Luzhou District
| Luzhou 蘆洲區 |
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| Luzhou District in New Taipei City Luzhou District in New Taipei City |
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| Country | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Special municipality | New Taipei City |
| 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.
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History
Historically the area was called Lō·-chiu (鷺州) and Hê-siūⁿ-chiu (和尚州). Until the 25 December 2010 creation of New Taipei, Luzhou was itself a county-controlled city (蘆洲市; Lúzhōu Shì; Lô·-chiu Chhī; postal: Luchou) in the former Taipei County.
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)
Transportation
The Luzhou Line of the Taipei Metro serves Luzhou with three stations in the district.
Notable natives
- Lin Rong-san, founder of Liberty Times
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City seat: Banqiao
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Note: Although Hanyu Pinyin is the national standard, the municipal government endorses and uses "New Taipei" instead of "Xinbei" and "Tamsui" instead of "Danshui."
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