Lujhu District, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency () is a suburban

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Kaohsiung City Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohs ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

History

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Lujhu was organized as a rural township of Kaohsiung County. On 25 December 2010, Kaohsiung County was merged with Kaohsiung City and Lujhu was upgraded to a

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Administrative divisions

The district consists of Zhuhu, Dingliao, Xinda, Houxiang, Beiling, Shexi, Jiabei, Jianan, Xiakeng, Zhuyuan, Zhutung, Zhuxi, Wenbei, Wennan, SanyevYaliao, Shetung, Shezhong, Zhunan and Shenan Village.https://www.cec.gov.tw/pc/en/TV/nm64000002400000000.html

Politics

The district is part of Kaohsiung City Constituency II electoral district for Legislative Yuan.

Education

Kao Yuan University Kao Yuan University (KYU; ) is a private university in Kaohsiung Science Park, Lujhu District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The university was originally established in 1986 as Private Kao Yuan Junior College of Technology. In 1989, it was ap ...

Shu Zen College of Medicine and Management Shu may refer to: China * Sichuan, China, officially abbreviated as Shu (蜀) * Shu (state) (conquered by Qin in 316 BC), an ancient state in modern Sichuan * Shu Han (221–263) during the Three Kingdoms Period * Western Shu (405–413), also ...

Transportation

* TRA Dahu Station * TRA Luzhu Station

Tourist attractions

* Yijia Guanyin Temple * Huashan Temple (dedicated to Lord Ningjing)

Notable natives

Wang Jin-pyng Wang Jin-pyng (; born March 17, 1941) is a Taiwanese politician. He served as President of the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2016, which makes him Taiwan's longest-serving legislative speaker. Once a leading figure of the Kuomintang (KMT), Wang ...

, President of Legislative Yuan (1999-2016)

References

External links

* {{Districts in Taiwan Districts of Kaohsiung