Dongtou, Wenzhou

Dongtou District is a District of the [People's Republic of China|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, of which is land, and, as of 2012, had a population of. It was known as Dongtou County until 2 September 2015, when, with the approval of the State [Council of the People's Republic of China|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, Yuanjue Subdistrict, Dongping Subdistrict, Niyu Subdistrict

The only town is Damen, and the only township is Luxi Township

Economy

Dongtou possesses the second-largest fishery in Zhejiang, reaching an area of about, and is known as the "Hijiki capital of China" as well as the "Seaweed capital of Zhejiang".