Xidian () is a town in

Ninghai County Ninghai County () is a county under the administration of Ningbo, in the east of Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It covers a land area of and a sea area of and has a coastline. It has four sub-districts, 11 towns, three townsh ...

in eastern

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 Jiang ...

province,

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, abutting

Xiangshan Harbour Xiangshan may refer to: Mainland China *Xiangshan County, Guangdong, former county * Xiangshan County, Zhejiang (象山县), a coastal county in Ningbo, Zhejiang * Xiangshan District, Guilin (象山区), in Guilin, Guangxi *Xiangshan District, Hua ...

() to the east and about north of the county seat. It borders

Fenghua Fenghua (; ) is a district of the city of Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China. The district and its administrative hinterlands has a population of over 480,000. Fenghua is most famous for being the hometown of former Presidents Chiang Kai-shek ...

to the north,

Meilin Subdistrict The sub-provincial municipality of Shenzhen in Guangdong, China is divided into nine districts and one management new area. Shenzhen is further divided into 74 subdistricts since the latest plan in October 2016. County-level divisions Subdistr ...

() to the south, and Shenquan () to the west. , it had one residential community (社区) and 11 villages under its administration. In January 2010, Xidian was designated a satellite town of

Ningbo Ningbo (; Ningbonese: ''gnin² poq⁷'' , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly romanized as Ningpo, is a major sub-provincial city in northeast Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It comprises 6 urban districts, 2 sate ...

, rendering it some county-level economic and social administrative rights, though it is ''de jure'' a town, one level below the county.

Economy

Xidian's industrial output primarily consists of household electronics, educational materials, automotive spare parts, and in 2001, the town was the No. 1 producer of flashlights at the township-level.

Transport

G15 Shenyang–Haikou Expressway The Shenyang–Haikou Expressway (), designated as G15 and commonly referred to as the Shenhai Expressway () is an expressway in China that connects the cities of Shenyang, Liaoning, and Haikou, Hainan. When fully complete, it will be in length ...

has an exit, also designated as the northern exit for Ninghai County, in the town. The

Ningbo–Taizhou–Wenzhou Railway The Ningbo–Taizhou–Wenzhou railway or Yong-Tai-Wen railway () is a dual-track, electrified, high-speed rail line in Zhejiang Province, China. It is named after the three prefecture-level cities along route: Ningbo, whose abbreviated Chinese ...

also passes through the vicinity.

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{{reflist Township-level divisions of Zhejiang

Economy

Transport

See also

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