Longhai District
Longhai
龙海区[1] Liông-hái, Lung-hai | |
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Government offices in Longhai | |
![]() ![]() Longhai Location in Fujian | |
Coordinates: 24°27′N 117°48′E / 24.450°N 117.800°ECoordinates: 24°27′N 117°48′E / 24.450°N 117.800°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Fujian |
Prefecture-level city | Zhangzhou |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 736,400 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Website | www |
Longhai District | |||
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Traditional Chinese | 龍海 | ||
Simplified Chinese | 龙海 | ||
Literal meaning | Dragon Sea | ||
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Longhai District[1] (simplified Chinese: 龙海区; traditional Chinese: 龍海區; pinyin: Lónghǎi Qū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Liông-hái-kṳ̆) is a District in Zhangzhou, in the south of Fujian province, China.[2]
Longhai spans an area of 1,117.17 square kilometres (431.34 sq mi),[2] and, as of 2016, it has a population of approximately 736,400.[3]
History[]
Following the revocation of the sea ban (haijin) in the late Ming, Yuegang (within present-day Haicheng in Longhai) became a key port for China's silver trade with Manila in the Spanish Philippines. It was one of Fujian's four main commercial ports.[4][5]
It was formed from the merger of the former Longxi (Lungki) (龍溪縣) and Haicheng (海澄縣) counties on August 15, 1960.
Geography[]
Longhai located along the lower banks of the Jiulong River, with mountainous terrain in its western, southern, and northern portions, and the Xiamen Bay to its east.[6] The city's highest point is Mount Dajian (Chinese: 大尖山) in , which reaches 953.6 metres (3,129 ft) in elevation.[6] The city's lowest point is Jiujiejiao (Chinese: 九节礁) on Wuyu Island (Chinese: 浯屿岛) in Gangwei, which lies 47 metres (154 ft) below sea level.[6] Longhai has three major river basins.[6]
Climate[]
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Administration[]
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Longhai's main urban area comprises judiciary are located there, along with the CPC and PSB branches.
. The city's executive, legislature andLonghai administers 12 towns, 1 township, 1 ethnic township, 3 township-level farms, 2 township-level tree farms, and 1 development zones.[3][7]
Towns[]
Longhai's 12 towns are Haicheng, Jiaomei, Baishui, , , Gangwei, , , , , and .[7]
,Townships[]
Longhai's sole township is [7]
.Ethnic townships[]
Longhai's sole ethnic township is [7]
.Township-level farms[]
Longhai's 3 township-level farms are (Chinese: 双第华侨农场), (Chinese: 程溪农场), and Longhai Seed Farm (Chinese: 良种场).[7]
Township-level tree farms[]
Longhai's 2 township-level tree farms are (Chinese: 九龙岭林场) and (Chinese: 林下林场).[7]
Development zones[]
Longhai's sole development zone is the [7] Strictly speaking, the zone stands within the territory of one or another of the city-administered towns, townships, etc. listed above.
.Demographics[]
As of 2016, the city has a population of 736,400, of which, 241,000 (32.7%) live in urban areas.[3] 50.55% of the population is reported as males, and 49.45% as females.[3] 20.05% of the population is under the age of 18, 25.50% are from ages 18 to 35, 37.70% are from ages 35–60, and 16.75% are over 60 years in age.[3]
Economy[]
As of 2016, the city's gross domestic product totaled ¥45.768 billion, and the city's economy grew 9.3% from the previous year.[2] The mean annual disposable income of the city's urban residents totaled ¥31,621 that same year, and totaled ¥16,101 for rural residents.[2]
Companies with a presence in Longhai include Maxxis, China National Offshore Oil Corporation, King Long, , , and .[2]
Longhai has a number of mineral deposits, and is home to 147 mining areas.[6] Major minerals mined in Longhai include granite, tuff, peat, feldspar, and kaolin.[6] Significant amounts of mineral water is also extracted in the city.[6]
Transportation[]
Longhai's only railway station is Zhangzhou Railway Station.[2] The station is located in It is located near Hongtang Village (Chinese: 洪塘村),[citation needed] in ,[2] but, as its name indicates, it is actually closer to Zhangzhou's main urban area than to Longhai's.[citation needed] It is the junction of two high-speed rail lines: the Longyan-Xiamen Railway (opened in June 2012) and the Xiamen-Shenzhen Railway (to open by 2013), which share their tracks from Zhangzhou to Xiamen.[citation needed]
Railway development plans also include the construction of a 45-km-long branch line from Zhangzhou Railway Station eastward, across most of Longhai City to terminate at the Gangwei on the southwestern shore of , opposite Xiamen Island (24°24′00″N 118°03′00″E / 24.40000°N 118.05000°E).[citation needed] The branch will be known as Gangwei Railway (港尾铁路), and will support trains running at speeds up to 120 km/h. Its opening is planned for 2013.[8]
inThe tariff-free industrial export zone, is located in Gangwei.[citation needed]
Notable people[]
- Corazon Aquino, the 11th President of the Philippines, traced her ancestry to the village of Hongjianwei, within Longhai.[9]
- Lien Chan, a prominent Taiwanese politician, traces his ancestry to Longhai.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "撤县(市)设区 漳州和三明部分行政区划调整". 2021-02-04.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Zeng, Qiubo (2017-10-12). 龙海概况 (in Chinese). Longhai City People's Government. Archived from the original on 2021-01-09. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Zeng, Qiubo (2017-10-12). 行政区划 (in Chinese). Longhai City People's Government. Archived from the original on 2021-01-09. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
- ^ Charles C. Mann (2011), 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created, Random House Digital, pp. 123–163, ISBN 978-0-307-59672-7
- ^ Brook, Timothy (1998), The Confusions of Pleasure: Commerce and Culture in Ming China, Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 120–121, ISBN 0-520-21091-3
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Dong, Zhixun (2017-10-12). 地理环境 (in Chinese). Longhai City People's Government. Archived from the original on 2021-01-09. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g 2020年统计用区划代码(龙海市) (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-01-09. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
- ^ 厦深港尾铁路明年通车 漳州高铁增至280多公里 Archived 2016-03-29 at the Wayback Machine (Xiashen and Gangwei rail lines to open next year; Zhangzhou's high-speed railway lines trackage to exceed 280 km), Haixia Daobao (海峡导报), 2012-08-02,
- ^ Usapdin, Ed (April 23, 1988). "PRESIDENT CORY is the pride of HONG JIAN". Manila Standard. Standard Publications, Inc. p. 9. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
External links[]
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