Dinghai is a district of Zhoushan City made of 128 islands in Zhejiang

Zhejiang

Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...

 province, China. It is based on the larger northwestern half of Zhoushan Island

Zhoushan Island

Zhoushan Island is the principal island of the namesake archipelago Zhoushan Islands, governed by Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province, the People's Republic of China. Its name means "Boat Mountain", because its shape. It is the province's largest island, and third largest in mainland China...

, where it borders Putuo

Putuo

Putuo may refer to:*Putuo District, Shanghai, in China*Putuo District, Zhoushan, in Zhejiang, China*Mount Putuo, a mount island in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China*Putuo Zongcheng Temple, in Chengde, Hebei, China*Nanputuo Temple, in Xiamen, Fujian, China...

 in the east. The district boundary meets that of Daishan County entirely on sea to the north. Its southwestern boundary intersects those of Ningpo City entirely on sea.

Administration

• District seat: Jiefang Sub-district
• Population
  Population
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  : 360,000
• Area
  Area
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  : 1444 km² (568.8 terrestrial, 875.2 marine)

In addition to Zhoushan Islands, other islands include:

• Jintang (金塘)
• Cezi (册子)
• Changbai (长白)
• Changzhi (长峙)
• Banzhi (盘峙)
• Damao (大猫)

Subdivisions

7 towns:

• Jintang (金塘镇)
• Cengang (岑港镇)
• Xiaosha (小沙镇)
• Shuangqiao (双桥镇)
• Baiquan (白泉镇)
• Ganlang (干缆镇)
• Maao (马岙镇)

3 townships:

• Changbai (长白乡)
• Cezi (册子乡)
• Beichan (北蝉乡)

6 sub-districts:

• Jiefang
  Jiefang
  Jiefang is a sub-district in Dinghai District, the centre of Zhoushan Island , the People's Republic of China. It is named after Jiefang Road , or Liberation Road, which crosses the entire sub-district....
  
  
• Changguo (昌国街道), municipal seat of Zhoushan
• Huannan (环南街道)
• Chengdong (城东街道)
• Yancang (盐仓街道)
• Lincheng (临城街道)

External links

• Official site