# Dongtou, Wenzhou

Dongtou District (simplified Chinese: 洞头区; traditional Chinese: 洞頭區; pinyin: Dòngtóu Qū) is a district consisting of 168 islands in the East China Sea, and is under the jurisdiction of prefecture-level city of Wenzhou, in southern Zhejiang province, China. It has a total area of 2,700.3 km$^2$ (1,042.6 sq mi), of which 100.3 km$^2$ (38.7 sq mi) is land, and, as of 2012, had a population of 130,600. It was known as Dongtou County (洞头县) until 2 September 2015, when, with the approval of the State Council, it was converted to a district.

## Transport

It is served by 4 stations on Line S1 (Wenzhou Metro): Lingkun, Oujiangkou, Ouhua and Shuang'ou Avenue.

## Administrative divisions

Subdistricts:
* Bei'ao Subdistrict (北岙街道), Yuanjue Subdistrict (元觉街道), Dongping Subdistrict (东屏街道), Niyu Subdistrict (霓屿街道)
The only town is Damen (大门镇), and the only township is Luxi Township (鹿西乡)

## Climate

Climate data for Dongtou, elevation 69 m (226 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.9 (69.6) | 23.2 (73.8) | 25.3 (77.5) | 28.1 (82.6) | 31.6 (88.9) | 32.2 (90.0) | 33.9 (93.0) | 34.9 (94.8) | 34.9 (94.8) | 30.9 (87.6) | 27.3 (81.1) | 23.8 (74.8) | 34.9 (94.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) | 11.5 (52.7) | 14.3 (57.7) | 18.8 (65.8) | 23.3 (73.9) | 26.4 (79.5) | 29.7 (85.5) | 30.4 (86.7) | 28.2 (82.8) | 23.9 (75.0) | 19.1 (66.4) | 13.8 (56.8) | 20.9 (69.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) | 8.7 (47.7) | 11.3 (52.3) | 15.7 (60.3) | 20.5 (68.9) | 24.0 (75.2) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.9 (82.2) | 25.6 (78.1) | 21.3 (70.3) | 16.6 (61.9) | 11.1 (52.0) | 18.2 (64.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) | 6.7 (44.1) | 9.2 (48.6) | 13.5 (56.3) | 18.4 (65.1) | 22.3 (72.1) | 25.5 (77.9) | 26.0 (78.8) | 23.7 (74.7) | 19.3 (66.7) | 14.6 (58.3) | 9.0 (48.2) | 16.2 (61.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) | −0.4 (31.3) | −1.0 (30.2) | 4.7 (40.5) | 9.4 (48.9) | 16.2 (61.2) | 18.5 (65.3) | 21.1 (70.0) | 16.8 (62.2) | 11.5 (52.7) | 3.5 (38.3) | −1.8 (28.8) | −3.3 (26.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 64.3 (2.53) | 80.7 (3.18) | 133.5 (5.26) | 130.5 (5.14) | 154.5 (6.08) | 196.5 (7.74) | 110.1 (4.33) | 192.3 (7.57) | 141.2 (5.56) | 65.8 (2.59) | 74.4 (2.93) | 58.8 (2.31) | 1,402.6 (55.22) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.8 | 12.9 | 17.7 | 16.1 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 9.4 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 6.6 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 147.5 |
| Average snowy days | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 77 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 89 | 87 | 84 | 78 | 73 | 74 | 71 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 108.9 | 98.1 | 111.7 | 127.4 | 136.8 | 134.1 | 242.9 | 238.9 | 194.3 | 189.8 | 134.9 | 131.2 | 1,849 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 33 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 58 | 59 | 53 | 54 | 42 | 41 | 42 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Economy

Dongtou possesses the second-largest fishery in Zhejiang, reaching an area of about 4,800 km$^2$ (1,900 sq mi), and is known as the "Hijiki capital of China" (中国羊栖菜之乡) as well as the "Seaweed capital of Zhejiang" (浙江紫菜之乡).