{{more citations needed|date=July 2007}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Dangtu |native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|当涂县}}}} |other_name = Tangtu |postal_code =243100 |postal_code_type = [[Postal code of China|Postal code]] |settlement_type = [[County (People's Republic of China)|County]] |image_skyline = 当涂护城河沿河景观.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_map = |map_caption = |coordinates = {{coord|31.571213|N|118.497972|E|type:adm3rd_region:CN-34_source:Gaode|format=dms|display=it}} |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [[China]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Province (China)|Province]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Anhui]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Prefecture-level city]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Ma'anshan]] |seat_type = County seat |seat = Gushu |area_code = |area_land_km2 = |area_total_km2 =1002 |area_water_km2 = |population_as_of = 2020 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_total = 446991 |leader_name = |leader_title = |elevation_ft = |elevation_m = |elevation_max_m = |elevation_min_m = |timezone = [[China Standard Time|CST]] |utc_offset = +8 |website = }} '''Dangtu County''' ({{zh|s=当涂县|t=當涂縣|p=Dāngtú Xiàn}}) is one of three counties under the jurisdiction of the [[prefecture-level city]] of [[Ma'anshan]] in the southeast of [[Anhui|Anhui Province]], China.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dangtu.gov.cn/ |title=Home |website=dangtu.gov.cn }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dtxf.gov.cn/ |title=Home |website=dtxf.gov.cn |access-date=2011-09-29 |archive-date=2011-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903105321/http://www.dtxf.gov.cn/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Dangtu is one of the longest established counties in eastern China and formed part of the [[Taiping Prefecture]] during the [[Ming dynasty|Ming]] and [[Qing dynasty|Qing]] dynasties.
In September 2012, three towns of Bowang, Danyang, and Xinshi from Dangtu County were split to form [[Bowang District]].<ref name="gov">{{cite web |url=http://www.bwxq.gov.cn/news/1209/8/12091711501534378125/ |script-title=zh:博望区简介 |trans-title=Introduction to Bowang District |publisher=Bowang District government |language=zh |date=2012-09-17 |access-date=2012-12-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130110140656/http://www.bwxq.gov.cn/news/1209/8/12091711501534378125/ |archive-date=2013-01-10 }}</ref>
==Geography== [[Image:Road sign dangtu china taken 5 september 2000.jpg|thumb|County entrance sign]] [[File:Nieuhof-Ambassade-vers-la-Chine-1665 0785.tif|upright=1.35|thumb|"Teytong" (Dangtu). Nieuhof: ''L'ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale des Provinces Unies vers l'Empereur de la Chine'', 1665]] The county is situated immediately south of the [[Ma'anshan]] urban core, and its northern built-up region is effectively a suburb of the greater Ma'anshan area. It is situated on the eastern (right) bank of the [[Yangtze River]] and western shore of [[Shijiu Lake]]; it borders [[Jiangsu|Jiangsu Province]] to the east and the prefecture-level city of [[Wuhu]] to the southwest. Its southern half is still largely rural.
==Climate==
{{Weather box|width=auto |metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Dangtu, elevation {{convert|60|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) |Jan high C = 7.5 |Feb high C = 10.3 |Mar high C = 15.2 |Apr high C = 21.5 |May high C = 26.8 |Jun high C = 29.3 |Jul high C = 32.6 |Aug high C = 32.1 |Sep high C = 28.1 |Oct high C = 23.0 |Nov high C = 16.6 |Dec high C = 10.1 |Jan mean C = 3.5 |Feb mean C = 5.9 |Mar mean C = 10.4 |Apr mean C = 16.5 |May mean C = 21.8 |Jun mean C = 25.2 |Jul mean C = 28.6 |Aug mean C = 28.0 |Sep mean C = 23.8 |Oct mean C = 18.2 |Nov mean C = 11.9 |Dec mean C = 5.8 |Jan low C = 0.4 |Feb low C = 2.5 |Mar low C = 6.6 |Apr low C = 12.2 |May low C = 17.6 |Jun low C = 21.8 |Jul low C = 25.4 |Aug low C = 24.9 |Sep low C = 20.4 |Oct low C = 14.5 |Nov low C = 8.3 |Dec low C = 2.5 |Jan record high C = 20.6 |Jan record low C = -10.4 |Feb record high C = 28.1 |Feb record low C = -10.4 |Mar record high C = 34.3 |Mar record low C = -4.0 |Apr record high C = 33.6 |Apr record low C = 1.0 |May record high C = 35.6 |May record low C = 7.4 |Jun record high C = 37.3 |Jun record low C = 13.2 |Jul record high C = 38.4 |Jul record low C = 19.0 |Aug record high C = 39.7 |Aug record low C = 16.9 |Sep record high C = 37.7 |Sep record low C = 12.1 |Oct record high C = 33.2 |Oct record low C = 2.0 |Nov record high C = 28.7 |Nov record low C = -4.1 |Dec record high C = 21.5 |Dec record low C = -12.2 |year high C = |year low C = |year high F = |year low F = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 55.3 |Feb precipitation mm = 61.8 |Mar