Sandouping

Sandouping
三斗坪镇
San-tou-p’ing
Town
On the Yangtze waterfront near Sandouping town center (Huanglingmiao Village), looking west toward Xiling Bridge and the Three Gorges Dam (not visible because of fog)
On the Yangtze waterfront near Sandouping town center (Huanglingmiao Village), looking west toward Xiling Bridge and the Three Gorges Dam (not visible because of fog)
Sandouping is located in Hubei
Sandouping
Sandouping
Location in Hubei
Coordinates: 30°48′42″N 111°00′56″E / 30.81167°N 111.01556°E / 30.81167; 111.01556
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHubei
Prefecture-level cityYichang
DistrictYiling District
Village-level divisions1 residential community
19 villages[1]
Area
 • Total
178 km2 (69 sq mi)
Elevation
(average)[2]
480 m (1,570 ft)
Highest elevation
1,197 m (3,927 ft)
Lowest elevation
66 m (217 ft)
Population
 (2010)[3][4]
 • Total
29,494
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitehttp://sdp.10.gov.cn/
Sandouping
Chinese三斗坪
PostalSantouping
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSāndòupíng
Wade–GilesSan-tou-p'ing

Sandouping (Chinese: 三斗坪; pinyin: Sāndǒupíng[5][6]) is a town in Yiling District of Yichang prefecture-level city in the Chinese province of Hubei. It is located on the right (southern) bank of the Yangtze River, next to Yiling District's border with Zigui County to the west. Sandouping is best known as the location of the Three Gorges Dam, which is the world's largest electricity-generating plant of any kind.[7][8]

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  2. ^ 三斗坪镇概况 Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine Sandouping Town Overview, at the town government's site
  3. ^ 夷陵区历史沿革 [Yiling District Historical Development] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2018. 2010年第六次人口普查，夷陵区常住总人口520186人，其中：{...}三斗坪镇29494人，
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  5. ^ 三斗坪镇园艺村书记刘晓华 [Secretary Liu Xiaohua of Yuanyi Village in Sandouping Town]. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2019. 照片的主人公叫刘晓华,是三斗(dǒu)坪园艺村党支部书记(at 0:10){...}然后，又马不停蹄地赶到三斗(dǒu)坪镇中心幼儿园旁，组织人员(at 0:50)
  6. ^ 三斗坪镇黄陵庙村书记杨年建 [Secretary Yang Nianjian of Huanglingmiao Village in Sandouping Town]. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2019. 在三斗(dǒu)坪镇(at 0:09){...}
  7. ^ "top-100-pt-4". Industcards.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-06. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  8. ^ "Three Gorges dam wall completed". BBC News. 20 May 2006. Retrieved September 26, 2009.