Longhu, Shantou

Longhu

龙湖区
Dragon Lake District
Longhu 龙湖区 Dragon Lake District
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)

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.

Administrative divisions

There 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]
English name	Chinese	Pinyin	Area in km²^[1]	Population 2010^[2]	Permanent Residents	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

In the northwestern part of the Zhuchi Street Subdistrict lies the Longhu Processing Area of the Shantou Special Economic Zone.

Industry

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.

Transportation

Shantou railway station is located here.
Shantou South railway station is under construction and will be situated here.

References

^ 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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[1] 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).

[2] 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.

[3] 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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