Sandouping
Sandouping
三斗坪镇 San-tou-p’ing | |
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On the Yangtze waterfront near Sandouping town center (Huanglingmiao Village), looking west toward Xiling Bridge and the Three Gorges Dam (not visible because of fog) | |
| Coordinates: 30°48′42″N 111°00′56″E / 30.81167°N 111.01556°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture-level city | Yichang |
| District | Yiling District |
| Village-level divisions | 1 residential community 19 villages |
| Area | |
• Total | 178 km2 (69 sq mi) |
| Elevation (average) | 480 m (1,570 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,197 m (3,927 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 66 m (217 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 29,494 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | http://sdp.10.gov.cn/ |
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| Chinese | 三斗坪 | ||||||||
| Postal | Santouping | ||||||||
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Sandouping (Chinese: 三斗坪; pinyin: Sāndǒupíng) is a town in Yiling District of Yichang prefecture-level city in the Chinese province of Hubei. It is located on the right (southern) bank of the Yangtze River, next to Yiling District's border with Zigui County to the west. Sandouping is best known as the location of the Three Gorges Dam, which is the world's largest electricity-generating plant of any kind.