Luzhou District, New Taipei
Luzhou
蘆洲區 Roshū | |
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| Luzhou District | |
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 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 (January 2016) | |
| • Total | 200,055 |
| Time zone | +8 |
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 (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
- National Open University
- St. Ignatius High School
- Sanmin Senior High School
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
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
- 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
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