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Also known as Qu'e, Fengmei

County-level city in Jiangsu Province, China

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Country
People's Republic of China
Province
Jiangsu
Prefecture level city
Zhenjiang
County level city
1,047 km (404 sq mi)
Density
944.5/km (2,446/sq mi)
Urban
792,584
Rural
196,316
Time zone
UTC+8 ( China Standard )

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Official name
丹阳县
Population
988900
Area
1047.24
Official website
www.danyang.gov.cn
Image
DanyangPeoplesSq.jpg
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Commons category
Danyang
postal code
212300
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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 km (409 sq mi) and a population of roughly 988,900 in 2020. Danyang locals speak a dialect of Wu Chinese, and the city is on the linguistic borderline between Wu Chinese and Jianghuai Mandarin.

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