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Encyclopedia > Dinghai

Dinghai (定海区) is a Chinese district of Zhoushan City made of 128 islands. It is based on the larger northwestern half of Zhoushan Island, where it borders Putuo in the east. The district boundary meets that of Daishan County entirely on sea to the north. Its southwestern boundary intersects those of Ningpo City entirely on sea.

  • District seat: Jiefang Sub-district
  • Population: 360,000
  • Area: 1444 kmē (568.8 terrestrial, 875.2 marine)

In addition to Zhoushan Islands, other islands include:

  • Jintang (金塘)
  • Cezi (册子)
  • Changbai (长白)
  • Changzhi (长峙)
  • Banzhi (盘峙)
  • Damao (大猫)

Subdivisions

7 towns:

  • Jintang (金塘镇)
  • Cengang (岑港镇)
  • Xiaosha (小沙镇)
  • Shuangqiao (双桥镇)
  • Baiquan (白泉镇)
  • Ganlang (干缆镇)
  • Maao (马岙镇)

3 townships:

  • Changbai (长白乡)
  • Cezi (册子乡)
  • Beichan (北蝉乡)

6 sub-districts:

  • Jiefang
  • Changguo (昌国街道) , municipal seat of Zhoushan
  • Huannan (环南街道)
  • Chengdong (城东街道)
  • Yancang (盐仓街道)
  • Lincheng (临城街道)

External links

  • Official site (http://www.dinghai.gov.cn) (in Simplified Chinese): Currently redirect to a page containing only travel info

  Results from FactBites:
 
NodeWorks - Encyclopedia: Zhoushan (952 words)
It was upgraded to a prefecture (昌国州) in early Yuan Dynasty, and changed to Dinghai District (定海县) of Zhejiang Province in 1688 (Qing).
Under the Republic of China's rule, Dinghai County was, as during always in the Qing Dynasty, part of Zhejiang Province.
The prefecture-level city status was granted on January 27, 1987 to Zhoushan, and Dinghai and Putuo Counties were upgraded to districts.
Zhoushan Island - Famous Chinese Seas and Islands - Travel to China (367 words)
The island is the district seats of both Dinghai and Putuo.
The island is beautifully diversified with hill and dale, and well watered with numerous small streams, of which the most considerable is the Tungkiang, faffing into the harbour of Dinghai.
There are several hundreds of ports around the islands, separated into three areas: Dinghai Port Zone, Chengjiamen Port Zone (沉家门港区), and Laotangshan Port Zone (老塘山港区).
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