Luzhu District () is a

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Taoyuan City Taoyuan () is a special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality of the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan) located in northwestern Taiwan, neighboring New Taipei City to the north-east, Yilan County, Taiwan, Yilan County to the south-e ...

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, home to 165,914 people. The downtown district, known as Nankan, is now a high density, high-rise suburb for many who work in

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and

. The first opened shopping center in Taiwan, Taimall, located in Nankan, is a weekend destination for many Taoyuan regional residents. Taimall is located around north-northwest of the Nankan interchange, , on

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History

Luzhu was upgraded to a

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from the former rural

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on 3 June 2014. On 25 December 2014, it was upgraded again to a

named Luzhu District of Taoyuan City.

Geography

* Area: * Population: 155,626 (January 2016)

Administrative divisions

The district is administered as 37 villages:

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, Fuxing, Fuzhu, Haihu, Hongzhu, Jinxing, Jinzhong, Jixiang, Kengkou, Kengzi, Luxing, Luzhu, Nankan, Nanrong, Nanxing, Neicuo, Shanbi, Shangxing, Shangzhu, Shanjiao, Shunxing, Waishe, Wayao, Wufu, Xiangchou, Xingrong, Xinxing, Xinzhuang, Yingfu, Yingpan, Zhangshou, Zhangxing, Zhongfu,

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and Zhongxing.

Economy

EVA Air EVA Airways Corporation (pronounced as three letters: ; ) (), of which "EVA" stands for Evergreen Airways, is a Taiwanese international airline based at Taoyuan International Airport near Taipei, Taiwan, operating passenger and dedicated carg ...

maintains its headquarters in Luzhu. The headquarters of

Evergreen Marine Corporation Evergreen Marine Corporation () is a Taiwanese container transportation and shipping company that is headquartered in Luzhu District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. With over 150 container ships, it is part of the Evergreen Group conglomerate of transpor ...

is also in Luzhu.Safety, Quality, Environment Policy
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Evergreen Marine Evergreen Marine Corporation () is a Taiwanese container transportation and shipping company that is headquartered in Luzhu District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. With over 150 container ships, it is part of the Evergreen Group conglomerate of transpor ...

. Retrieved on September 29, 2009.

Education

Universities and colleges

Kainan University Kainan University (KNU; ) is a private university located near Taoyuan International Airport, Taiwan. KNU was founded as Kainan Commercial and Technical High School in 1917. In January 1990, the school was upgraded to Kainan Institute of Techno ...

High schools

* Taoyuan Municipal Nankan Senior High School

International schools

* Taoyuan American School

Transportation

Road

Luzhu is located at kilometer 49 of the Highway no. 1 (English highway signs: 'Nankan interchange' or 'Taoyuan interchange').

Taoyuan Airport MRT

* Kengkou Station *

Shanbi Station Shanbi () is a station on the Taoyuan Airport MRT located in Luzhu District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. The station opened for commercial service on 2 March 2017. This elevated station has two side platforms and two tracks. The station is long and ...

References

External links

* * {{Districts in Taiwan Districts of Taoyuan City