precipitation mm = 89.5 |Apr precipitation mm = 93.1 |May precipitation mm = 99.0 |Jun precipitation mm = 190.2 |Jul precipitation mm = 193.0 |Aug precipitation mm = 133.2 |Sep precipitation mm = 79.3 |Oct precipitation mm = 50.9 |Nov precipitation mm = 55.6 |Dec precipitation mm = 38.9 |Jan humidity = 75 |Feb humidity = 75 |Mar humidity = 71 |Apr humidity = 71 |May humidity = 71 |Jun humidity = 77 |Jul humidity = 79 |Aug humidity = 79 |Sep humidity = 77 |Oct humidity = 74 |Nov humidity = 75 |Dec humidity = 73 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 10.5 |Feb precipitation days = 10.1 |Mar precipitation days = 11.7 |Apr precipitation days = 11.0 |May precipitation days = 11.0 |Jun precipitation days = 11.4 |Jul precipitation days = 12.0 |Aug precipitation days = 11.5 |Sep precipitation days = 8.4 |Oct precipitation days = 8.0 |Nov precipitation days = 8.4 |Dec precipitation days = 7.8 |year precipitation days = |Jan sun = 112.7 |Feb sun = 115.4 |Mar sun = 156.5 |Apr sun = 178.1 |May sun = 187.2 |Jun sun = 161.4 |Jul sun = 207.6 |Aug sun = 198.4 |Sep sun = 160.0 |Oct sun = 157.5 |Nov sun = 137.1 |Dec sun = 134.7 |year sun = | Jan percentsun = 35 | Feb percentsun = 37 | Mar percentsun = 42 | Apr percentsun = 46 | May percentsun = 44 | Jun percentsun = 38 | Jul percentsun = 48 | Aug percentsun = 49 | Sep percentsun = 44 | Oct percentsun = 45 | Nov percentsun = 44 | Dec percentsun = 43 | year percentsun = |Jan snow days = 4.0 |Feb snow days = 2.4 |Mar snow days = 0.8 |Apr snow days = 0 |May snow days = 0 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = 0 |Nov snow days = 0.3 |Dec snow days = 1.0 |year snow days = |source 1 = [[China Meteorological Administration]]<ref name="cma graphical">{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=[[China Meteorological Administration]] |language = zh-hans |access-date=27 June 2023}}</ref><ref> {{cite web|url=https://experience.arcgis.com/template/e724038fda394e9d9b7921f10fd1aa55/page/%E7%BA%AF%E8%A1%A8%E6%A0%BC%E7%BB%9F%E8%AE%A1-(%E5%AF%B9%E6%AF%948110%E5%8F%98%E5%8C%96)/?org=UQmaps |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网|publisher=[[China Meteorological Administration]] |language = zh-hans | access-date =27 June 2023 |title=Experience Template }}</ref> }}
==Administrative divisions== Dangtu County is divided into 10 [[Town (China)|towns]] and 1 [[Township (China)|township]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2023/34/05/340521.html|script-title=zh:2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：当涂县| publisher = [[National Bureau of Statistics of China]]| language = zh-hans| access-date =}}</ref> ;Towns {{div col|colwidth=18em}} * [[Gushu, Anhui|Gushu]] ({{lang|zh-Hans|姑孰镇}}) * [[Huangchi]] ({{lang|zh-Hans|黄池镇}}) * [[Wuxi, Anhui|Wuxi]] ({{lang|zh-Hans|乌溪镇}}) * [[Shiqiao, Anhui|Shiqiao]] ({{lang|zh-Hans|石桥镇}}) * [[Tangnan, Anhui|Tangnan]] ({{lang|zh-Hans|塘南镇}}) * [[Huhe]] ({{lang|zh-Hans|护河镇}}) * [[Taibai, Anhui|Taibai]] ({{lang|zh-Hans|太白镇}}) * [[Niandou]] ({{lang|zh-Hans|年陡镇}}) * [[Huyang]] ({{lang|zh-Hans|湖阳镇}}) * [[Dalong, Dangtu County|Dalong]] ({{lang|zh-Hans|大陇镇}}) {{div col end}} ;Township * [[Jiangxin Township]] ({{lang|zh-Hans|江心乡}})
==Demographics== According to the [[2010 Chinese census|Sixth National Census]], the county has a total population of about {{formatnum:410000}}. The main urban center of Dangtu County is home to approximately {{formatnum:220000}} residents.
==Culture== Dangtu County has a long history of more than 2000 years as a county. It was called Danyang ({{lang|zh-hans|丹阳}}) in the [[Qin dynasty]] but during the [[Sui dynasty]], the county became known as "Dangtu" ({{lang|zh-hans|当涂}}). A famous poet named [[Xie Tiao]] ({{lang|zh-hans|谢朓}}) once praised Dangtu County as the place of beautiful mountains and rivers. Li Bai had come to Dangtu seven times and his uncle was the former governor of Dangtu County. There is a memorial to the famous Chinese poet, [[Li Bai]] (aka Li Po c. 700–762), who is said to have drowned at Dangtu after attempting to embrace the reflection of the moon. Dangtu people have a sense of familiarity with many of the poems Li Bai wrote because the beautiful scenery he described in his poems are the actual places where the local people have lived all of their lives.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.people.com.cn/GB/192244/227553/227564/228065/15373036.html|title=人民网--404页面}}</ref>
==Economy== Dangtu County, which borders the municipality of [[Nanjing]] in Jiangsu, is a relatively prosperous county, with a 2015 GDP per capita of approximately $6,000 (US). Its factories produce bricks, candles, electric lamps, and soap. Its major exports are frozen meat, textiles, leather and plastic products. Industry occupies about 60% of the Dangtu economy, with services generating 20% of economic output.
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