Donggang, Liaoning

Donggang
东港市
Location in Dandong
Location in Dandong
Donggang is located in Liaoning
Donggang
Donggang
Location in Liaoning
Coordinates: 39°52′N 124°09′E / 39.867°N 124.150°E / 39.867; 124.150
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceLiaoning
Prefecture-level cityDandong
Area
 • County-level city2,398.0 km2 (925.9 sq mi)
 • Urban
126.00 km2 (48.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • County-level city609,000
 • Density250/km2 (660/sq mi)
 • Urban
170,400
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Donggang (simplified Chinese: 东港; traditional Chinese: 東港; pinyin: Dōnggǎng; lit. 'Eastern Port') is a city in the southeast of Liaoning Province in Northeast China. Situated on the coast of the Yellow Sea at the mouth of the Yalu River, it is located near the maritime border with North Korea. Administratively, it is a county-level city of Dandong, the downtown of which lies 35 kilometres (22 mi) to the northeast.

  1. ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 50. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.