Editing Shenzhen (section)

== Geography ==
{{climate chart
| Shenzhen
|12.5|19.8| 26
|13.8|20.2| 48
|16.5|22.7| 70
|20.3|26.3|154
|23.6|29.5|237
|25.6|31.1|347
|26.3|32.3|320
|26.1|32.3|354
|25.0|31.3|254
|22.5|29.2| 63
|18.2|25.4| 35
|13.8|21.5| 27
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|source = [https://web.archive.org/web/20150703041006/http://www.szmb.gov.cn/article/QiHouYeWu/qihouxinxigongxiang/qhgxtezheng.html Shenzhen Meteorological Bureau 1981–2010 normals]}}
Shenzhen roughly follows the administrative boundaries of the historical [[Bao'an County]]. The southern portion of Bao'an County became part of [[British Hong Kong]] after the [[Opium Wars]], while the village of Shenzhen was on the border. [[Shenzhen railway station]] was the last stop on the mainland Chinese section of the [[Kowloon–Canton Railway]], and Shenzhen's economy grew and it became a city by 1979.

Shenzhen is located within the [[Pearl River Delta]], bordering [[Hong Kong]] to the south, [[Huizhou]] to the north and northeast, [[Dongguan]] to the north and northwest. [[Lingdingyang]] and [[Pearl River (China)|Pearl River]] to the west and [[Mirs Bay]] to the east and roughly {{convert|100|km}} southeast of the provincial capital of [[Guangzhou]]. As of the end of 2017, the resident population of Shenzhen was 12,528,300, of which the registered population was 4,472,200, the actual administrative population was over 20 million.<ref name="citypopulation.de">{{cite web|url=http://www.sz.gov.cn/cn/zjsz/gl/201808/t20180808_13857402.htm|trans-title=Shenzhen overview|script-title=zh:深圳概貌|access-date=25 Sep 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930231555/http://www.sz.gov.cn/cn/zjsz/gl/201808/t20180808_13857402.htm|archive-date=30 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> It makes up part of the Pearl River Delta built-up area with 44,738,513 inhabitants, spread over 9 municipalities (including [[Macau]]). The city is elongated measuring 81.4 kilometers from east to west while the shortest section from north to south is 10.8 kilometers.

Over 160 rivers or channels flow through Shenzhen. There are 24 reservoirs within the city limits with a total capacity of 525 million tonnes.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sz.gov.cn/cn/zjsz/sznj/201005/t20100511_1524019.htm |script-title=zh:市情概貌 | access-date=9 September 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920052607/http://www.sz.gov.cn/cn/zjsz/sznj/201005/t20100511_1524019.htm | archive-date=20 September 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Notable rivers in Shenzhen include the [[Shenzhen River]],
Maozhou River and Longgang River.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://sz.bendibao.com/news/2014825/635355_2.htm | script-title=zh:深圳310条河流 173条黑脏臭 径流小是先天的硬伤 | access-date=9 September 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227095530/http://sz.bendibao.com/news/2014825/635355_2.htm | archive-date=27 February 2017 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[File:SHENZHEN RIVER(7).jpg|thumb|Buji River, a tributary of [[Sham Chun River|Shenzhen River]]]]

=== Climate ===
[[File:Shenzhen 114.09549E 22.54895N.jpg|thumb|right|The urban area of Shenzhen in 2005]]
Although Shenzhen is situated about a degree south of the [[Tropic of Cancer]], due to the Siberian [[anticyclone]] it has a warm, [[monsoon]]-influenced, [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cwa'') though it is fairly close to a [[Tropical]] one. Winters are mild and relatively dry, due in part to the influence of the [[South China Sea]], and frost is very rare; it begins dry but becomes progressively more humid and overcast. However, fog is most frequent in winter and spring, with 106 days per year reporting some fog. Early spring is the cloudiest time of year, and rainfall begins to dramatically increase in April; the rainy season lasts until late September to early October. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 27 percent in March to 53 percent in October, the city receives 1,853 hours of bright sunshine annually.

