Xietan Town, belonging to Shouning County, Ningde City, Fujian Province, is located in the southern part of Shouning County, bordering Zhuguanglang Township in the east, Wuchu Township and Fengyang Township in the south, Pingxi Township in the west, Qinyang Township in the northwest, and Qingyuan Township in the north, the town's people's government is 38 km away from the county town of Shouning, with a total regional area of 120.97 square kilometers. As of the end of 2019, the registered population of Shantan Town was 20,299.
Before the establishment of the county, it belonged to Fuan and Zhenghe counties; in September 1984, the society was changed to a township (town), and the town of Xietan was set up. As of June 30, 2020, Xietan Town has 1 community and 15 administrative villages under its jurisdiction, and the town's people's government is located at 23 Xinhua Street, Xietan Village.
As of the end of 2019, there are 74 industrial enterprises in Xietan Town, of which 5 are above scale, and there are 3 comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters.