Longmen County
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Longmen County 龙门县 |
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| County | |
 Location in Huizhou City |
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 Longmen
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| Coordinates: 23°44′N 114°15′E / 23.733°N 114.250°ECoordinates: 23°44′N 114°15′E / 23.733°N 114.250°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Huizhou |
| County seat | Longcheng Subdistrict (龙城街道) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,058 km2 (795 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 320,596 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 516800 |
| Area code(s) | 0752 |
| Website | longmen |
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Lóngmén | ||||||||||||
| Postal | Lungmoon | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning |
Dragon Gate Path-to-Success |
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Lóngmén |
| Wade–Giles | Lung-mên |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | Lung4-mun4 |
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).
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.
Longmen County comprises a subdistrict, eight towns, and a township:
Subdistrict: Longcheng Subdistrict (龙城街道)
Towns:
Township: Lantian Yao Ethnic Township (蓝天瑶族乡)
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.
China National Highways 105 and 205 pass through the county.
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