Dongmangyu
town in Hebei, People's Republic of China
Dongmangyu (Chinese: 东荒峪镇; pinyin: Dōnghuāngyù Zhèn) is a town located in Qianxi County, Tangshan, Hebei, China. According to the 2010 census, Dongmangyu had a population of 14,436, including 7,541 males and 6,895 females. The population was distributed as follows: 2,784 people aged under 14, 10,583 people aged between 15 and 64, and 1,069 people aged over 65.
The public source identifies “Dongmangyu” as town in Hebei, People's Republic of China. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Dongmangyu, town and Hebei.
Why this record matters
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q10870894. Authority coordinates are 40.203, 118.394. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2010.
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This entry incorporates text from “Dongmangyu” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.