Luzhou District () 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 (; 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&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> 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, with over 26,600 people per km<sup>2</sup>.

Administrative divisions

The district comprises 38 villages:

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

  • National Open University
  • St. Ignatius High School
  • Sanmin Senior High School

Tourist attractions

thumb|The Luzhou Lee Family Historic Estate

  • 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

thumb|[[Luzhou Station]]

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

  • Luzhou City Household Registration Office