Duodao, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency District () is a district of the city of

Jingmen Jingmen () is a prefecture-level city in central Hubei province, People's Republic of China. Jingmen is within an area where cotton and oil crops are planted. The population of the prefecture is 2,873,687 (2010 population census). The urban area ...

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, People's Republic of China.

History

The name 'Duodao' is derived from an incident involving

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said to have occurred in the area during the

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period. On March 17, 2001, Hechang Township, Macheng Town, Tuanlinpu Town, Duodaoshi Subdistrict and Baimiao Subdistrict, originally part of

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, were made into Duodao District.

Administrative divisions

Four subdistricts: *Duodaoshi/Duodao Subdistrict (), Baimiao Subdistrict (), Xinglong Subdistrict (),

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() Two towns: * Tuanlinpu (),

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()

Economy

Once an array of vegetation and fields, Duodao has developed rapidly over recent years. Apartment buildings and businesses have quickly cropped up and Duodao is soon to be home to Jingmen's first

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store. Duodao is the location of Jingmen Hi-Tech Technology Industrial Park which hosts international companies such as

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, which has its largest distribution centre here.

Education

Duodao is home to some notable schools such as Duodaoshi Middle School (), Jingmen Special Education School for children with special needs, The Medical School of Jingchu University of Technology (), and Shilipai Primary School ()

References

County-level divisions of Hubei Jingmen {{Hubei-geo-stub