Administrative Divisions
Shenzhen is a sub-provincial city. It has direct jurisdiction over eight districts (区 qu):
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| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010 census) |
Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
| City Core | 3,538,275 | 412 | 8,588 | |||
| 1 | Futian District | 福田区 | Fútián Qū | 1,318,055 | 79 | 16,756 |
| 2 | Luohu District | 罗湖区 | Luóhú Qū | 923,423 | 79 | 11,726 |
| 3 | Nanshan District | 南山区 | Nánshān Qū | 1,087,936 | 182 | 5,877 |
| 4 | Yantian District | 盐田区 | Yántián Qū | 208,861 | 72 | 2,798 |
| Suburban Districts | 4,470,032 | 784 | 5,702 | |||
| 5 | Bao'an District | 宝安区 | Bǎo'ān Qū | 2,638,807 | 402 | 6,564 |
| 6 | Longgang District | 龙岗区 | Lónggǎng Qū | 1,831,225 | 382 | 2,794 |
| New Management Districts | 2,349,631 | 793 | 2,623 | |||
| 7 | Guangming New District | 光明新区 | Guāngmíng Xīn Qū | 481,420 | 156 | 3,097 |
| 8 | Pingshan New District | 坪山新区 | Píngshān Xīn Qū | 309,211 | 168 | 1,852 |
| 9 | Longhua New District | 龙华新区 | Lónghuá Xīn Qū | 1,379,000 | 175 | 7,880 |
| 10 | Dapeng New District | 大鹏新区 | Dàpéng Xīn Qū | 180,000 | 294 | 612 |
| Total | 10,357,938 | 1,989 | 5,201 | |||
The Special Economic Zone (SEZ) comprised only Luohu, Futian, Nanshan, and Yantian districts until 1 July 2010, when the SEZ was expanded to include all districts, a fivefold increase over its pre-expansion size.
Adjacent to Hong Kong, Luohu is the financial and trading centre of Shenzhen. Futian, at the heart of the SEZ, is the seat of the Municipal Government. West of Futian, Nanshan is the centre for high-tech industries. Formerly outside the SEZ, Bao'an and Longgang are located to the north-west and north-east, respectively, of central Shenzhen. Yantian is the location of Yantian Port, the second busiest container terminal in mainland China and the fourth busiest in the world.
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