| Longhua | |
| Official Name: | Longhua District |
| Postal Code: | 518110 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Image Map1: | Administrative Divisions of Shenzhen City.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Longhua (highlighted in yellow) in Shenzhen |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Guangdong |
| Subdivision Type2: | Sub-provincial city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Shenzhen |
| Area Code: | 0755 |
| Area Total Km2: | 176 |
| Population Total: | 2,528,872 |
| Population As Of: | 2020[1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Website: | http://www.szlhq.gov.cn |
| S: | 龙华区 |
| T: | 龍華區 |
| P: | Lónghuá Qū |
| Gd: | lung4 wa4 kêu1 |
| J: | lung4 waa4 keoi1 |
| Y: | Lùhngwàh Kēui |
| S2: | 龙华 |
| T2: | 龍華 |
| P2: | Lónghuá |
| Gd2: | lung4 wa4 |
| J2: | lung4 waa4 |
| Y2: | Lùhngwàh |
| Showflag: | gdp |
| Order: | st |
Longhua District is a district in Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. It was created as a new district on 30 December 2011,[2] and became a formal district on 11 October 2016.[3]
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.[4] 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 formal district on its own.[3]
| Name | Chinese (S) | Population (2010)[5] | Area (km2) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 龙华街道 | Lónghuá Jiēdào | lung4 wa4 gai1 dou6 | 367,521 | 24.80 | ||
| 民治街道 | Mínzhì Jiēdào | men4 ji6 gai1 dou6 | 281,652 | 30.69 | ||
| 大浪街道 | Dàlàng Jiēdào | dai6 long6 gai1 dou6 | 277,689 | 37.20 | ||
| 观澜街道 | Guānlán Jiēdào | gun1 lan4 gai1 dou6 | 452,598 | 34.60 | ||
| 福城街道 | Fúchéng Jiēdào | fug1 xing4 gai1 dou6 | ||||
| 观湖街道 | Guānhú Jiēdào | gun1 wu4 gai1 dou6 |
By the end of 2012, Longhua 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.
Longhua 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.
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 railway, runs through the station.
Longhua is currently served by three metro lines and two light rail lines operated by Shenzhen Metro. These lines and their stations and connections are:
A large part of Longhua 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]
Longhua is an area with a high density of Private housing estates. Some of the larger private housing estates in Longhua are:
See also: List of schools in Longhua District, Shenzhen.
Two provincial parks are located in Longhua District: Guanlan Renmin Park and Longhua Park.