Is Shenzhen a municipality directly under the Central Government of China?

Shenzhen is not a municipality. Shenzhen, referred to as Pengcheng for short, is a sub-provincial city, a city under separate state planning, a megacity in Guangdong Province, a China Special Economic Zone approved by the State Council, a national economic center city and an international city.

Although the development history of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone is only over 40 years, it has a history of more than 6,700 years of human activities (aborigines lived in Shenzhen in the middle of Neolithic Age), 6,000 years of human development and marine economic development, 1700 years of urban development, 600 years of coastal defense, and a long history of Guangfu clan and Hakka immigration.

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There are 9 administrative districts in Shenzhen, 1 new district: Luohu District, Futian District, Nanshan District, Baoan District, Longgang District, Yantian District, Longhua District, Pingshan District, Guangming District and Dapeng New District. 20 18 12 16, the Shenzhen-Shantou special cooperation zone was officially unveiled.

Located in the south of the Tropic of Cancer, east longitude 1 13 43' to1/4 38', north latitude 22 24' to 22 52'. Located in the south of Guangdong Province, on the east bank of the Pearl River Estuary, bordering Daya Bay and Dapeng Bay in the east; West of the Pearl River Estuary and Lingdingyang; The Shenzhen River in the south is connected with Hong Kong; It borders Dongguan and Huizhou in the north. Urban area 1997.47 square kilometers.

Shenzhen is located in the south-central coastal area of Guangdong Province, northeast of the Pearl River Estuary, with a low latitude and a subtropical maritime climate. Affected by monsoon, southeast wind prevails in summer, monsoon depression, tropical cyclone patronage, high temperature and rainy weather; The northeast monsoon prevails in other seasons, with dry weather and mild climate. The annual average temperature is 22.4℃, the highest temperature is 38.7℃ (1980 July 10), and the lowest temperature is 0.2℃ (1957 February 1 1).

There is abundant rainfall, with the rainy season from April to September every year, with annual rainfall of1.933mm, maximum annual rainfall of 2662mm (1.957) and minimum annual rainfall of 91.3mm (1.963). The sunshine duration is long, with an average annual sunshine duration of 2 1. 20. 5 hours and annual solar radiation of 5225 MJ/m2. The dominant wind direction throughout the year is east-southeast, and it is affected by tropical cyclones (typhoons) 4-5 times a year on average.