Dongtou, Wenzhou
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Dongtou
洞头区 Tungtou | |
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.jpg) Dongtou | |
 Location in Wenzhou | |
  Dongtou Location in Zhejiang | |
| Coordinates: 27°50′10″N 121°09′25″E / 27.836°N 121.157°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Wenzhou |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,700.3 km2 (1,042.6 sq mi) |
| • Land | 100.3 km2 (38.7 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2,600 km2 (1,000 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 130,600 |
| • Density | 1,302.1/km2 (3,372/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
(simplified Chinese: 洞头区; traditional Chinese: 洞頭區; pinyin: Dòngtóu Qū) is a district consisting of 168[1] islands in the East China Sea, and is under the jurisdiction of prefecture-level city of Wenzhou, in southern Zhejiang province, China. It has a total area of 2,700.3 km2 (1,042.6 sq mi), of which 100.3 km2 (38.7 sq mi) is land, and, as of 2012[update], had a population of 130,600.[1] It was known as Dongtou County (洞头县) until 2 September 2015, when, with the approval of the State Council, it was converted to a district.
Administrative divisions
Subdistricts:[2]
- Bei'ao Subdistrict (北岙街道), Yuanjue Subdistrict (元觉街道), Dongping Subdistrict (东屏街道), Niyu Subdistrict (霓屿街道)
The only town is Damen (大门镇), and the only township is Luxi Township (鹿西乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Dongtou (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.7 (51.3) |
11.1 (52.0) |
13.7 (56.7) |
18.2 (64.8) |
22.8 (73.0) |
26.2 (79.2) |
29.6 (85.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
27.9 (82.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
18.9 (66.0) |
13.7 (56.7) |
20.5 (69.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
6.3 (43.3) |
8.7 (47.7) |
12.9 (55.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.6 (78.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
19.0 (66.2) |
14.1 (57.4) |
8.6 (47.5) |
15.8 (60.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 62.3 (2.45) |
82.0 (3.23) |
136.0 (5.35) |
136.1 (5.36) |
159.2 (6.27) |
190.8 (7.51) |
119.8 (4.72) |
174.4 (6.87) |
149.1 (5.87) |
72.7 (2.86) |
74.6 (2.94) |
47.4 (1.87) |
1,404.4 (55.3) |
| Source: National Meteorological Center of CMA[3] | |||||||||||||
Economy
Dongtou possesses the second-largest fishery in Zhejiang, reaching an area of about 4,800 km2 (1,900 sq mi),[1] and is known as the "Hijiki capital of China" (中国羊栖菜之乡) as well as the "Seaweed capital of Zhejiang" (浙江紫菜之乡).[1]