Shilong, Guangdong

Shilong 石龙镇
Town
Country	China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture	Dongguan
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)

Shilong (simplified Chinese: 石龙; traditional Chinese: 石龍; pinyin: Shī Lōng) is an industrial town in Dongguan prefecture-level city, Guangdong province, People's Republic of China.

Shilong Town is located at the lower reaches of the Dongjiang River at the convergence of the northern stem and southern branch of the Dongjiang River forming one river with three wharfs. The town covers a total land area of 13.83 square kilometers, with the registered permanent residents of up to 67,900, and the population from other places totaling 77,500.

Shilong town is located within the north part of Dongguan prefecture-level city. It is situated at the central point of the Pearl River Delta, in conjunction with Zengcheng District and Boluo County, 69 km to Guangzhou city and 78 km to Shenzhen city. The town lies on the shore of the Dongjiang River and the Guangshen Railway passes by.

Its convenience in railway and water transportation makes Shilong a regional industrial and commercial center. There are 20 buses for every 10 thousand people in the town, and there are 27 bus lines open to traffic to peripheral cities, and there are 83 pairs of electrified express intercity passenger buses between Guangzhou and Shenzhen each day, so the residents share comparatively a large space for activities and the intercity effect has been utilized to the greatest extent.

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