Dankou

Dankou
丹口镇
Dankou
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 26°21′11″N 110°14′30″E / 26.353091°N 110.241749°E / 26.353091; 110.241749
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityShaoyang
Autonomous countyChengbu
Area
  Total
286 km2 (110 sq mi)
Elevation
700 m (2,300 ft)
Population
 (2015)
  Total
25,800
  Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
422505
Area code0739
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDānkǒu Zhèn

Dankou (Chinese: 丹口镇) is a rural town in Chengbu Miao Autonomous County, Hunan, China. As of the 2015 census it had a population of 25,800 and an area of 286 square kilometres (110 sq mi). It is surrounded by Guanxia Town of Suining County on the north, Chang'anying Town on the west, Dingping Township on the south, and Rulin Town on the easth. Because there are many bamboos and trees in the town, it is hailed as "the home of bamboo and wood" (竹木之乡).