Longhu | |
Other Name: | Dragon Lake District |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | China Guangdong |
Pushpin Label: | Longhu |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Guangdong |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Guangdong |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Shantou |
Area Total Km2: | 103.58 |
Population Total: | 630,749 |
Population As Of: | 2020 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 23.3606°N 116.7169°W |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Longhu District is a district of Shantou, Guangdong province, China. It is the birthplace of the famous Shantou Special Economic Zone.
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 | Lónghú Qū | 119.42 | 536,356 | 80 | 32 | |||||||
Jinxia Subdistrict | Chinese: 金霞街道 | Jīnxiá Jiēdào | 6.87 | 69,826 | 40,000 | 12 | 0 | |||||
Zhuchi Subdistrict | Chinese: 珠池街道 | Zhū Chí Jiēdào | 13.6 | 136,289 | 70,000 | 12 | 4 | |||||
Xinjin Subdistrict | Chinese: 新津街道 | Xīnjīn Jiēdào | 7.22 | 90,471 | 80,000 | 60 | 0 | |||||
Outing Subdistrict | Chinese: 鸥汀街道 | Ōutīng Jiēdào | 15.04 | 45,884 | 43,676 | 0 | 18 | |||||
Longhua Subdistrict | Chinese: 龙华街道 | Lónghuá Jiēdào | 0 | 8 | ||||||||
Waisha Subdistrict | Chinese: 外砂街道 | Wàishā Jiēdào | 86,659 | 0 | 17 | |||||||
Longxiang Subdistrict | Chinese: 龙祥街道 | Lóngxiáng Jiēdào | 9.66 | 41,795 | 42,000 | 2 | 6 | |||||
Xinxi Subdistrict | Chinese: 新溪街道 | Xīnxī Jiēdào | 65,432 | 1 | 15 | |||||||
Xinhai Subdistrict | Chinese: 新海街道 | Xīnhǎi Jiēdào | 0 | 8 | ||||||||
Longteng Subdistrict | Chinese: 龙腾街道 | Lóngténg Jiēdào | 2 | 0 |
In the northwestern part of the Zhuchi Street Subdistrict lies the Longhu Processing Area of the Shantou Special Economic Zone.
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.