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 Special Economic Zone.
Longhu
龙湖区 Dragon Lake 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°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Shantou |
| Area | |
• Total | 103.58 km2 (39.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 630,749 |
| • Density | 6,100/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Administrative divisions
editThere are 10 subdistricts in the district:
| Administrative divisions of Longhu | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editIn the northwestern part of the Zhuchi Street Subdistrict lies the Longhu Processing Area of the Shantou Special Economic Zone.
Industry
editTowards 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
edit- Shantou railway station is located here.
- Shantou South railway station is under construction and will be situated here.
References
edit- ^ 汕头市国土资源局. 《汕头市土地利用总体规划（2006–2020年）》 (in Simplified Chinese).
- ^ 中华人民共和国国家统计局 (December 2012). 《中国2010年人口普查分县资料》 (in Simplified Chinese). China Statistics Press. ISBN 978-7-5037-6659-6.
- ^ Ministry of Civil Affairs (August 2014). 《中国民政统计年鉴2014》 (in Simplified Chinese). China Statistics Press. ISBN 978-7-5037-7130-9.
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