Located in the northeast part of Shenzhen, Longgang District lies to the west of Pingshan District, to the north of Luohu and Yantian districts, to the east of Longhua District and to the south of Huizhou City and Dongguan City. Covering an area of 388.21 square kilometers, Longgang District has 11 subdistricts , with a total of 111 communities. Situated in the center of the Shenzhen-Dongguan-Huizhou city circle, Longgang is regarded as the "bridgehead" for Shenzhen to link eastern and northern Guangdong regions. Today, Longgang has grown from a less-developed area of Shenzhen to a sub-center of the city, with a robust economy, harmonious society and nice environment.
Longgang District is an important base for high-tech, advanced manufacturing, logistics and financial industries of Shenzhen. In 2019, the regional GDP was 468.578 billion yuan, ranking second in the city, up 8.1 percent from the previous year. The added value of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 10.3 percent to reach 288.862 billion yuan. The total fixed assets investment was 132.135 billion yuan, with an increase of 17.6 percent. The total consumer goods retail sales reached 82.124 billion yuan, with an increase of 6.8 percent. The general public budget revenue was 24.24 billion yuan, down by 4.8 percent. The total import and export volume increased to 372.818 billion yuan, up 1.4 percent.
Longgang's business environment is being comprehensively improved. Measures were launched to support the development of private enterprises. Over 20 million yuan of utility fees were returned to companies that took action against illegal behaviors in the use of industrial buildings.