Tuesday, February 6, 2007

China (CN) Guangdong Province Shenzhen Region

Shenzhen Region (深圳市 Shēnzhèn-shì)

Summary

Shenzhen is a major city with a population of 10 500 000. The major city of Longgang (1 000 000) in Longgang District and the major towns of Yantian (90 000) in Yantian District, Kengzi (45 000), Biling (30 000), and Dapeng (30 000) in Longgang District, and Guangming (25 000) in Bao'an District are in the Shenzhen metropolitan area.

Detailed Analysis

Shenzhen Region contains only the Shenzhen metropolitan area. Its area is 2 050 km² and its population is 7 008 831.

The city of Shenzhen has a population of 2 781 285 in 23 street committees. The 2000 Census gives a population of 7 924 594 with suburbs. The 1982 Census gives a population of 113 599 in 361 km² for Shenzhen city, which gives no guidance for the growth rate, since it suggests that the new city had a population in the tens of thousands at that time. Using a high long-run growth rate of 7.0%, the estimate for 2004 corresponding to the measured area of 510 km² is 10 500 000. Some of the suburbs of Shenzhen are in Dongguan Metropolitan County.

Bao'an District (宝安区 Bǎo'ān-) 733 km²

1 street committee of Shenzhen, Guangming street committee, 8 urban townships (2 735 129): 新安街道 344814 光明街道 37635 西乡镇 393809 福永镇 243592 沙井镇 450131 松岗镇 268551 公明镇 299551 石岩镇 157695 龙华镇 323007 观澜镇 216344

Fuyong (
福永 yǒng), Gongming (公明 Gōngmíng), Guanlan (观澜 Guānlán), Longhua (龙华 Lónghuá), Songgang (松岗 Sōnggǎng), Shiyan (石岩 Shíyán), Shajing (沙井 Shājǐng), and Xixiang (西乡 Xīxiāng) are suburbs of Shenzhen.

Guangming (
光明 Guāngmíng) has an area of 2.1 km² and an estimated population of 25 000.

Futian District (
福田区 tián-) 78.8 km²

7 street committees of Shenzhen (909 571):
南园街道 73878 园岭街道 98764 华富街道 168582 福田街道 186139 沙头街道 177505 香蜜湖街道 55788 梅林街道 148915

Longgang District (
龙岗区 Lónggǎng-) 941 km²

10 urban townships (1 714 908):
平湖镇 235702 布吉镇 513016 横岗镇 292731 龙岗镇 272037 坪地镇 88461 坪山镇 128273 坑梓镇 75612 葵涌镇 41729 大鹏镇 52359 南澳镇 14988

Buji (
布吉 ), Pinghu (平湖 Píng) are suburbs of Shenzhen.

Longgang
(781 502 with suburbs) has an area of 81 km² and an estimated population of 1 000 000. Henggang (横岗 Hénggǎng), Pingshan (坪山 Píngshān), and Pingdi (坪地 Píng) are suburbs of Longgang.

Kengzi (
坑梓 Kēng) has an area of 3.1 km² and an estimated population of 45 000.

Kuiyong (
葵涌 Kuíyǒng) has an area of 2.3 km² and an estimated population of 35 000.

Dapeng (
大鹏 péng) has an area of 2.1 km² and an estimated population of 30 000.

Biling (碧岭 Bìlǐng) in Pingshan urban township
has an area of 2.1 km² and an estimated population of 30 000.

Luohu District (
罗湖区 Luóhú-) 78.9 km²

8 street committees of Shenzhen (774 805):
挂园街道 79615 黄贝街道 110944 东门街道 79000 翠竹街道 181925 南湖街道 68095 笋岗街道 126895 东湖街道 65014 莲塘街道 63317

Nanshan District (
南山区 Nánshān-qū) 151 km²

7 street committees of Shenzhen (722 095):
南头街道 109747 南山街道 126135 沙河街道 86534 西丽街道 151391 蛇口街道 55135 招商街道 80314 粤海街道 112839

Yantian District (
盐田区 Yántián-) 72.6 km²

2 street committees of Yantian, 1 urban township (152 323):
盐田街道 39850 梅沙街道 8032 沙头角镇 104441

Yantian (144 291)
has an area of 8.3 km² and an estimated population of 90 000. Shatoujiao (沙头角 Shātóujiǎo) is a suburb of Yantian.

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