Danyang, Jiangsu

Danyang 丹阳市 Tanyang
County-level city
Danyang People's Square
Danyang in Zhenjiang
Danyang Location in Jiangsu
Coordinates: 32°00′00″N 119°35′10″E / 32.000°N 119.586°E / 32.000; 119.586[1]
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangsu
Prefecture-level city	Zhenjiang
Area
• Total	1,047 km2 (404 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	806,300
• Density	770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	212300

Danyang (simplified Chinese: 丹阳; traditional Chinese: 丹陽; pinyin: Dānyáng) is a county-level city located on the southwest (right) bank of the Yangtze River, and is under the administration of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, China. It is noted for the production of optical lenses used in sunglasses and eyeglasses. Danyang has a total area of 1,059 km² (409 sq mi) and a population of^[when?] roughly 890,000. Danyang locals speak a dialect of Wu Chinese, and the city is on the linguistic borderline between Wu Chinese and Jianghuai Mandarin.