Shenzhen (; ; ; ), also historically known as Sham Chun, is a major
sub-provincial
A sub-provincial division () in China is a prefecture-level city governed by a province promoted by half a level. Thus, it is half a level under the provincial level (hence the name sub-provincial) but half a level above the prefecture-level.
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city and one of the
special economic zones of China. The city is located on the east bank of the
Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern province of
Guangdong, bordering
Hong Kong to the south,
Dongguan to the north, and
Huizhou to the northeast. With a population of 17.56 million as of 2020, Shenzhen is the third most populous city by urban population in China after
Shanghai and
Beijing. Shenzhen is a global center in
technology,
research,
manufacturing,
business and economics
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,
finance
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,
tourism and
transportation, and the