Luzhou District, New Taipei

Luzhou

蘆洲區
Roshū
Luzhou 蘆洲區 Roshū
District
	Luzhou District
	Luzhou District in New Taipei City
	Coordinates: 25°05′N 121°28′E / 25.083°N 121.467°E
Country	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Special municipality	New Taipei City
Population (February 2023)
• Total	200,092
Time zone	+8
Website	www.luzhou.ntpc.gov.tw (in Chinese)

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.

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 (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 and a population of 199,964 people in 74,056 households as of May 2022. Luzhou has the second highest population density in Taiwan (after Yonghe) and 13th in the world,^[1] with over 26,600 people per km².

Administrative divisions

The district comprises 38 villages:^[2] 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

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 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
Lin Yu-lin, real estate developer
Tia Lee, singer, actress and model

References

^ List of cities proper by population density
^ "鄰里資訊" 鄰里資訊 [About Us]. luzhou.ntpc.gov.tw (in Chinese). Household Registration Office of Luzhou District, New Taipei. Retrieved 2023-08-20.

External links

Official website (in Chinese)
Luzhou City Household Registration Office

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[1] List of cities proper by population density

[pop_stats-2] "鄰里資訊" 鄰里資訊 [About Us]. luzhou.ntpc.gov.tw (in Chinese). Household Registration Office of Luzhou District, New Taipei. Retrieved 2023-08-20.

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