanghui Town and Shangdang Town were abolished and merged to establish Shangdang Town. The town government is located in Shangdang Town. After adjustment, the average area of ??each town is 87.32 square kilometers and the population is 38,400. In addition, Dalu Town, Yaoqiao Town and Dinggang Town were placed under the jurisdiction of Jingkou District and entrusted to Zhenjiang New District for management.

In March 2021, Dantu District ranked 14th on the 2021 China Top 100 Safe Food Counties and Cities List.

In January 2021, the 2020 rural revitalization communication influence county rankings were released, and Dantu District ranked 57th.

In June 2020, Dantu District was included in the second batch of districts and counties for the protection and utilization of revolutionary cultural relics (Southern Jiangsu District).

In March 2015, Dantu District won the honor of the third batch of national advanced units in the creation of rule of law counties and cities.