Rudong County

Rudong

如东县
Jutung
Rudong 如东县 Jutung
County
	Rudong Location in Jiangsu
	Coordinates: 32°24′25″N 121°04′30″E / 32.407°N 121.075°ECoordinates: 32°24′25″N 121°04′30″E / 32.407°N 121.075°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangsu
Prefecture-level city	Nantong
Area
• Total	1,972 km2 (761 sq mi)
Population (2018)
• Total	978,500
• Density	500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal Code	226400

Rudong County (simplified Chinese: 如东县; traditional Chinese: 如東縣; pinyin: Rúdōng Xiàn) is under the administration of Nantong, Jiangsu province, China, and lies on the Yellow Sea coast. It administers 14 towns and five districts.^[2] The 14 towns are Juegang, Matang, Fengli, Caobu, Chahe, Shuangdian, Xindian, Hekou, Yuanzhuang, Changsha, Ju, Yangkou, Bencha and Dayu. The county seat is Juegang .

Administrative divisions[]

In the present, Rudong County has 14 towns.^[3]

14 towns

(栟茶镇)
(曹埠镇)
Chahe (岔河镇)
(长沙镇)
(大豫镇)
(丰利镇)
(河口镇)

(苴镇)
(掘港镇)
(马塘镇)
(双甸镇)
(新店镇)
(洋口镇)
(袁庄镇)

Etymology[]

The county took its name because it is located to the east of Rugao County and was once part of it. The ancient name of it was Fuhaizhou, which meant a small sand island in the ocean.^[4]^{[citation needed]}

Demographics and languages[]

The county has many extraneous people from the south of the Yangtse River (Changjiang River), so there are two main dialects: Rudonghua which is a branch of Jianghuai Mandarin and Shadihua (Wu: Sodiwo [so di ɯo]), which is a branch of the Wu language.^[5]^{[citation needed]}

Economy[]

Rudong is located on the bank of the Yellow Sea. As a result, there is a sizable fishing industry and the county was named "the place of seafood in China" by the Chinese Cooking Association in 2007.^[6] Rudong also contains a harbor for commercial cargo. was launched in May 2011 and includes a facility for unloading liquified natural gas.^[7] In addition, there is a wind farm near Rudong's sea bank. The farm contained 217 turbines as of 2009, making it the largest in the country in its grade.^[8]

Transportation[]

The Hai'an–Rudong railway opened in 2014 and has two passenger stations in Rudong County: Bingcha and Rudong.^[9]

References[]

^ Google (2 July 2014). "Rudong" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
^ "中国如东". 如东县政府信息中心. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
^ "南通市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
^ http://wuxian-1024.blog.163.com/blog/static/8536326720086935657917/
^ http://wenda.tianya.cn/wenda/thread?tid=289c53278f40c15e
^ "瞭望中国：如东海鲜特色". Rudong.gov.cn. 26 August 2008. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
^ "如东洋口港正式开港作业,南通网-中国南通主流新闻资讯门户". Zgnt.net. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
^ "江苏如东风力发电突破10亿千瓦时_财经_凤凰网". Finance.ifeng.com. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
^ ""大南通"环形铁路网添重要支线海洋铁路客运16日开通 _新华报业网". 11 January 2014. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2020.

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[1] Google (2 July 2014). "Rudong" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 July 2014.

[2] "中国如东". 如东县政府信息中心. Retrieved 28 September 2011.

[3] "南通市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 24 May 2012.

[4] ttp://wuxian-1024.blog.163.com/blog/static/8536326720086935657917/

[5] ttp://wenda.tianya.cn/wenda/thread?tid=289c53278f40c15e

[6] "瞭望中国：如东海鲜特色". Rudong.gov.cn. 26 August 2008. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2011.

[7] "如东洋口港正式开港作业,南通网-中国南通主流新闻资讯门户". Zgnt.net. Retrieved 25 September 2011.

[8] "江苏如东风力发电突破10亿千瓦时_财经_凤凰网". Finance.ifeng.com. Retrieved 25 September 2011.

[xhby-9] ""大南通"环形铁路网添重要支线海洋铁路客运16日开通 _新华报业网". 11 January 2014. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2020.

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