🇨🇳 Shandan County (山丹县) is a county in Gansu Province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the north and Qinghai to the south. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhangye. It is an important site located on the ancient Silk Road. Its postal code is 734100. It is known for horses and pastures. Ancient Han people called the horses as 'heavenly western horses'. The region's lakes provide water to the animals on the pastures.
Administrative divisions Shandan County is divided to 6 towns, 2 townships and 2 others: Towns • Qingquan (清泉镇) • Weiqi (位奇镇) • Huocheng (霍城镇) • Chenhu (陈户镇) • Damaying (大马营镇) • Dongle (东乐镇); Townships • Laojun (老军乡) • Liqiao (李桥乡); Others • State-owned Shandan Farm (国营山丹农场) • Shandan Racecourse of China Animal Husbandry Company (中牧公司山丹马场)
Transport • China National Highway 312.
Shandan has a population of over 200,815 people. Shandan also forms part of the wider Zhangye Prefecture which has a population of over 1,199,515 people.
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Locations Near: Shandan 101.089,38.7865
🇨🇳 Zhangye 100.45,38.925 d: 57.4
🇨🇳 Wuwei 102.638,37.929 d: 165.3
🇨🇳 Liangzhou 102.642,37.928 d: 165.7
🇨🇳 Xining 101.779,36.623 d: 248.1
🇨🇳 Suzhou 98.503,39.741 d: 246.6
🇨🇳 Jiuquan 98.494,39.733 d: 246.9
🇨🇳 Jiayuguan 98.322,39.794 d: 263.2
Antipodal to: Shandan -78.911,-38.787
🇨🇱 Valdivia -73.233,-39.8 d: 19513.8
🇨🇱 Coronel -73.217,-37.017 d: 19478.2
🇨🇱 Osorno -73.133,-40.567 d: 19482.6
🇨🇱 San Pedro de la Paz -73.1,-36.833 d: 19460.5
🇨🇱 Talcahuano -73.117,-36.717 d: 19456.2
🇨🇱 Hualpén -73.083,-36.783 d: 19456.8
🇨🇱 Concepción -73.05,-36.817 d: 19455.6
🇨🇱 Chiguayante -73.017,-36.917 d: 19457.5