Datong geodata
Datong (Shanxi) is a populated place; located in China in Asia/Shanghai (GMT+8) time zone. With population of 1,052,678 people, there are 60 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in China, 86.7% of cities are located further ↓South; 55.7% of cities are located further →East and 86.2% of cities have lower elevation than Datong. Note1
Datong GPS coordinates[2]
40° 5' 36.996" North, 113° 17' 29.004" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude | 
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 40.62937°, | 112.58827° | 
| Center: | 40.09361°, | 113.29139° | 
| Lower-right: | 39.5536°, | 113.99452° | 
| Map W x H: | 119.6×119.6 km | = 74.3×74.3mi | 
| max Lat: | 53.31946° ⇑13.3% North | 
| Datong: | 40.09361° | 
| min Lat: | ⇓86.7% South 18.22056° | 
| min Long | Datong | max Long | 
| 75.07348° | 113.29139° | 134.28917° | 
| W 44.3%⇐ | ⇒55.7% E | 
Elevation
Elevation of Datong is 1054 m = 3458 ft, and this is 569.2 m = 1867 ft above average elevation for this country.
| Max E: | 5622 m = 18445 ft | 13.8% | 
| Datong | 1054 m 3458 ft | |
| Avg. | 484.8 m = 1591 ft | |
| Min E: | -3 m = -10 ft | 86.2% | 
See also: Datong elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Datong is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 1852.1 km =1150.8 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Datong | 
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 5549.1 | 3448 | to North | 
| Arctic Circle | 2943.2 | 1828.8 | to North | 
| Tropic Cancer | 1852.1 | 1150.8 | to South | 
| Equator | 4458 | 2770.1 | to South | 
 
         
         
        Nearby cities:
15 places around Datong: (largest is in red/bold)
• Beijiazao
		15.8 km =9.8 mi,  106°
106°
• Dangliuzhuang
		16.1 km =10 mi,  136°
136°
• Duzhuang
		23.1 km =14.4 mi,  139°
139°
• Guayuan
		31.8 km =19.8 mi,  104°
104°
• Jijiazhuang
		30.5 km =19 mi,  152°
152°
• Jule
		25.4 km =15.8 mi,  71°
71°
• Kouquan
		16.4 km =10.2 mi,  229°
229°
• Majunying
		5.7 km =3.5 mi,  266°
266°
• Maojiazao
		19.5 km =12.1 mi,  185°
185°
• Que’ershan
		29.7 km =18.5 mi,  275°
275°
• Xihanling
		9.8 km =6.1 mi,  206°
206°
• Xinrong
		22.5 km =14 mi,  324°
324°
• Xiping
		27.3 km =17 mi,  102°
102°
• Ya’erya
		28.9 km =18 mi,  241°
241°
• Zhoushizhuang
		15 km =9.3 mi,  81°
81°
Sources, notices
  
	• [Note1] Compared only with cities in China existing in our database
	• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
	• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.  
	• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
 
         
        
