City Details: Datong
A few alternate names for Datong are: DAT, Dagu, Daido, Datong, Datong City, Datongas, Datongo, Datun, Datung, GJai GJong
Datong is a prefecture-level city in northern Shanxi Province in the People's Republic of China. It is located in the Datong Basin at an elevation of 1,040 metres (3,410 ft) and borders Inner Mongolia to the north and west and Hebei to the east. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 3,105,591 of whom 1,790,452 lived in the built-up area made of the 2 out 4 urban districts of Pingcheng and Yungang as Yunzhou and Xinrong are not conurbated yet.
General Information
- Official Name: People's Republic of China
- Common Name: China
- Population: 1850000
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 40.09361, 113.29139
- Country Code: CHN
- Continent: Asia
Closest Airports to Datong
- 1. Datong Airport (DAT), distance from city center: 16.64 km
- 2. Ulanqab Jining Airport (UCB), distance from city center: 116.25 km
- 3. Baita International Airport (HET), distance from city center: 150.02 km
Location of Datong
Country Details
- Country: China
- Official Name: People's Republic of China
- Capital: Beijing
- Region: Asia
- Subregion: Eastern Asia
- Population: 1,402,112,000
- Area: 9,706,961 km²
- Languages: Chinese
- Currency: Chinese yuan (¥)
- Timezones: UTC+08:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Afghanistan
- Bhutan
- Myanmar
- Hong Kong
- India
- Kazakhstan
- Nepal
- Korea (North)
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Macao
- Mongolia
- Pakistan
- Russian Federation
- Tajikistan
- Viet Nam
Holidays in Datong, People's Republic of China
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- 元旦 - 2026-01-01
- 春节 - 2026-02-17
- 清明节 - 2026-04-05
- 劳动节 - 2026-05-01
- 端午节 - 2026-06-19
- 中秋节 - 2026-09-25
- 国庆节 - 2026-10-01
Museums in Datong, People's Republic of China
中国雕塑博物馆
清远门内街, 古城街道, 037004 Shanxi, China
Coordinates: 40.1009° N, 113.2953° E
Hours: Tu-Su 08:00-17:30
大同规划展览馆
魏都大道, 古城街道, 037000 Shanxi, China
Coordinates: 40.0949° N, 113.2835° E
梁思成纪念馆
御河西路, 古城街道, 037044 Shanxi, China
Coordinates: 40.0933° N, 113.3077° E
开化寺
仁义巷, 古城街道, 037004 Shanxi, China
Coordinates: 40.0930° N, 113.2893° E
平城纪念馆
和阳广场, 古城街道, 037044 Shanxi, China
Coordinates: 40.0908° N, 113.3077° E
魁星文化博物馆
大北街, 古城街道, 037004 Shanxi, China
Coordinates: 40.0975° N, 113.2953° E