Longhu District
Longhu
龙湖区 Dragon Lake District | |
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District | |
![]() Shantou Port | |
![]() Location of Longhu in Shantou | |
![]() ![]() Longhu Location in Guangdong | |
Coordinates: 23°21′38″N 116°43′01″E / 23.36056°N 116.71694°ECoordinates: 23°21′38″N 116°43′01″E / 23.36056°N 116.71694°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Guangdong |
Prefecture-level city | Shantou |
Area | |
• Total | 103.58 km2 (39.99 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | 536,356 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Longhu District (simplified Chinese: 龙湖区; traditional Chinese: 龍湖區; pinyin: Lónghú Qū; lit. 'dragon lake') is a district of Shantou, Guangdong province, China. It is the birthplace of the famous Shantou Economic Zone.
Administrative divisions[]
There are 10 subdistricts in the district:
Administrative divisions of Longhu | ||||||||||||
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English name | Chinese | Pinyin | Area in km2[1] | Population 2010[2] | Permanent Residents | Divisions[3] | ||||||
Residential communities | Administrative villages | |||||||||||
Longhu District | 龙湖区 | Lónghú Qū | 119.42 | 536,356 | 80 | 32 | ||||||
Jinxia Subdistrict | 金霞街道 | Jīnxiá Jiēdào | 6.87 | 69,826 | 40,000 | 12 | 0 | |||||
Zhuchi Subdistrict | 珠池街道 | Zhū Chí Jiēdào | 13.6 | 136,289 | 70,000 | 12 | 4 | |||||
Xinjin Subdistrict | 新津街道 | Xīnjīn Jiēdào | 7.22 | 90,471 | 80,000 | 60 | 0 | |||||
Outing Subdistrict | 鸥汀街道 | Ōutīng Jiēdào | 15.04 | 45,884 | 43,676 | 0 | 18 | |||||
Longhua Subdistrict | 龙华街道 | Lónghuá Jiēdào | 0 | 8 | ||||||||
Waisha Subdistrict | 外砂街道 | Wàishā Jiēdào | 86,659 | 0 | 17 | |||||||
Longxiang Subdistrict | 龙祥街道 | Lóngxiáng Jiēdào | 9.66 | 41,795 | 42,000 | 2 | 6 | |||||
Xinxi Subdistrict | 新溪街道 | Xīnxī Jiēdào | 65,432 | 1 | 15 | |||||||
Xinhai Subdistrict | 新海街道 | Xīnhǎi Jiēdào | 0 | 8 | ||||||||
Longteng Subdistrict | 龙腾街道 | Lóngténg Jiēdào | 2 | 0 |
Shantou Special Economic Zone[]
In the in the northwestern part of the Zhuchi Street Subdistrict lies the Longhu Processing Area of the Shantou Special Economic Zone.
Industry[]
Towards the south is the Zhuchi Deep-water Port Area of the Shantou Port. This area contains an international terminal. Connecting the port to the rest of the mainland are two railways: the Shugang railway and the Guangmeishan Railway, which has a Passenger Station.
Transportation[]
- Shantou railway station is located here.
- Shantou South railway station is under construction and will be situated here.
References[]
Categories:
- Shantou
- County-level divisions of Guangdong
- Island counties of China
- Guangdong geography stubs