Out of the total population, about 260,000 live in the Dongtai urban core, others are distributed in the 23 suburban towns and rural regions (Some famous towns include Touzao, Anfeng, Qingdong, Sancang, Qianggang, Fu'an, Tangyang, etc.).

With some [quantify] Yellow Sea coast, it borders the prefecture-level cities of Nantong to the south and Taizhou to the west, and is the southernmost county-level division of Yancheng.

There are 14 towns under the city's administration:[2] Transportation in Dongtai is fairly convenient.

The local accent is closely related to nearby Taizhou, Haiyan, Xinghua, Dafeng area.

Xi-xi ancient town is the cradle of Dongtai and it is also a Holy land of Buddhism.