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Longjiang, Foshan

Coordinates: 22°53′07″N 113°04′33″E / 22.88528°N 113.07583°E / 22.88528; 113.07583
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Longjiang
龙江
龙江镇
Longjiang is located in Guangdong
Longjiang
Longjiang
Location in Guangdong province
Coordinates: 22°53′07″N 113°04′33″E / 22.88528°N 113.07583°E / 22.88528; 113.07583
CountryChina
ProvinceGuangdong
Prefecture-level cityFoshan
FoshanShunde
Area
 • Total78.3 km2 (30.2 sq mi)
Elevation
8 m (25 ft)
Population
 • Total180,000
 • Density2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code440606104

Longjiang (simplified Chinese: 龙江; traditional Chinese: 龍江; pinyin: Lóngjiāng; Jyutping: Lung4gong1; lit. 'dragon river') is a town in west-central Guangdong province, Southern China. It is under the administration of Shunde District, Foshan City, which lies 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the north-northeast.

Bordering towns are Leliu (勒流镇) to the east, Xingtan (杏坛镇) to the south, Lecong (乐从镇) to the north, and Jiujiang of Nanhai District to the west.

The town covers an area of 78.3 square kilometres (30.2 sq mi). It has direct jurisdiction over 9 residential committees and 13 rural committees, totalling 180,000.