Shandan County

Shandan County 山丹县
County
Shandan in Zhangye
Zhangye in Gansu
Coordinates: 38°47′11″N 101°05′20″E / 38.7865°N 101.088786111°E / 38.7865; 101.088786111Coordinates: 38°47′11″N 101°05′20″E / 38.7865°N 101.088786111°E / 38.7865; 101.088786111
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Gansu
Prefecture-level city	Zhangye
Area
• Total	5,402 km2 (2,086 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	200,815
• Density	37/km2 (96/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	734100

Shandan County (Chinese: 山丹县) is a county in Gansu Province, the People's Republic of China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the north. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhangye. It is an important site located on the ancient Silk Road. Its postal code is 734100, and in 1999 its population was 194,901 people. It is known for horses and pastures. Ancient Han people called the horses as 'heavenly western horses'. The region's lakes provide water to the animals on the pastures.

Administrative divisions[]

Shandan County is divided to 6 towns, 2 townships and 2 others.^[1]

Towns

Townships

• Laojun (老军乡)
• Liqiao(李桥乡)

Others

• State-owned Shandan Farm (国营山丹农场)
• Shandan Racecourse of China Animal Husbandry Company (中牧公司山丹马场)

Transport[]

• China National Highway 312

See also[]

• List of administrative divisions of Gansu

References[]

• Official website of the county government

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