City of Shenzhen

Shenzhen From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Shenzhen 深圳市 Shumchun Prefecture-level and Sub-provincial city Shenzhen montage (2019).png Clockwise from top left: Window of the World, Shenzhen High-Tech Industrial Park in the Nanshan District, Ping An Finance Centre, skyline of the Futian District CBD, statue of Deng Xiaoping in Lianhuashan Park; Centre: KK100 and Shun Hing Square in the Luohu District Wikimedia | © OpenStreetMap Location of Shenzhen City jurisdiction in Guangdong Location of Shenzhen City jurisdiction in Guangdong Shenzhen is located in GuangdongShenzhenShenzhen Location of the city center in Guangdong Show map of Guangdong Show map of China Show all Coordinates: 22°33′N 114°06′ECoordinates: 22°33′N 114°06′E Country People's Republic of China Province Guangdong County-level divisions 9 Settled 331 Village 1953 City 1 March 1979 SEZ formed 1 May 1980 Government • Type Sub-provincial city • CPC Committee Secretary Wang Weizhong • Mayor Chen Rugui Area • Prefecture-level and Sub-provincial city 2,050 km2 (790 sq mi) • Urban 1,748 km2 (675 sq mi) Elevation 0–943.7 m (0–3,145.7 ft) Population (2017)[1] • Prefecture-level and Sub-provincial city 12,528,300 • Density 6,100/km2 (16,000/sq mi) • Urban (2018)[2] 12,905,000 • Urban density 7,400/km2 (19,000/sq mi) • Metro[3] 23,300,000 • Major ethnicities Han Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard) Postal code 518000 Area code(s) 755 ISO 3166 code CN-GD-03 GDP (Nominal) 2018[4] - Total ¥2.42 trillion $361 billion ($0.64 trillion, PPP) - Per capita ¥193,338 $29,217 ($52,335, PPP 2017)[5] - Growth Increase 7.7% Licence plate prefixes 粤B City flower Bougainvillea City trees Lychee and Mangrove[6] Website sz.gov.cn Shenzhen Shenzhen (Chinese characters).svg "Shenzhen" in Chinese characters Chinese 深圳 Hanyu Pinyin About this sound Shēnzhèn Cantonese Yale Sāmjan or Sàmjan Postal Shumchun Literal meaning "Deep Drains" showTranscriptions Shenzhen (/ˈʃɛnˈdʒɛn/; Chinese: 深圳; Mandarin pronunciation: [ʂə́n.ʈʂə̂n] (About this soundlisten)) is a major sub-provincial city located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. It forms part of the Pearl River Delta megalopolis, bordering Hong Kong across the Sham Chun River to the south, Huizhou to the northeast and Dongguan to the northwest, and shares maritime boundaries with Guangzhou, Zhongshan and Zhuhai to the west and southwest across the estuary. Shenzhen's cityscape results from its vibrant economy — made possible by rapid foreign investment following the institution of the policy of "reform and opening-up" in 1979.[7] The city is a leading global technology hub, dubbed by media as the next Silicon Valley and China's Silicon Valley.[8][9][10][11][12] It was one of the fastest-growing cities in the world in the 1990s and the 2000s,[13] and has been ranked second on the list "top 10 cities to visit in 2019" by Lonely Planet.[14] Shenzhen, which roughly follows the administrative boundaries of Bao'an County, officially became a city in 1979, taking its name from the former county town, whose train station was the last stop on the Mainland Chinese section of the railway between Canton and Kowloon.[15] In 1980, Shenzhen was established as China's first special economic zone.[16] Shenzhen's registered population as of 2017 was estimated at 12,905,000.[1] However, local police and authorities estimate the actual population to be about 20 million, due to large populations of short-term residents,[a] unregistered floating migrants, part-time residents, commuters, visitors, as well as other temporary residents.[17][18] Shenzhen hosts the Shenzhen Stock Exchange as well as the headquarters of numerous multinational companies such as JXD, Vanke, Hytera, CIMC, SF Express, Shenzhen Airlines, Nepstar, Hasee, Ping An Bank, Ping An Insurance, China Merchants Bank, Tencent, ZTE, Huawei, DJI and BYD.[19] Shenzhen ranks 14th in the 2019 Global Financial Centres Index.[20] It has the third busiest container port in the world.[21]