Datong

Datong

Coordinates: 40°05′N 113°18′E / 40.083°N 113.3°E / 40.083; 113.3

For other uses, see Datong (disambiguation).
Datong
大同
Prefecture-level city
大同市
Datong
Coordinates: 40°05′00″N 113°18′00″E / 40.0833333°N 113.3°E / 40.0833333; 113.3
Country People's Republic of China
Province Shanxi
Government
• Type Prefecture-level city
• CPC Secretary
• Mayor
Area
• Urban 2,080 km2 (800 sq mi)
• Metro 1,074 km2 (415 sq mi)
Elevation 1,042 m (3,419 ft)
Population (2010 census)
• Prefecture-level city 3,318,057
• Urban 1,570,035
• Urban density 750/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
• Metro 1,447,550
• Metro density 1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 037000
Area code(s) 0352
License Plates 晋B
Administrative division code 140200
ISO 3166-2 CN-14-02
Website http://www.dt.gov.cn/

Dàtóng (Chinese: 大同; Wade–Giles: Ta-t'ung) is a prefecture-level city in northern Shanxi province, People's Republic of China, located a few hundred kilometres west by rail from Beijing with an elevation of 1,040 metres (3,410 ft). It has a population of 3,318,057 at the 2010 census of whom 1,447,150 live in the built up area made of 3 out of 4 urban districts, namely Chengqu, Kuangqu and Nanjiao.

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