Datong

Also known as Datong Shi, Datong (Shanxi Sheng, China)

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 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.

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Datong is a major city in northern China's Shanxi Province, located in a basin surrounded by Inner Mongolia and Hebei. With over 3.1 million residents as of 2020, it serves as an important urban center in the region, though its metropolitan area is still developing across its four districts.

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Settlement.name: Datong
Settlement.other_name: Tatung
Settlement.native_name: 大同市
Settlement.native_name_lang: zh
Settlement.settlement_type: Prefecture-level city
Settlement.image_map: Location of Datong Prefecture within Shanxi (China).png
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Datong City jurisdiction in Shanxi
Settlement.pushpin_map: Shanxi#China
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of the city center in Shanxi
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 240
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: People's Republic of China
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Shanxi
Settlement.seat_type: Municipal seat
Settlement.seat: Pingcheng District
Settlement.government_type: Prefecture-level city

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Official website

大同市人民政府门户网站由大同市人民政府办公室主办，大同市人民政府信息化中心负责运行维护,是大同市和大同市各部门，以及各县区人民政府在国际互联网上发布政府信息和提供在线服务的综合平台,第一时间权威发布大同市重大决策和重要政策文件，大同市重要会议等政务信息，面向社会提供与政府业务相关的服务，建设基于互联网的政府与公众互动交流新渠道。

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Wikidata facts

Official name: 大同市
Population: 3105591
Area: 14056.4
Elevation: 1042
Official website: dt.gov.cn
Image: The skyline of Datong（Southgate）2019.jpg
Dialing code: 0352
Licence plate code: 晋B

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Commons category: Datong
postal code: 037000
Commons gallery: 大同

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==History== The area of present-day Datong was close to the state of Dai, which was conquered by the Zhao clan of Jin in 457 BC. It was a frontier land between the agricultural Chinese and the nomads of the Great Steppe. The area was well known for its trade in horses.