Dapeng
大鹏新区 | |
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Dapeng New Area | |
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Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Guangdong |
Sub-provincial city | Shenzhen |
Area | |
• Total | 294 km2 (114 sq mi) |
Population (2020
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• Total | 156,236 |
• Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( China Standard) |
Website |
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Simplified Chinese | 大鹏新区 | ||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 大鵬新區 | ||||||||||||||
Guangdong Romanization | dai6 pang4 sen1 kêu1 | ||||||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Dàpéng Xīn Qū | ||||||||||||||
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Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 大鹏 | ||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 大鵬 | ||||||||||||||
Guangdong Romanization | dai6 pang4 | ||||||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Dàpéng | ||||||||||||||
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Dapeng New Area [2] (大鹏新区; Cantonese: [tʰaj pʰuŋ sɐn kʰyː]) is an administrative area under the jurisdiction of Longgang, Shenzhen, Guangdong. It has a land area of 294.18 square kilometres (113.58 sq mi), a coastline of 133.22 kilometres (82.78 mi) and a total population of about 160,000. The district was created on 30 December 2011 with its administration center located on 5 Dapeng Street, Zhongshan Road. [3]
The jurisdiction of Dapeng New District includes all of the Dapeng Peninsula, formerly divided into the three subdistricts of Dapeng, Kuichong and Nan'ao, with a total of 25 neighborhoods.
Name | Chinese ( S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Canton Romanization | Population (2010) [4] | Area (km2) |
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Dapeng Subdistrict | 大鹏街道 | Dàpéng Jiēdào | dai6 pang4 gai1 dou6 | 46,867 | 82.81 |
Kuichong Subdistrict | 葵涌街道 | Kuíchōng Jiēdào | kuei4 cung1 gai1 dou6 | 61,105 | 103.90 |
Nan'ao Subdistrict | 南澳街道 | Nán'ào Jiēdào | nam4 ou3 gai1 dou6 | 18,588 | 115.06 |
Dapeng New District's coastline features beaches, islands, reefs, sea cliffs, caves, bridges, columns and other maritime landforms. It has been proclaimed the most beautiful coastal scenery in Guangdong, and is known as the Pearl of Shenzhen and Oriental Hawaii.[ who?] The Nan'ao coastal area is popular with tourists as well as local fishermen while the two islands of Sanmen and Laishi consist of aboriginal scenery. Local scenic attraction Xichong is also located in the district being noted for its undeveloped beach.
Dapeng is rich in fresh seafood, especially in Dapeng Bay known for its all year round availability of seafood.
Secondary schools ("middle schools"): [5]
Nine-year schools (elementary and junior high schools): [6]
Primary schools: [7]
22°35′49″N 114°28′30″E / 22.5969°N 114.4749°E