Dantu, Zhenjiang

Dantu District is one of three districts of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, China. A development called Dantu New City was constructed in the district and was underoccupied since around 2005 and criticized as a ghost city by international media. However, since 2013 the development has been filling up with residents with many operating shops and offices, becoming a functional suburb of urban Zhenjiang.

There are two islands that belong to Dantu, in addition to the Yangtze River at the north it has a town. It is bordered to the east by the Jiajiang neighborhood in Yangzhong. To the south-east lies Danyang and to the west is Jurong. The Yangtze River borders Dantu to the north.

The district covers an area of 748.8 square kilometers and by 2017, had a population of 288,900. The postal code for Dantu is 212100.

Administrative divisions
In the present, Dantu District has 1 subdistrict and 6 towns.
 * 1 subdistrict
 * Gaozi (高资街道)


 * 6 towns