Rudong
如东县 Jutung | |
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Coordinates: 32°24′25″N 121°04′30″E / 32.407°N 121.075°ECoordinates: 32°24′25″N 121°04′30″E / 32.407°N 121.075°E[1] | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Jiangsu |
Prefecture-level city | Nantong |
Area | |
• Total | 1,972 km2 (761 sq mi) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 978,500 |
• Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal Code | 226400 |
Rudong County (simplified Chinese: 如东县; traditional Chinese: 如東縣; pinyin: Rúdōng Xiàn) is under the administration of Nantong, Jiangsu province, China, and lies on the Yellow Sea coast. It administers 14 towns and five districts.[2] The 14 towns are Juegang, Matang, Fengli, Caobu, Chahe, Shuangdian, Xindian, Hekou, Yuanzhuang, Changsha, Ju, Yangkou, Bencha and Dayu. The county seat is Juegang .
In the present, Rudong County has 14 towns.[3]
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The county took its name because it is located to the east of Rugao County and was once part of it. The ancient name of it was Fuhaizhou, which meant a small sand island in the ocean.[citation needed]
The county has many extraneous people from the south of the Yangtse River (Changjiang River), so there are two main dialects: Rudonghua which is a branch of Jianghuai Mandarin and Shadihua (Wu: Sodiwo [so di ɯo]), which is a branch of the Wu language.[citation needed]
Rudong is located on the bank of the Yellow Sea. As a result, there is a sizable fishing industry and the county was named "the place of seafood in China" by the Chinese Cooking Association in 2007.[4] Rudong also contains a harbor for commercial cargo. Yankou Harbor was launched in May 2011 and includes a facility for unloading liquified natural gas.[5] In addition, there is a wind farm near Rudong's sea bank. The farm contained 217 turbines as of 2009, making it the largest in the country in its grade.[6]
The Hai'an–Rudong railway opened in 2014 and has two passenger stations in Rudong County: Bingcha and Rudong.[7]