Dadong District

Dadong District
Dadong District
Simplified Chinese	大东区
Traditional Chinese	大東區
Literal meaning	Great East
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Dàdōng Qū

Dadong

大东区
Dadong 大东区
District
	Dadong Location in Liaoning
	Coordinates: 41°51′43″N 123°30′36″E / 41.8620°N 123.5099°ECoordinates: 41°51′43″N 123°30′36″E / 41.8620°N 123.5099°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Liaoning
Sub-provincial city	Shenyang
Area
• Total	100 km2 (40 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	782,867
• Density	7,800/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	11004X
Area code(s)	024
Shenyang district map
Subdivisions of Shenyang, Liaoning
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 9
	Core
1	Heping
2	Shenhe
3	Dadong
4	Huanggu
5	Tiexi
	Suburban
6	Sujiatun
7	Hunnan
8	Shenbei
9	Yuhong
	Satellite
13	Xinmin
	Rural
10	Liaozhong Co.
11	Kangping Co.
12	Faku Co.
Website	www.sydd.gov.cn

Dadong District (Chinese: 大东区; pinyin: Dàdōng Qū) is one of ten districts of the prefecture-level city of Shenyang, the capital of the Chinese province of Liaoning. It borders Shenbei New Area to the north, Dongling to the east, Shenhe to the south, and Huanggu to the west.

Toponymy[]

Its name derives from the fact that the district started off as the residential area immediately outside the old inner city wall's Fujin Gate (撫近門), which is also called Great East Gate (大東門).

Administrative divisions[]

Dadong District has fifteen subdistricts:^[3]

Wanquan Subdistrict (万泉街道)
Guancheng Subdistrict (管城街道)
(长安街道)
(东塔街道)
(新东街道)
(珠林街道)
(小东街道)
(小津桥街道)
(大北街道)
(小北街道)
(洮昌街道)
(辽沈街道)
(东站街道)
(二台子街道)
(文官街道)

Transport[]

The oldest airfield in Shenyang, the now-defunct East Pagoda Airport, is located in Dadong District. It was the headquarters of the defunct China Northern Airlines.^[4]

Tourist attractions[]

The district contains popular tourist landmarks such as the 9.18 Historical Museum, the North and East Pagodas, Bawang Temple and the Wanquan Park.

References[]

^ Google (2014-07-02). "Dadong" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
^ 分地区土地面积和人口密度 (2012年末) (in Chinese). Shenyang Statistics Bureau. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
^ 沈阳市-行政区划网
^ World Airline Directory. Flight International. March 19–25, 2002. 48. "Dong Ta Airport, 3-1 Xiaoheyan Road, Dadong District, Shenyang City, Liaoning, 110043, China"

External links[]

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[1] Google (2014-07-02). "Dadong" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.

[stats_yearbook-2] 分地区土地面积和人口密度 (2012年末) (in Chinese). Shenyang Statistics Bureau. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2014.

[3] 沈阳市-行政区划网

[4] World Airline Directory. Flight International. March 19–25, 2002. 48. "Dong Ta Airport, 3-1 Xiaoheyan Road, Dadong District, Shenyang City, Liaoning, 110043, China"

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