Longhua District, Shenzhen

Longhua
龙华区
District
Shenzhen North Station West Square

Longhua (highlighted in yellow) in Shenzhen
Country People's Republic of China
Province Guangdong
Sub-provincial city Shenzhen
Area
 • Total 175 km2 (68 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,379,000
 • Density 7,900/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website http://www.szlhxq.gov.cn
Longhua District, Shenzhen
Simplified Chinese 龙华区
Traditional Chinese 龍華區
Cantonese Yale Lùhngwàh Kēui
Hanyu Pinyin Lónghuá Qū
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 龙华
Traditional Chinese 龍華
Cantonese Yale Lùhngwàh
Hanyu Pinyin Lónghuá

Longhua District is a district in Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. It was created as a new district on 30 December 2011,[1] and became a district on 11 October 2016.[2]

History

Longhua was established as a new district on 30 December 2011 by the Shenzhen municipal government, being separated from Bao'an District. It was one of the four "new districts" established within Shenzhen (Longhua New District, Guangming New District, Pingshan New District and Dapeng New District), due to the rapid expansion of city urban area after the 2000s.[3] It was still part of Bao'an District in administrative management. On 11 October 2016, Longhua was officially separated from Bao'an District and became a district on its own.[2]

Subdistricts

NameChinese (S)Hanyu PinyinCanton RomanizationPopulation (2010)[4]Area (km2)
Longhua Subdistrict龙华街道Lónghuá Jiēdàolung4 wa4 gai1 dou6367,52124.80
Minzhi Subdistrict民治街道Mínzhì Jiēdàomen4 ji6 gai1 dou6281,65230.69
Dalang Subdistrict大浪街道Dàlàng Jiēdàodai6 long6 gai1 dou6277,68937.20
Guanlan Subdistrict观澜街道Guānlán Jiēdàogun1 lan4 gai1 dou6452,59834.60
Fucheng Subdistrict福城街道Fúchéng Jiēdàofug1 xing4 gai1 dou6
Guanhu Subdistrict观湖街道Guānhú Jiēdàogun1 wu4 gai1 dou6

Geography

By the end of 2012, Longhua New District covered an area of 175.58 square kilometres. The new district is situated in the north part of Shenzhen city, and lying on the middle vertical main axis of the city, being just north of the Futian CBD, Shenzhen. It borders Dongguan City to the north.

Economy

Longhua New District is one of the main production bases in Shenzhen. It consists of manufacturing industry, trading industries and information technology. Altogether forms an outward economic structure which is typical in Shenzhen Special Economic Zone.

Transportation

Longhua is considered as a transportation hub within the city. It houses the Shenzhen North Railway Station, a high-speed railway station. Both the Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link, which connects Beijing and Hong Kong (Kowloon), and the Xiamen-Shenzhen Express Rail, runs through the station.

Lines 4 and 5 of the Shenzhen Metro, as well as the entire system of Shenzhen Tram, service the area.[5]

Property Development

A large part of Longhua New District has also been heavily developed into a high end residential area, with recent property developments established on a mostly undeveloped land surrounding the Shenzhen North Railway Station. Parts of the old industrial areas in the district are also planned to be demolished and restructured into more residential area to cope with the rapid expansion of population in the district.[6]

List of Private housing estates in Longhua Longhua is an area with a high density of Private housing estates. Some of the larger private housing estates in Longhua are:

  • Lvjing 1866 - built by China LVGEM Property Holdings Limited (HKEX:0095)
  • Lvjing Xiangsong - built by China LVGEM Property Holdings Limited (HKEX:0095)
  • Shuixiechuntian - built by Top Spring International Holdings Limited (HKEX:3688)

Attractions

Two provincial parks are located in Longhua District: Guanlan Renmin Park and Longhua Park.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hong Kong Government. "Shenzhen to develop two new zones". Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  2. 1 2 Sina. 国务院批复同意设立深圳市龙华区和坪山区. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. ↑ http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2016-05-10/doc-ifxryahs0622554.shtml
  4. ↑ shi, Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong; council, Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state; population, Department of; statistics, employment statistics national bureau of (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao (Di 1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
  5. ↑ 龙华简介.
  6. ↑ "航拍龙华新区上油松十大旧改项目". sznews.com. 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2016-01-13.

Coordinates: 22°39′26.58″N 114°0′58.47″E / 22.6573833°N 114.0162417°E / 22.6573833; 114.0162417


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