Datong

Also known as Datong Shi, Datong (Shanxi Sheng, China)

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 and borders Inner Mongolia to the north and west and Hebei to the east. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 3,105,591 of whom 1,790,452 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of the 2 out 4 urban districts of Pingcheng and Yungang as Yunzhou and Xinrong are not conurbated yet.

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Datong is a major city in northern China's Shanxi Province, located in a basin surrounded by Inner Mongolia and Hebei. With over 3.1 million residents as of 2020, it serves as an important urban center in the region, though its metropolitan area is still developing across its four districts.

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Settlement.native_name: 大同市
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Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of the city center in Shanxi
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==History== The area of present-day Datong was close to the state of Dai, which was conquered by the Zhao clan of Jin in 457 BC. It was a frontier land between the agricultural Chinese and the nomads of the Great Steppe. The area was well known for its trade in horses.