Luzhou District () is an inner city
district
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in northwestern
New Taipei City
New Taipei City is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality located in regions of Taiwan, northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 4,004,367 as of January 2023, making it the most populous city in Taiwan, a ...
,
Taiwan
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. It is the second smallest district in New Taipei City after
Yonghe District.
History
Historically the area was called ''Lō·-chiu'' (鷺州) and ''Hê-siūⁿ-chiu'' (和尙州). On 6 October 1997, Luzhou was upgraded from a
rural township to a
county-administered city
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(;
postal: Loochow) in the former
Taipei County
New Taipei City is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality located in regions of Taiwan, northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 4,004,367 as of January 2023, making it the most populous city in Taiwan, a ...
. On 25 December 2010, Taipei County was upgraded to New Taipei City, subsequently Luzhou was upgraded into a district.
Geography
It has an area of 7.4351 km
2 and a population of 199,964 people in 74,056 households as of May 2022. Luzhou has the second highest
population density
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in Taiwan (after
Yonghe) and 13th in the world,
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with over 26,600 people per km
2.
Administrative divisions
The district comprises 38 villages:
Baohe (保和), Baoxin (保新), Baoyou (保佑), Changan (長安), Chenggong (成功), Deren (得仁), Desheng (得勝), Fuan (福安), Fuxing (復興), Guanghua (光華), Guangming (光明), Hengde (恆德), Jiouqiong (九芎), Loucuo (樓厝), Lujiang (鷺江), Minhe (民和), Nangang (南港), Ren’ai (仁愛), Rende (仁德), Renfu (仁復), Renyi (仁義), Shuihe (水河), Shuinan (水湳), Shude (樹德), Xiqian (溪墘), Xinyi (信義), Yanping (延平), Yongde (永德), Yongan (永安), Yongkang (永康), Yongle (永樂), Yuqing (玉清), Zhengyi (正義), Zhonghua (中華), Zhonglu (中路), Zhongxiao (忠孝), Zhongyi (忠義), Zhongyuan (中原).
Education
*
National Open University
*
St. Ignatius High School
* Sanmin Senior High School
Tourist attractions
*
New Taipei Metropolitan Park
*The Luzhou Lee Family Historic Estate (蘆洲李宅)
*
St. Ignatius Plaza (徐匯廣場)
*Luzhou Night Market
*Yong-Lian Temple
*Forbidden City Museum (紫禁城博物館)
Transportation
The
Orange Line of the
Taipei Metro
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It was the first rapi ...
serves Luzhou with
St. Ignatius High School metro station,
Sanmin Senior High School metro station, and
Luzhou metro station.
The
Circular line will serve Luzhou in the future.
Notable natives
*
Cheer Chen, singer
*
Holger Chen, Internet celebrity
*
Lin Rong-san, founder of ''
Liberty Times
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''
*
Lin Yu-lin, real estate developer
*
Tia Lee, singer, actress and model
References
External links
*
Luzhou City Household Registration Office
Districts of New Taipei
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