Longwan District () is an outlying

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivision ...

of the city of

Wenzhou Wenzhou (pronounced ; Wenzhounese: Yuziou �y33–11 tɕiɤu33–32 ), historically known as Wenchow is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Zhejiang province in the People's Republic of China. Wenzhou is located at the extreme south east o ...

Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Ji ...

province, China. It has a population of some 200,000 people in 2000 but grew to almost 750,000 people in 2010 due to rapid

urbanization Urbanization (or urbanisation) refers to the population shift from rural to urban areas, the corresponding decrease in the proportion of people living in rural areas, and the ways in which societies adapt to this change. It is predominantly th ...

. It is famous for private enterprises, especially leather and the metal industry. Also, this district is one of the most important one in

Administrative divisions

Subdistricts: * Yongzhong Subdistrict (永中街道), Haibin Subdistrict (海滨街道),

Yongxing Subdistrict __NOTOC__ Yongxing (永兴/永興) may refer to: Locations in China *Yongxing County, county in Hunan *Woody Island (South China Sea), also known as Yongxing Island, one of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea Subdistricts * Yongxing Subdist ...

(永兴街道),

Puzhou Subdistrict Pu Prefecture or Puzhou may refer to: * Pu Prefecture (Shandong) (濮州), a prefecture between the 6th and 20th centuries in modern Shandong, China * Pu Prefecture (Shanxi) (蒲州), a prefecture between the 6th and 20th centuries in modern Shanxi ...

(蒲州街道),

Haicheng Subdistrict Haicheng ( unless otherwise noted) may refer to the following locations in China: *Haicheng, Liaoning, a county-level city in Liaoning *Haicheng District, a district of Beihai, Guangxi Towns *Haicheng, Fujian (海澄镇), in Longhai, Fujian * Haic ...

(海城街道), Zhuangyuan Subdistrict (状元街道), Yaoxi Subdistrict (瑶溪街道),

Shacheng Subdistrict Shacheng may refer to the following locations in China: * Shacheng, Fuding (沙埕镇), town in Fujian * Shacheng, Huailai County (沙城镇), town in Hebei ** Shacheng railway station (沙城站), station on the Beijing–Baotou Railway near Z ...

(沙城街道), Tianhe Subdistrict (天河街道), Lingkun Subdistrict (灵昆街道),

Xinghai Subdistrict Xinghai may refer to: * The semilegendary "Sea of Stars" () traditionally considered the source of China's Yellow River *Xinghai County, in Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China *Xinghai Conservatory of Music, in Guangzhou, Guangdong ...

(星海街道)

References

Districts of Zhejiang Geography of Wenzhou {{Zhejiang-geo-stub