Dainan (Chinese: 戴南; pinyin: Dàinán) is a town under the administration of Xinghua City in east-central Jiangsu province, China.^[1] It has 4 residential communities (居委会) and 33 villages under its administration.^[2] The town is located in the southeast of Xinghua City, bordering Dongtai to the east and Jiangyan to the south, and has a population of 93,000 living in an area of 108 km² (42 sq mi). Part of that area is known as the "cradle of stainless steel" (中国不锈钢之乡) production, and this economic activity gives rise to the nickname "No. 1 Town of Central Jiangsu" (苏中第一镇).