Longhu district, under the jurisdiction of Shantou City, Guangdong Province, is located in the east of Guangdong Province, and is named after Longhugou. Longhu district, located in the downtown area of Shantou, is the birthplace of Shantou Special Economic Zone and a famous hometown of overseas Chinese. The regional area is 103. 13 square kilometers, covering five streets of Jinxia, Zhu Chi, Xinjin, Longxiang and Outing, and two towns of Waisha and Xinxi.

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198 1 year, with the approval of the State Council, a special economic zone was set up in longhu district. 1 983 65438+on February 22nd, the system of city governing counties was implemented, Shantou area was abolished,1city, and eight counties belonging to the original area were merged into Shantou city. 1984 1 1 With the approval of the State Council, Shantou Special Economic Zone has expanded to 52.6 square kilometers, divided into Longhu and Guang 'ao.

199 1 In April, the State Council approved the expansion of Shantou Special Economic Zone to the whole urban area of Shantou, covering an area of 234 square kilometers, and it was determined to be formally implemented in June 1 1. In June of the same year, 5438+065438+ 10, the administrative region of Chaoshan was adjusted, and Chaozhou and Jieyang were classified as prefecture-level cities.

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Baidu Encyclopedia longhu district