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Prefecture-level city
  
Shiyan

Province
  
Hubei

Local time
  
Friday 5:53 PM

Danjiangkou

Country
  
People's Republic of China

Weather
  
16°C, Wind SE at 18 km/h, 38% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Wudang Mountains, Wudang Mountain Scenic S, Zixiao Palace, Jindian, Wudang Mountains Ancient B

Danjiangkou (Chinese: 丹江口; pinyin: Dānjiāngkǒu) is a county-level city of northwestern Hubei Province, People's Republic of China. It has a population of more than 150,000 and is under the administration of Shiyan City.

Contents

Map of Danjiangkou, Shiyan, Hubei, China

Geography

Danjiangkou is located on the Hanshui River. As the city name indicates (Danjiangkou = "the mouth of the Danjiang"), it is located near the mouth of the Dan River (Danjiang).

The city proper is situated near the Danjiangkou Dam on this river.

Transport

Danjiangkou is the northwest terminus of the Hankou–Danjiangkou Railway.

References

Danjiangkou Wikipedia