Datong Facts

Datong is the second largest city of Shanxi Province and is known as “Meidu ( The City of Coal)”.
Abbreviation:  Yun (云 in Chinese)
Coordinates: 39°03′-40°44′N    112°34′-114°33′E
Country: China
Mayor: Geng Yanbo
Population: 3.18 million
Currency: Yuan (Renminbi)
Language: Datong Dialect, on which Mandarin Chinese is based on.
Time Zone: China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Area: 14113 square kilometers
Administrative Divisions: 4 districts and 7 counties
Altitude: 1056m
City Flower: Coreopsis
City Tree: Chinese Pine
Main Rivers:  Yu River, Shili River, Kouquan River and Gan He
GDP:  Total - CNY 56.58 billion; Per capita - CNY 17,852

Sister Cities:
Asia: OMUTA, Japan
Europe: Bailey, United Kingdom 

Datong Location - Where is Datong

Datong Districts

Datong has four districts and seven counties under its administration.

4 Districts: Cheng District, Nanjiao District, Xinrong District, Kuang District

7 Counties: Datong County, Tianzhen County, Lingqiu County, Zuoyun County, Yanggao County, Hunyuan County, Guangling County

Datong Codes

Datong Postal Code: Datong zip codes range from 034400, 037000, 037100, 037300, 037400, 037500, 038100, 038200.

Datong Area Code: Internal dialing code is 0352 while international telephone calling code is +0086-352.

Datong in Chinese