Datong

Datong
大同市
Tatung
From top down, left to right: Datong panorama; Shanhua Temple; Huayan Temple; Yungang Grottoes; Tower at Lingyan Temple; Temple of Confucius (Wenmiao); Guandi Temple; Yinghui Gate of the City Wall
Location of Datong City jurisdiction in Shanxi
Location of Datong City jurisdiction in Shanxi
Datong is located in Shanxi
Datong
Datong
Location of the city center in Shanxi
Datong is located in China
Datong
Datong
Datong (China)
Coordinates (Datong municipal government): 40°05′49″N 113°22′01″E / 40.097°N 113.367°E / 40.097; 113.367
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
Municipal seatPingcheng District
Government
 • TypePrefecture-level city
 • Party SecretaryZhang Jifu
Area
 • Prefecture-level city14,068 km2 (5,432 sq mi)
 • Urban3,563 km2 (1,376 sq mi)
 • Metro
976 km2 (377 sq mi)
Elevation
1,042 m (3,419 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[2]
 • Prefecture-level city3,105,591
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,030,203
 • Urban density570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,790,452
 • Metro density1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
GDP[3]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 137 billion
US$ 21.5 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 44,110
US$ 7,058
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
037000
Area code0352
ISO 3166 codeCN-SX-02
License Plates晋B
Administrative division code140200
Websitedt.gov.cn
Datong
Chinese大同
Literal meaningGreat Unity
Great Togetherness
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDàtóng
Wade–GilesTa-t‘ung
Former names
Pingcheng
Traditional Chinese平城
Simplified Chinese平城
Literal meaningPeaceful City County
Pacified City County
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPíngchéngxiàn
Wade–GilesP‘ing-ch‘êng Hsien
Xijing
Chinese西京
Literal meaningWestern Capital
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXījīng
Wade–GilesHsi-ching

Datong is a prefecture-level city in northern Shanxi Province in the People's Republic of China. It is located in the Datong Basin at an elevation of 1,040 metres (3,410 ft) and borders Inner Mongolia to the north and west and Hebei to the east. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 3,105,591 of whom 1,790,452 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of the 2 out 4 urban districts of Pingcheng and Yungang as Yunzhou and Xinrong are not conurbated yet.

  1. ^ a b c Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 46. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ "China: Shānxī (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  3. ^ 山西省统计局、国家统计局山西调查总队 (December 2021). 《山西统计年鉴-2021》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7824-7.