() is a
district
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consisting of 168
islands in the
East China Sea
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, and is under the jurisdiction of
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of Chi ...
of
Wenzhou
Wenzhou (pronounced ; Wenzhounese: Yuziou �y33–11 tɕiɤu33–32 ), historically known as Wenchow is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Zhejiang province in the People's Republic of China. Wenzhou is located at the extreme south east o ...
, in southern
Zhejiang
Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Ji ...
province, China. It has a total area of , of which is land, and, , had a population of .
It was known as Dongtou
County
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() until 2 September 2015, when, with the approval of the
State Council, it was converted to a district.
Administrative divisions
Subdistricts:
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Bei'ao Subdistrict (北岙街道),
Yuanjue Subdistrict (元觉街道),
Dongping Subdistrict
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(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
Economy
Dongtou possesses the second-largest fishery in Zhejiang, reaching an area of about ,
and is known as the "
Hijiki
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Hijiki has been a part of the Japanese culinary sphere and diet for centuries. It is ric ...
capital of China" () as well as the "
Seaweed
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capital of Zhejiang" ().
References
External links
Island counties of China
Districts of Zhejiang
Geography of Wenzhou
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