Haimen, Nantong
Haimen
海门区 | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: The River Gateway to the Sea (江海门户) | |
Haimen in Nantong | |
Haimen Location of the city center in Jiangsu | |
| Coordinates: 31°52′08″N 121°10′55″E / 31.869°N 121.182°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Nantong |
| Established (as a county) | 958 |
| Became independent subprefecture | 1768 |
| Became county-level city | June 1994 |
| Became district | July 2020 |
| Seat | Haimen Town |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Mayor | Lu Yifei (陆一飞) (Chinese Communist Party) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,148.77 km2 (443.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4.96 m (16.3 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 5.2 m (17 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 2.5 m (8.2 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 991,782 |
| • Density | 863.343/km2 (2,236.05/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 226100 |
| Area code | 0513 |
| Website | www |
Haimen (simplified Chinese: 海门; traditional Chinese: 海門; pinyin: Hǎimén; lit. 'sea gate', Qihai dialect: [haɪ.məŋ], Shanghai: [hɛ̝.məŋ]) is a district of Nantong, Jiangsu province. Located on the northern bank of the Yangtze River estuary, it faces Shanghai across the river. Renowned as the "Gateway to the Yangtze River and the Yellow Sea" and "Little-Pudong", the district covers about 1,149 square kilometers and had a permanent population nearly 1 million in 2025. With its coastline along the Yangtze and the Yellow Sea, Haimen has historically been famous for fishing and salt production, and in modern times has developed into an important port-based industrial hub.