Danyang
丹阳市 Tanyang | |
|---|---|
 Danyang People's Square | |
 Danyang in Zhenjiang | |
  Danyang Location in Jiangsu | |
| Coordinates: 32°00′00″N 119°35′10″E / 32.000°N 119.586°E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhenjiang |
| Area | |
| 1,047 km2 (404 sq mi) | |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| 988,900 | |
| • Density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 792,584 |
| • Rural | 196,316 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 212300 |
Danyang (simplified Chinese: 丹阳; traditional Chinese: 丹陽; pinyin: Dānyáng) is a county-level city located on the southwest (right) bank of the Yangtze River, and is under the administration of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, China. It is noted for the production of optical lenses used in sunglasses and eyeglasses. Danyang has a total area of 1,059 km2 (409 sq mi) and a population of roughly 988,900 in 2020.[2] Danyang locals speak a dialect of Wu Chinese, and the city is on the linguistic borderline between Wu Chinese and Jianghuai Mandarin.
- ^ "Danyang" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ "Dānyáng Shì (County-level City, China) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-11-20.