Donghai County
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Donghai
东海县 Tunghai | |
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  Donghai Location in Jiangsu | |
| Coordinates: 34°33′07″N 118°45′47″E / 34.552°N 118.763°E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Lianyungang |
| Area | |
| 2,037 km2 (786 sq mi) | |
| Population (2020) | |
| 1,047,357 | |
| • Density | 514.2/km2 (1,332/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 506,989 |
| • Rural | 540,368 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 222300 |
Donghai County (simplified Chinese: 东海县; traditional Chinese: 東海縣; pinyin: Dōnghǎi Xiàn; lit. 'east sea') is under the administration of Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China. It borders the prefecture-level cities of Linyi (Shandong) to the north and Xuzhou to the west.
The county has 300 million tons of quartz and 300,000 tons of rock crystal reserves, which is the highest in China, so it is nicknamed "the county of rock crystal".[2]
The crystal coffin of pre-president of China, Mao Zedong was unearthed here.[3]
At present, Donghai County has 2 subdistricts, 11 towns and 8 townships.[4]
- 2 subdistricts
- 11 towns
- Baitabu (白塔埠镇)
- Huangchuan (黄川镇)
- Taolin (桃林镇)
- Qinghu (青湖镇)
- Wenquan (温泉镇)
- Shuangdian (双店镇)
- Shilianghe (石梁河镇)
- Hongzhuang (洪庄镇)
- Anfeng (安峰镇)
- Fangshan (房山镇)
- Pingming (平明镇)
- 8 townships
