Dongtou^ⓘ District (simplified Chinese: 洞头区; traditional Chinese: 洞頭區; pinyin: Dòngtóu Qū) is a district consisting of 168^[1] islands in the East China Sea, and is under the jurisdiction of prefecture-level city of Wenzhou, in southern Zhejiang province, China. It has a total area of 2,700.3 km² (1,042.6 sq mi), of which 100.3 km² (38.7 sq mi) is land, and, as of 2012^[update], had a population of 130,600.^[1] It was known as Dongtou County (洞头县) until 2 September 2015, when, with the approval of the State Council, it was converted to a district.

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Dongtou 洞头区 Tungtou
District
Dongtou
Location in Wenzhou
Dongtou Location in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 27.836°N 121.157°E / 27.836; 121.157
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Zhejiang
Prefecture-level city	Wenzhou
Area [1]
• Total	2,700.3 km2 (1,042.6 sq mi)
• Land	100.3 km2 (38.7 sq mi)
• Water	2,600 km2 (1,000 sq mi)
Population  (2012)[1]
• Total	130,600
• Density	1,302.1/km2 (3,372/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.dongtou.gov.cn

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It is served by 4 stations on Line S1 (Wenzhou Metro): Lingkun, Oujiangkou, Ouhua and Shuang'ou Avenue.^[2]

Subdistricts:^[3]

• Bei'ao Subdistrict (北岙街道), Yuanjue Subdistrict (元觉街道), Dongping Subdistrict (东屏街道), Niyu Subdistrict (霓屿街道)

The only town is Damen (大门镇), and the only township is Luxi Township (鹿西乡)

Dongtou possesses the second-largest fishery in Zhejiang, reaching an area of about 4,800 km² (1,900 sq mi),^[1] and is known as the "Hijiki capital of China" (中国羊栖菜之乡) as well as the "Seaweed capital of Zhejiang" (浙江紫菜之乡).^[1]