Qiantong
前童镇
Coordinates: 29°13′42″N 121°20′54″E / 29.22833°N 121.34833°E / 29.22833; 121.34833
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceZhejiang
Sub-provincial cityNingbo
CountyNinghai
Area
  Total68.77 km2 (26.55 sq mi)
Elevation
37 m (120 ft)
Population
  Total24,300
  Density350/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
315606
Area code0574
Websiteqt.ninghai.gov.cn

Qiantong (Chinese: 前童; pinyin: Qiántóng) is a town in southwestern Ninghai County in eastern Zhejiang province, China,[1] situated along G15 Shenyang–Haikou Expressway around 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) southwest of the county seat as the crow flies. As of 2011, it has 29 villages under its administration.[2] The town was established in the last years of the Song Dynasty, though much of its architecture dates from the Ming or Qing; a large proportion of its residents are surnamed Tong ().

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References

  1. 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:宁海县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  2. 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:前童镇 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-12-29.


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