Where is Dandong?

Dandong, formerly known as Anton, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Liaoning Province. Located in the southeast of Liaoning Province, it faces Sinuiju, North Korea across the river in the east, the Yellow Sea in the south, Anshan City in the west, Dalian City in the southwest and Benxi City in the north. The terrain gradually decreases from northeast to southwest, belonging to the warm temperate humid monsoon climate zone, with a total area of 15289.6 square kilometers.

As of June 5438+00, 2022, the city has 3 municipal districts, 1 autonomous county and 2 county-level cities. By the end of 2022, the permanent population of the city was 2 1 1.6 million. The word "Anton" came into being in the Tang Dynasty, when Anton was the capital of the government. In the second year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (1876), Anton County was established, and its prototype was established.

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Dandong City is an important border port in Liaoning Province and a central city in Liaodong area determined by the State Council, an important port city in Liaoning coastal economic belt, the northern starting point of China's coastline, and an important intersection of Northeast Asia economic circle and Bohai economic circle.

It is a city along the river, along the coast and along the border with industry, commerce, ports, logistics and tourism as the main body. It is a national border cooperation zone and an open coastal city. There are five types of ports 10 for railways, highways, pipelines and airports, and China-DPRK border trade zone 1 0. China is a trade port city and a regional circulation node city for the DPRK.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Dandong