Danjiangkou
Encyclopedia
Danjiangkou is a county-level city
within the Shiyan
"Prefecture-level city
" of Hubei
Province, China
. It has a population of more than 150,000.
river. The city proper is situated near the Danjiangkou Dam
on this river.
County-level city
A county-level city is a county-level administrative division of mainland China. County-level cities are usually governed by prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by province-level divisions....
within the Shiyan
Shiyan
Shiyan is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Hubei province, People's Republic of China.-Geography:The Wudang Mountains run approximately east-west through the territory of the "Prefecture-level city" of Shiyan, crossing several of its county-level divisions...
"Prefecture-level city
Prefecture-level city
A prefectural level city , prefectural city or prefectural level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative...
" of Hubei
Hubei
' Hupeh) is a province in Central China. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Lake Dongting...
Province, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. It has a population of more than 150,000.
Geography
Danjiangkou is located on the HanshuiHan River (Hanshui)
The Han River is a left tributary of the Yangtze River with a length of 1532 km. Historically it was referred to as Hànshuǐ and the name is still occasionally used today....
river. The city proper is situated near the Danjiangkou Dam
Danjiangkou Dam
The Danjiangkou Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Han river near Danjiangkou in Hubei Province, China. The dam is part of the South-North Water Transfer Project and was heightened to in order to increase reservoir capacity. The original dam was constructed between 1958 and 1973 and heightened...
on this river.