How to divide Shenzhen’s urban areas and suburbs?

Shenzhen is not divided into urban areas and suburbs. As of October 2016, Shenzhen has jurisdiction over 9 administrative districts and 1 new district: Futian District, Luohu District, Nanshan District, Yantian District, Baoan District, Longgang District, Pingshan District, Longhua District, Guangming District, and Dapeng New District. 57 sub-district offices and 790 residents' committees.

Shenzhen is a coastal city in southern China, adjacent to Hong Kong. It is located south of the Tropic of Cancer, between 113°43′ and 114°38′ east longitude, and between 22°24′ and 22°52′ north latitude. It is located in the south of Guangdong Province, on the east bank of the Pearl River Estuary, bordering Daya Bay and Dapeng Bay to the east; the Pearl River Estuary and Lingding Ocean to the west; the Shenzhen River is connected to Hong Kong to the south; and it borders Dongguan and Huizhou to the north. The city covers an area of ??1996.85 square kilometers.

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Shenzhen City History

The place name "Shenzhen" first appeared in historical records in 1410 (the eighth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty), and the ruins were built in the early years of the Qing Dynasty. The local dialect commonly calls the ditches in the fields "Zhen" or "Yong". Shenzhen is named after its dense marshes and a deep ditch next to the village. Although the development history of Shenzhen's Special Economic Zone is only more than 30 years, it has a history of more than 6,700 years of human activities (in the middle of the Neolithic Age, indigenous residents have multiplied and lived in Shenzhen), a history of more than 1,700 counties and counties, and a history of Nantou City of more than 600 years. history, Dapeng City history and more than 300 years of Hakka immigration history.

In 1979, the central government and Guangdong Province decided to establish Shenzhen City. In August 1980, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress approved the establishment of a special economic zone in Shenzhen. Shenzhen is also known as Peng City. Since the establishment of the special zone, Shenzhen has been like a flying roc, fighting against the wind and clouds, traveling in the sky, and moving forward bravely.

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