Longmen County


Longmen County, alternately romanized as Lungmoon, is a county of Guangdong, China, administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Huizhou. In 2004, Longmen County had a population of 320,596 residing in an area of.

Geography

The northernmost county-level division of Huizhou, Longmen County borders Dongyuan County to the east, Boluo County to the south, Zengcheng and Conghua to the west, and Xinfeng County to the north.

Administrative divisions

Longmen County comprises two subdistrict, seven towns, and a township:
NameChinese Hanyu PinyinPopulation Area
Longcheng SubdistrictLóngchéng Jiēdào81,835115.5
Pingling SubdistrictPínglíng Jiēdào36,533143
Mazha townMázhà Zhèn22,12854.5
Yonghan townYǒnghàn Zhèn47,680215
Longtian townLóngtián Zhèn17,810195.5
Longtan townLóngtán Zhèn22,306257
Dipai townDepài Zhèn13,991211
Longhua townLónghuá Zhèn33,423179
Longjiang townLóngjiāng Zhèn23,16754.5
Lantian Yao Ethnic TownshipLántián Yáozú Xiāng7,716169

Demographics

In addition to Mandarin, there are several local languages spoken within Longmen County: Cantonese, Hakka, Minnan, and ethnic-minority languages such as Yao and She.

Notable people

, and pass through the county. The Shaoguan-Huizhou Expressway is currently under construction.

Climate

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