Dingcheng, Hainan

Dingcheng
定城镇
Town

Street view of downtown Dingcheng
Dingcheng

Location on Hainan Island

Coordinates: 19°40′49″N 110°22′05″E / 19.68028°N 110.36806°E / 19.68028; 110.36806Coordinates: 19°40′49″N 110°22′05″E / 19.68028°N 110.36806°E / 19.68028; 110.36806
Country China
Province Hainan
County Ding'an County
Area
 • Total 145 km2 (56 sq mi)
Elevation 38 m (125 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 95,695
 • Density 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)

Dingcheng (Chinese: 定城; pinyin: Dìngchéng) is a town and the county seat of Ding'an, in the northeast of Hainan Province, China. It has an area of 145 square kilometres (56 sq mi) and a population of 95,695 as of 2010.[1]

Historically, Dingcheng referred to the old town center beside the Nandu River.[2] Around 2015, a newly developed part of Dingcheng is emerging to the southeast, extending to the east side of G98 Hainan Ring Expressway. This is commonly referred to as "Taling" and the original may be referred to as "laocheng" (old town).[3]

Two parts

Laocheng

The tunnel, an old accessway to the Nandu

Laocheng (old town) is located directly on the Nandu River. The east end is significantly newer and has a newly built park and small stadium by the Nandu. The west end of the town contains many decades-old buildings and other structures, including a tunnel to the river, where a port once existed.

Taling

Taling was almost entirely created within the past several years. It is located to the southeast of Laocheng. The northernmost boundary is a bridge over a small river that runs into the Nandu River. The southernmost point of Taling is at the entrance to China National Highway 224.

Dingcheng showing the newly developed part at left and old "laocheng" at right. The white, domed-roof building in the centre is near the northern boundary of the new town. Just north of that building is a river that serves as the de facto dividing line between the old and new parts.

References

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  1. ↑ Introduction to Dingcheng at Ding'an County's official website
  2. ↑ http://www.dingan.gov.cn/da/zjda/201111/t20111121_579344.html
  3. ↑


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