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Bao'an 宝安区Paoan
District
Skyline of Xixang Subdistrict, Bao'an District
Bao'an District (the leftmost, highlighted in mint) within Shenzhen
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Sub-provincial city	Shenzhen
Area
• Total	398 km (154 sq mi)
Population	4,476,554
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.baoan.gov.cn

Bao'an District (Chinese: 宝安区) is one of the nine districts comprising the city of Shenzhen, Guangdong province. It is one of the districts formerly lying outside the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone.

History

Bao'an was the historical name of Bao'an County (also known as Xin'an County) of the Qing dynasty, which included area of modern-day Shenzhen and Hong Kong. The area of today Bao'an District, was integrated into Shenzhen in 1979, which the Bao'an County was promoted as a city.

Bao'an was reverted into county status in 1981, as the administrative unit of the area that belongs to Shenzhen, but now belongs to Shenzhen Special Economic Zone. Border patrols were also established in the border of the Economic Zone. In 1991, Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, located in Bao'an County, was opened.

Finally Bao'an district was established on January 1, 1993. Two New Districts (Chinese: 新区) were created as sub-districts of Bao'an district, namely Guangming and Longhua new districts, in 2007 and 2011 respectively.

In 2010, Shenzhen Special Economic Zone was enlarged to cover the whole Shenzhen city.

Bao'an became the final filming spot in the experimental Swedish documentary Logistics.

Rapid development occurred in the Bao'an District. Longhua District was separated from Bao'an and became a district on 11 October 2016. In 2018, Guangming District was also separated from Bao'an District.

Demographics

The district had a population of 4,476,554 by November 2020. About 85% of Bao'an's population are migrants from other parts of China, most speaking Standard Chinese (Standard Mandarin). Hence this made Standard Chinese the primary Chinese variety spoken in the district. Cantonese is also widely spoken, between locals and migrants from around Guangdong Province (Canton Province).

Public Safety

Bao'an has, as of 2008, a notoriously bad safety record. Since the turn of the millennium, the district has seen a string of high-profile abductions, robberies, and other cases of violent crime. However, in the last four years, this has become less of an issue with an increased police presence and higher average income in the district.

Subdistricts

Bao'an District comprises ten subdistricts:

Economy

Bao'an is predominantly a secondary sector economy as industrial center famous for having a concentration electronics factories, mostly in Xixiang and Guanlan sub-districts. There is also a sizable service industry. Agriculture, which used to dominate the economy, has diminished in recent years. Like many parts of Shenzhen, high-rises can be found all over Bao'an.

Four airlines are headquartered on the grounds of Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport: Shenzhen Airlines, Jade Cargo International, Shenzhen Donghai Airlines, and SF Airlines.

Transportation

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport is situated in this district. Guangzhou–Shenzhen intercity railway also travel through the district. Shenzhen metro lines 1, 5, 6, 11, 12 and 20 go through the district at some point.

Regional Railway

•  Guangzhou–Shenzhen intercity  Shenzhen Airport, Shenzhen Airport North, Fuhai West, Shajing West

Shenzhen Metro

Bao'an is currently served by six metro lines operated by Shenzhen Metro:

•      Line 1 - Xin'an, Bao'an Center 5, Bao'an Stadium, Pingzhou, Xixiang, Gushu, Hourui, Airport East 12
•      Line 5 - Baohua, Bao'an Center 1, Fanshen, Lingzhi 12, Honglang North, Xingdong
•      Line 6 - Songgang 11, Xitou, Songgang Park, Shangwu, Guantian
•      Line 11 - Bitou, Songgang 6, Houting, Shajing, Ma'an Hill, Tangwei, Qiaotou, Fuyong 12, Airport North 20, Airport, Bihaiwan, Bao'an
•      Line 12 - Xin'an Park, Lingzhi 5, Shangchuan, Liutang, Bao'an Passenger Transport Terminal, Baotian 1st Road, Pingluan Hill, Xixiang Taoyuan, Zhongwu South, Huangtian, Xingwei, Airport East 1, Fuwei, Huaide, Fuyong 11, Qiaotou West, Fuhai West, Shenzhen World 20, Shenzhen World North 20, Waterlands Resort South, Waterlands Resort East
•      Line 20 - Convention & Exhibition City, Shenzhen World North 12, Shenzhen World 12, Shenzhen World South, Airport North 11

Education

Primary schools include:

• Xiwan Primary School (西湾小学)

Schools operated by the Shenzhen Municipal government

• Shenzhen No. 7 Senior High School (深圳市第七高级中学) - Shajing Subdistrict

See also

• Bao'an Stadium

References

1. "Shenzhen: Subdivision". Retrieved March 25, 2024.
2. 国务院批复同意设立深圳市龙华区和坪山区. Sina Finance. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
3. "宝安区第七次全国人口普查主要数据[1]-统计公报-宝安区人民政府门户网站". www.baoan.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
4. South China Morning Post, Police struggle to cope with Shenzhen crime wave, December 31, 2005.
5. Census Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China; Population and Employment Statistics Division of the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China (2012). 中国2010人口普查分乡、镇、街道资料 (1 ed.). Beijing: China Statistics Print. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
6. "Contact Us Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine." Shenzhen Airlines. Retrieved on 9 September 2009.
7. "Contact Us Archived 2009-04-11 at the Wayback Machine." Jade Cargo International. Retrieved on July 11, 2010.
8. 联系我们. Shenzhen Donghai Airlines. Archived from the original on 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2014-02-24. 地址：深圳市宝安区宝安国际机场航站四路3009号东海航空基地 邮政编码:518128
9. "Contact Us." SF Airlines. Retrieved on February 24, 2014. "SF Airlines Co., Ltd. Address: No.1 Freight Depot, International Shipping Center of Bao'an International Airport, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, 518128, P.R.C." - Chinese address: "地 址：中国广东省深圳市宝安国际机场国际货运中心1号货站 邮 编：518128"
10. Home Archived 2019-03-29 at the Wayback Machine. Xiwan Primary School. Retrieved on June 21, 2017.
11. "Shenzhen No. 7 Senior High School". Shenzhen Municipal Government. Retrieved 2022-02-14. Address: 33 Minzhu Boulevard, Shajing Subdistrict, Bao'an District, Shenzhen (深圳市宝安区沙井街道民主大道33号)

External links

• Bao'an District Government Official website
• Bao'an District Government Official website Archived 2019-01-17 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)

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