Longgang District, Shenzhen

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Longgang
龙岗区
District
Longgang District in 2017
Longgang District in 2017
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Location highlighted in orange   (direct administration) and brown (Dapeng New District) within Shenzhen
Longgang is located in Guangdong
Longgang
Longgang
Location in Guangdong
Coordinates: 22°43′15″N 114°14′49″E / 22.7209°N 114.2469°E / 22.7209; 114.2469Coordinates: 22°43′15″N 114°14′49″E / 22.7209°N 114.2469°E / 22.7209; 114.2469
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Sub-provincial cityShenzhen
Area
 • Total682.87 km2 (263.66 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,831,225
 • Density2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.lg.gov.cn

Longgang District (simplified Chinese: 龙岗区; traditional Chinese: 龍崗區; pinyin: Lónggǎng Qū; Jyutping: lung4gong1 keoi1) is one of the nine districts of Shenzhen, Guangdong. It is located in northeastern Shenzhen. With an area of 682.87 square kilometres (263.66 sq mi), Longgang District is one of the largest districts by area in Guangdong province. The population of the district is 1,831,225.

Subdistricts[]

Name Chinese (S) Hanyu Pinyin Canton Romanization Population (2010)[1] Area (km2)
龙城街道 Lóngchéng Jiēdào lung4 xing4 gai1 dou6 260,696 77.68
龙岗街道 Lónggǎng Jiēdào lung4 gong1 gai1 dou6 215,273 64.84
横岗街道 Hénggǎng Jiēdào hang1 ji2 gai1 dou6 94,801 40.40
Buji Subdistrict 布吉街道 Bùjí Jiēdào bou3 ged1 gai1 dou6 359,770 30.58
Bantian Subdistrict 坂田街道 Bǎntián Jiēdào ban2 tin4 gai1 dou6 221,767 28.51
南湾街道 Nánwān Jiēdào nam4 wan1 gai1 dou6 197,431 24.68
平湖街道 Pínghú Jiēdào ping4 wu4 gai1 dou6 228,217 41.80
坪地街道 Píngdì Jiēdào ping4 déi6 gai1 dou6 94,765 53.14
宝龙街道 Bǎolóng Jiēdào
吉华街道 Jíhuá Jiēdào
圆山街道 Yuánshān Jiēdào
Dapeng
New District 		Dapeng Subdistrict 大鹏街道 Dàpéng Jiēdào dai6 pang4 gai1 dou6 46,867 82.81
Kuichong Subdistrict 葵涌街道 Kuíchōng Jiēdào kuei4 cung1 gai1 dou6 61,105 103.90
Nan'ao Subdistrict 南澳街道 Nán'ào Jiēdào nam4 ou3 gai1 dou6 18,588 115.06

History[]

Longgang was established as a district on January 1, 1993. Archaeologists discovered antiques which dated back 7, 000 years ago in Xiantouling (咸头岭) of Longgang District.

Economy[]

  • Huawei is headquartered in Longgang District.[2]
  • China South International Industrial Materials City (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

Education[]

Colleges and universities:

  • Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
  • Shenzhen MSU-BIT University

Tourist attractions[]

  • Longgang museum of Hakka culture
Beaches

Most of the beaches are in Dapeng New District.

  • Ju Diao Sha 桔钓沙
  • Dong Chong 东冲
  • Xi Chong 西冲

Rivers[]

Transportation[]

Shenzhen Metro[]

Longgang is currently served by three metro lines operated by Shenzhen Metro:

See also[]

  • Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China portal

References[]

  1. ^ shi, Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong; council, Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state; population, Department of; statistics, employment statistics national bureau of (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao (Di 1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
  2. ^ "Contact us Archived 2010-11-01 at the Wayback Machine." Huawei. Retrieved on February 4, 2009.

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