Luzhou District, New Taipei

Luzhou District (Chinese: 蘆洲區; Hanyu Pinyin: Lúzhōu Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Lújhou Cyu; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lô·-chiu-khu) is an inner city district in northwestern New Taipei City, Taiwan. It is the second smallest district in New Taipei City after Yonghe District.

Luzhou

蘆洲區

Lujhou
District
Luzhou District
Luzhou District in New Taipei City
Coordinates: 25°05′N 121°28′E
CountryRepublic of China (Taiwan)
Special municipalityNew Taipei City
Population
 (January 2016)
 • Total200,055
Time zone+8

History

Historically the area was called Lō·-chiu (鷺州) and Hê-siūⁿ-chiu (和尙州). It was originally a county-administered city (Chinese: 蘆洲市; pinyin: Lúzhōu Shì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lô·-chiu Chhī; postal: Loochow) in the former Taipei County. 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 km² (2013) and a population of 199,750 people in 68,922 households (December 2014). Luzhou has the second highest population density in Taiwan (after Yonghe) and 13th in the world,[1] with over 26,600 people per km².

Education

Tourist attractions
  • Forbidden City Museum (紫禁城博物館)
  • St. Ignatious Plaza (徐匯廣場)
  • Luzhou Night Market
  • Yong-Lian Temple

Transportation
Luzhou Station

The Orange Line of the Taipei Metro serves Luzhou with three stations in the district.

The Yellow Line will service Luzhou in the future.

The Wu-Gu Light Rail are still planning.

Notable natives

References
  1. List of cities proper by population density


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