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Dongyang
东阳市 Tungyang | |
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Coordinates: 29°16′N 120°13′E / 29.267°N 120.217°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Zhejiang |
Prefecture-level city | Jinhua |
City Incorporation | May 1988 |
Government | |
• CPC Secretary | Jiang Yongzhi (蒋永志) |
• Mayor | Xu Yuyang (徐育阳)[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,744.05 km2 (673.38 sq mi) |
Population (2020 census[2]) | |
• Total | 1,087,950 |
• Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
Regional Dialect | Dongyang dialect |
Website | www |
Dongyang (simplified Chinese: 东阳; traditional Chinese: 東陽; pinyin: Dōngyáng; lit. 'east sun') is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Jinhua in Central Zhejiang Province, China. It covers an area of 1,744.05 km2 (673.38 sq mi) and administers eleven towns, one township, and six subdistricts. It is part of the Yangtze River Delta Economic Region.
As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,087,950 inhabitants however, its built-up (or metro) area, made of Dongyang and the neighboring city of Yiwu, was home to 2,947,340 inhabitants.[2]