Dongji (town)

See also: Dongji
Dongji
东极镇
Town
Coordinates: 30°11′34″N 122°41′08″E / 30.19278°N 122.68556°E / 30.19278; 122.68556Coordinates: 30°11′34″N 122°41′08″E / 30.19278°N 122.68556°E / 30.19278; 122.68556
Country People's Republic of China
Province Zhejiang
Prefecture-level city Zhoushan
District Putuo
Area
  Land 11.7 km2 (4.5 sq mi)
Population
  Total 6,287
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 316100
Area code(s) 0580
Website dongji.putuo.gov.cn (Simplified Chinese)

The town of Dongji (simplified Chinese: 东极; traditional Chinese: 東極; pinyin: Dōngjí; literally: "east extremity") is an administrative division of Putuo District, Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, China. The town, as an administrative unit, occupies several minor islands of the Zhoushan Archipelago, namely:

Most of the town's population resides on the larger islands of the Zhongjieshan Archipelago. The actual urban area, i.e. the "town" as marked on most maps, is in Miaozihu Island.

Lisbon Maru was sunk near these islands on October 1, 1942.

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