page_title: Datong
hierarchical_section_title: Datong
caption_attribution_description: Location of Datong Prefecture (yellow) within Shanxi Province of China Map drawn in december 2007 using various sources, mainly&#160;: Shanxi Province administrative regions GIS data: 1:1M, County level, 1990 Shanxi Counties map from www.hua2.com
context_page_description: 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 and borders Inner Mongolia to the north and west and Hebei to the east. It had a population of 3,318,057 during the 2010 census, of whom 1,629,035 lived in the built-up area made of the three urban districts of Chengqu, Kuangqu and Nanjiao.
context_section_description: 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. It had a population of 3,318,057 during the 2010 census, of whom 1,629,035 lived in the built-up area made of the three urban districts of Chengqu, Kuangqu and Nanjiao.
caption: Location of Datong City jurisdiction in Shanxi
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