Longmen County

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Longmen County
龙门县
County
Location in Huizhou City
Longmen
Location in Guangdong
Coordinates: 23°44′N 114°15′E / 23.733°N 114.250°E / 23.733; 114.250Coordinates: 23°44′N 114°15′E / 23.733°N 114.250°E / 23.733; 114.250
Country People's Republic of China
Province Guangdong
Prefecture-level city Huizhou
County seat Longcheng Subdistrict (龙城街道)
Area
  Total 2,058 km2 (795 sq mi)
Population (2004)
  Total 320,596
  Density 160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 516800
Area code(s) 0752
Website longmen.gov.cn
Longmen County
Chinese 龙门县
Traditional Chinese 龍門縣
Cantonese Jyutping lung4 mun4 jyun6
Hanyu Pinyin Lóngmén Xiàn
Postal Map Lungmoon
Literal meaning dragon gate county

Longmen County (Chinese: 龙门县; pinyin: Lóngmén Xiàn) is a county of east-central Guangdong province, China. It is under the administration of Huizhou City, and as of 2004, had a population of 320,596 residing in an area of 2,058 square kilometres (795 sq mi). It borders Dongyuan County to the east, Boluo County to the south, Zengcheng and Conghua to the west, and Xinfeng County to the north.

Administrative divisions

Longmen administers 1 subdistrict, 8 towns, and 1 township: Subdistrict: Longcheng Subdistrict (龙城街道)

Towns:

  • Longtian (龙田镇)
  • Pingling (平陵镇)
  • Longjiang (龙江镇)
  • Longhua (龙华镇)
  • Mazha (麻榨镇)
  • Yonghan (永汉镇)
  • Longtan (龙潭镇)
  • Dipai (地派镇)

Township: Lantian Yao Ethnic Township (蓝天瑶族乡)

Transport

China National Highways 105 and 205 pass through the county.

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