District in Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
Dantu District (simplified Chinese: 丹徒区; traditional Chinese: 丹徒區; pinyin: Dāntú Qū) is one of three districts of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, China. A development called Dantu New City was constructed in the district and was underoccupied since around 2005 and criticized as a ghost 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 in Yangzhong. To the south-east lies Danyang and to the west is Jurong. The Yangtze 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.
Administrative divisions
In the present, Dantu District has 1 subdistrict and 6 towns.[7]
- 1 subdistrict
- 6 towns
Climate
| Climate data for Dantu (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Record high °C (°F)
|
20.8
(69.4)
|
26.5
(79.7)
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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)
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29.2
(84.6)
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22.8
(73.0)
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39.5
(103.1)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
7.1
(44.8)
|
9.7
(49.5)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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11.8
(53.2)
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5.5
(41.9)
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16.2
(61.2)
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| 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)
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8.1
(46.6)
|
2.1
(35.8)
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12.6
(54.7)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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−9.0
(15.8)
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−11.0
(12.2)
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−5.6
(21.9)
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−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)
|
| Average precipitation 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
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3.3
|
2.5
|
0.9
|
0.1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.3
|
1.2
|
8.3
|
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
71
|
71
|
69
|
68
|
69
|
76
|
79
|
79
|
76
|
72
|
72
|
69
|
73
|
| Mean monthly sunshine 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
|
| Percent possible sunshine
|
41
|
41
|
41
|
46
|
45
|
35
|
43
|
46
|
46
|
49
|
48
|
47
|
44
|
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[8][9]
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References
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