Dapeng () is a

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in the south east of Longgang District, in the

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Shenzhen Shenzhen is a prefecture-level city in the province of Guangdong, China. A Special economic zones of China, special economic zone, it is located on the east bank of the Pearl River (China), Pearl River estuary on the central coast of Guangdong ...

, in the Chinese province of

Guangdong ) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...

. In this area the main spoken dialects are Dapeng dialect and Bao'an

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Geography

The north of Dapeng borders to subdistrict Kuichong and the south borders Nan'ao Subdistrict. The three together form the region Dapeng Peninsula. Dapeng borders two seas, the Dapeng Wan and the Daya Wan.

Features

The

Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station Daya Nuclear Power Plant () is a nuclear power plant located in Daya Bay in Longgang District, along the eastern extremity of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China; and to the north east of Hong Kong. Daya Bay has two 944 MWe PWR nuclear reactors base ...

is located in at the east of the walled village Dapengcheng. The biggest village is Wangmu; the headquarters of Dapeng is located there. Villages: * Dapengcheng 大鹏城 * Xinwu 新屋 * Xiadakang 下大坑 * Guanyinshan 观音山 * Xiasha 下沙 * Shuitou 水头 * Longqicun 龙岐村 * Wangmuxu 王母虚 * Ling'ao 岭澳

Education

There is one secondary school ("middle school"), Dapeng Overseas Chinese Middle School (大鹏华侨中学). There is also one nine-year school (elementary and junior high school), Buxin School (布新学校). Primary schools: * Shenzhen Dapeng Central Primary School (深圳市大鹏新区大鹏中心小学) * Shenzhen Dapeng No. 2 Primary School (深圳市大鹏新区大鹏第二小学)

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{{coord, 22.5998, N, 114.4702, E, source:wikidata, display=title *Dapeng Subdistricts of Shenzhen