The monsoon reaches its peak intensity in the summer months, when the city also experiences very humid and hot conditions. Despite this, extreme heat is rare, there are only 2.4 days of {{convert|35|°C}}+ temperatures.<ref name = "SZMB via 21CMA"/> The region is prone to torrential rain as well, with 9.7 days that have {{convert|50|mm|2|abbr=on}} or more of rain, and 2.2 days of at least {{convert|100|mm|2|abbr=on}}.<ref name = "SZMB via 21CMA"/> The latter portion of autumn is dry. The annual precipitation averages at around {{convert|1933|mm|0|abbr=on}}, some of which is delivered in [[typhoon]]s that strike from the east during summer and early autumn. Extreme temperatures have ranged from {{convert|0.2|°C|0}} on 11 February 1957 to {{convert|38.7|°C|0}} on 10 July 1980.<ref name = Mherrera>{{cite web|url= http://www.mherrera.org/temp.htm|title= Extreme Temperatures Around the World|access-date= 4 February 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140804202145/http://www.mherrera.org/temp.htm|archive-date= 4 August 2014|url-status= live}}</ref>

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| location = Shenzhen, elevation {{convert|63|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1951–present)
| Jan high C = 19.8
| Feb high C = 20.8
| Mar high C = 23.2
| Apr high C = 26.7
| May high C = 29.7
| Jun high C = 31.3
| Jul high C = 32.3
| Aug high C = 32.2
| Sep high C = 31.5
| Oct high C = 29.2
| Nov high C = 25.7
| Dec high C = 21.5
| Jan mean C = 15.7
| Feb mean C = 16.8
| Mar mean C = 19.4
| Apr mean C = 23.1
| May mean C = 26.4
| Jun mean C = 28.3
| Jul mean C = 29.0
| Aug mean C = 28.8
| Sep mean C = 27.9
| Oct mean C = 25.5
| Nov mean C = 21.7
| Dec mean C = 17.4
| Jan low C = 13.0
| Feb low C = 14.2
| Mar low C = 17.0
| Apr low C = 20.7
| May low C = 24.0
| Jun low C = 26.0
| Jul low C = 26.6
| Aug low C = 26.3
| Sep low C = 25.5
| Oct low C = 22.9
| Nov low C = 19.0
| Dec low C = 14.5
| Jan record high C = 29.1
| Jan record low C = 0.9
| Feb record high C = 28.9
| Feb record low C = 0.2
| Mar record high C = 32.0
| Mar record low C = 3.4
| Apr record high C = 34.0
| Apr record low C = 8.7
| May record high C = 36.8
| May record low C = 14.8
| Jun record high C = 36.9
| Jun record low C = 19.0
| Jul record high C = 38.7
| Jul record low C = 20.0
| Aug record high C = 37.1
| Aug record low C = 21.1
| Sep record high C = 36.9
| Sep record low C = 16.9
| Oct record high C = 35.2
| Oct record low C = 9.3
| Nov record high C = 33.1
| Nov record low C = 4.9
| Dec record high C = 30.8
| Dec record low C = 1.7
| year record high C = 38.7
| year record low C = 0.2
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 35.2
| Feb rain mm = 36.8
| Mar rain mm = 64.0
| Apr rain mm = 140.1
| May rain mm = 237.1
| Jun rain mm = 368.7
| Jul rain mm = 309.5
| Aug rain mm = 364.3
| Sep rain mm = 242.5
| Oct rain mm = 73.4
| Nov rain mm = 31.7
| Dec rain mm = 29.6
| unit rain days = 0.1 mm
| Jan rain days = 5.5
| Feb rain days = 7.8
| Mar rain days = 9.9
| Apr rain days = 11.4
| May rain days = 14.3
| Jun rain days = 18.4
| Jul rain days = 17.2
| Aug rain days = 16.7
| Sep rain days = 13.2
| Oct rain days = 5.9
| Nov rain days = 4.6
| Dec rain days = 5.2
| Jan humidity = 68
| Feb humidity = 74
| Mar humidity = 77
| Apr humidity = 79
| May humidity = 79
| Jun humidity = 80
| Jul humidity = 79
| Aug humidity = 79
| Sep humidity = 75
| Oct humidity = 67
| Nov humidity = 67
| Dec humidity = 64
| year humidity = 
| Jan sun = 137.3
| Feb sun = 101.6
| Mar sun = 99.7
| Apr sun = 115.2
| May sun = 153.0
| Jun sun = 169.8
| Jul sun = 214.8
| Aug sun = 178.6
| Sep sun = 170.1
| Oct sun = 188.7
| Nov sun = 168.8
| Dec sun = 155.4
| year sun = 
| Jan percentsun = 40
| Feb percentsun = 31
| Mar percentsun = 27
| Apr percentsun = 30
| May percentsun = 37
| Jun percentsun = 42
| Jul percentsun = 52
| Aug percentsun = 45
| Sep percentsun = 47
| Oct percentsun = 53
| Nov percentsun = 51
| Dec percentsun = 47
| year percentsun = 
| source = Shenzhen Meteorological Bureau<ref name="SZMB via 21CMA">{{cite web 
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|url = http://www.szmb.gov.cn/article/QiHouYeWu/qihouxinxigongxiang/qhgxtezheng.html 
|publisher = Shenzhen Meteorological Bureau 
|access-date = 14 May 2015 
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