Sandouping
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Sandouping 三斗坪镇 |
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On the Yangtze waterfront near Sandouping town center (Huanglingmiao Village), looking west toward Xiling Bridge and the Three Gorges Dam (not visible because of fog)
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 Sandouping
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| Coordinates: 30°48′42″N 111°00′56″E / 30.81167°N 111.01556°ECoordinates: 30°48′42″N 111°00′56″E / 30.81167°N 111.01556°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture-level city | Yichang |
| District | Yiling District |
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| • Total | 178 km2 (69 sq mi) |
| Elevation(average) | 480 m (1,570 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,197 m (3,927 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 66 m (217 ft) |
| Population (ca. 2007) | |
| • Total | 35,020 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Website | http://sdp.10.gov.cn/ |
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"Sandouping", as written in Chinese calligraphy
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| Simplified Chinese | 三斗坪 | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 三鬥坪 | ||||||||
| Postal | Santouping | ||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Sāndòupíng |
| Wade–Giles | San-tou-p'ing |
Sandouping (Chinese: 三斗坪; pinyin: Sāndòupíng) is a town in Yiling District of Yichang prefecture-level city in the Chinese province of Hubei. It is located on the right (southern) bank of the Yangtze River, next to Yiling District's border with Zigui County to the west. Sandouping is best known as the location of the Three Gorges Dam, which is the world's largest electricity-generating plant of any kind.
The Town of Sandouping occupies 178 km2 on the right (southern) bank of the Yangtze River, opposite the town of Letianxi (乐天溪镇), to which it is connected by Xiling Bridge. Sandouping is the only town in Yiling District that is located south of the river.
Sandouping's western neighbor is the town of Maoping, the county seat of the nearby Zigui County. Although it is only a kilometer or two west of the dam (straight-line distance), it is actually several kilometers drive on Hubei Provincial Route 134, because of the terrain.
Administratively, the Town of Sandouping is divided into 19 villages (村) and 1 neighborhood committee (居民委员会). Sandouping's central urban area, where the town government and most services are located, is technically known as Yuanyi Village (园艺村). It is situated some 5 km east of the southern end of the Three Gorges Dam. The neighborhood just to the east, known as Huanglingmiao Village (黄陵庙村), is named after Huangling Temple (黄陵庙) located there near the Yangtze River waterfront. It is being developed as a tourism area, centered around the riverboat dock.
A secondary center of economic activity in the town is located in its western part, within walking distance from the service entrance to the Three Gorges Dam (Gaojiachong Village (高家冲) and Sandouping "neighhborhood committee").
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