Dapeng New District

Dapeng 大鹏新区
New District
Dapeng Fortress
Dapeng (highlighted in brown) in Shenzhen
Country	China
Region	Shenzhen
Area
• Total	294 km2 (114 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	180,000
• Density	610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Website	http://www.dpxq.gov.cn/

Dapeng New District
Simplified Chinese	大鹏新区
Traditional Chinese	大鵬新區
Canton Romanization	dai6 pang4 sen1 kêu1
Hanyu Pinyin	Dàpéng Xīn Qū
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dàpéng Xīn Qū Yue: Cantonese Jyutping daai6 paang4 san1 keoi1 Yale Romanization Daaihpàahng Sān Kēui Canton Romanization dai6 pang4 sen1 kêu1
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	大鹏
Traditional Chinese	大鵬
Canton Romanization	dai6 pang4
Hanyu Pinyin	Dàpéng
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dàpéng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping daai6 paang4 Yale Romanization Daaihpàahng Canton Romanization dai6 pang4

Dapeng New District (Dapenghua IPA: [tʰaj pʰuŋ sɐn kʰy:]) is an administrative area under the jurisdiction of the Longgang District in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province of China. 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 180,000. The district was created on 30 December 2011 with its administration center located on 5 Dapeng Street, Zhongshan Road.

Administrative divisions

The jurisdiction of Dapeng New District includes all of the Dapeng Peninsula, formerly divided into the three subdistricts of Dapeng, Kuichong and Nanao, with a total of 25 neighborhoods.

Name	Chinese (S)	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010)
Dapeng Subdistrict	大鹏街道	Dàpéng Jiēdào	46,867
Kuichong Subdistrict	葵涌街道	Kuíchōng Jiēdào	61,105
Nan'ao Subdistrict	南澳街道	Nán'ào Jiēdào	18,588

Travel

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. The Nanao 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.

Produce

Dapeng is rich in fresh seafood, especially in Dapeng Bay known for its all year round availability of seafood.

References

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