Dainan (Chinese: 戴南; pinyin: Dàinán) is a town under the administration of Xinghua City in east-central Jiangsu province, China. It has 4 residential communities (居委会) and 33 villages under its administration. The town is located in the southeast of Xinghua City, bordering Dongtai to the east and Jiangyan to the south, and has a population of 93,000 living in an area of 108 km2 (42 sq mi). Part of that area is known as the "cradle of stainless steel" (中国不锈钢之乡) production, and this economic activity gives rise to the nickname "No. 1 Town of Central Jiangsu" (苏中第一镇).