Longgang District, Shenzhen

Longgang 龙岗
District
龙岗区
Shenzhendong Station
Location within Shenzhen City
Longgang Location in Guangdong
Coordinates: 22°43′13″N 114°14′51″E / 22.72028°N 114.24750°E / 22.72028; 114.24750Coordinates: 22°43′13″N 114°14′51″E / 22.72028°N 114.24750°E / 22.72028; 114.24750
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Sub-provincial city	Shenzhen
Area
• Total	844.07 km2 (325.90 sq mi)
Population
• Total	961,800
• Density	1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Website	www.lg.gov.cn

Longgang District (simplified Chinese: 龙岗区; traditional Chinese: 龍崗區; Mandarin Pinyin: Lónggǎng Qū; Jyutping: lung⁴gong¹ keoi¹) is one of the eight districts of Shenzhen, People's Republic of China. It is located in north-east of Shenzhen. With an area of 844.07 square kilometres (325.90 sq mi), Longgang District is the largest district by area in Guangdong province. Population of the district is 961,800, of which 191,100 are registered residents.

Sub-districts

• Bantian 坂田
• Buji 布吉
• Dapeng 大鹏
• Henggang 横岗
• Kengzi 坑梓
• Kuichong 葵涌
• Longcheng 龙城
• Longgang 龙岗
• Nanao 南澳
• Nanwan 南湾(including Nanling and Shawan)
• Pingdi 坪地
• Pinghu 平湖
• Pingshan 坪山

History

Longgang was established as a district on January 1, 1993.

Economy

• Huawei is headquartered in Longgang District.^[1]

• China South International Industrial Materials City (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

Tourist attractions

• Longgang museum of Hakka culture

Beaches

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

Rivers

• Egongling River^{[citation needed]}

See also

People's Republic of China portal

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Longgang District, Shenzhen.

• Official website of Longgang District government

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