[3] By the end of 2012, Longhua District covered an area of 175.58 square kilometres.
The new district is situated in the north part of Shenzhen city, and lying on the middle vertical main axis of the city, being just north of the Futian CBD, Shenzhen.
Longhua District is one of the main production bases in Shenzhen.
These lines and their stations and connections are: A large part of Longhua District has also been heavily developed into a high end residential area, with recent property developments established on a mostly undeveloped land surrounding the Shenzhen North Railway Station.
[6] Longhua is an area with a high density of Private housing estates.