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Prefecture-level city
  
Huizhou

Postal code
  
516800

Area
  
2,058 km²

Area code
  
0752

Time zone
  
China Standard (UTC+8)

Website
  
longmen.gov.cn

Province
  
Guangdong Province

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Country
  
People's Republic of China

County seat
  
Longcheng Subdistrict (龙城街道)

Points of interest
  
Natural Hot Spring Park, Nankunshan National Forest Pa, Shuiguo Micheng, Tiantang Lake

Longmen County, formerly 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 2,058 square kilometers (795 sq mi).

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Map of Longmen, Huizhou, Guangdong, China

Geography

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 a subdistrict, eight towns, and a township:

Subdistrict: Longcheng Subdistrict (龙城街道)

Towns:

  • Longtian (龙田镇)
  • Pingling (平陵镇)
  • Longjiang (龙江镇)
  • Longhua (龙华镇)
  • Mazha (麻榨镇)
  • Yonghan (永汉镇)
  • Longtan (龙潭镇)
  • Dipai (地派镇)
  • Township: Lantian Yao Ethnic Township (蓝天瑶族乡)

    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

  • Sima Qian, the historian, also known as "Longmen" from his birth in the county
  • Chen Zhihao, professional gamer
  • Transport

    China National Highways 105 and 205 pass through the county.

    References

    Longmen County Wikipedia