Lujhu District, Kaohsiung
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22°51′32″N 120°15′56″E / 22.858777°N 120.265591°E
Lujhu
路竹區 Luzhu[1] | |
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| Lujhu District[2] | |
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 高雄市路竹區公所 LUJHU DISTRICT OFFICE KAOHSIUNG CITY | |
 Lujhu District in Kaohsiung City | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Region | Southern Taiwan |
| Population (October 2023) | |
| • Total | 50,393 |
| Website | lujhu-en |
Lujhu District[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] (Chinese: 路竹區; Hanyu Pinyin: Lùzhú Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Lùjhú Cyu; Wade–Giles: Lu4-chu2 Ch'ü1) is a suburban district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
History[edit]
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 district of the city.
Administrative divisions[edit]
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.[9]
Politics[edit]
The district is part of Kaohsiung City Constituency II electoral district for Legislative Yuan.
Education[edit]
Transportation[edit]
Tourist attractions[edit]
- Yijia Guanyin Temple
- Huashan Temple (dedicated to Lord Ningjing)
Notable natives[edit]
- Wang Jin-pyng, President of Legislative Yuan (1999-2016)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表 (PDF). Online Translation System of Geographic Name, Ministry of Interior. 16 June 2011. pp. 4–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2012.
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- ^ a b "Administrative Districts". 高雄市政府. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Emblem". Lujhu District Office. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
The smiling face is the conclusion of the overall logo design. If people are treating each other with a smile and dealing with everyday affairs with a smile, then an open-minded, united, and peaceful Lujhu District is not far from reach.
- ^ Lujhu (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ "Six mayors, premier discuss budgets". Taipei Times. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) also requested funding for transportation projects, in particular an extension of the metro service in Kaohsiung to Lujhu (路竹) and Linyuan (林園) districts.
- ^ CHUNG-MING LIANG (2016). "Development of teacher education policies in Taiwan during the Dutch and Spanish occupation, the Zheng and Qing period and the Japanese colonial period". In Yang, Shen-Keng; Huang, Jia-Li (eds.). Teacher Education in Taiwan. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315753102. ISBN 9781315753102. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
the Dutch constructed community churches at Mujialiuwan (now Anding District, Tainan City), Soulangh (now Jiali District, Tainan City), Madou (now Madou District, Tainan City), Tavocan (now Sinhua District, Tainan City) and Tapuyen (now Lujhu District, Kaohsiung City
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "About us". Lujhu Land Office, Land Administration Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government. December 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
Our Institute originally belonged to a part of Gangshan Land Office. Due to a divide-system on July 1, 1983, our institute divided into five townships such as Lujhu District 、 Alian District 、 Tianliao District 、 Hunei District and Cieding District. Five districts consisted of Lujhu Land Office and dealt with Land Administrative affair of five districts.
- ^ 1.7-鄉鎮市區戶口數 [Population for Township and District]. Ministry of the Interior (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). August 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
路竹區 Lujhu District 48.4348 17,336 51,873 26,337 25,536 103.14 2.99 1,071
- ^ https://www.cec.gov.tw/pc/en/TV/nm64000002400000000.html [bare URL]
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