Lu County
Lu County
泸县 | |
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Location of Lu County (red) within Luzhou City (yellow) and Sichuan | |
Coordinates: 29°09′05″N 105°22′55″E / 29.1515°N 105.3819°ECoordinates: 29°09′05″N 105°22′55″E / 29.1515°N 105.3819°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Sichuan |
Prefecture-level city | Luzhou |
Area | |
• Total | 1,532 km2 (592 sq mi) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 872,000 |
• Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Lu County or Luxian (simplified Chinese: 泸县; traditional Chinese: 瀘縣; pinyin: Lú Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Sichuan Province, China, bordering Chongqing Municipality to the northeast. It is the northernmost county-level division of Luzhou city.
History[]
Lu County has a history over 2100 years. The county, known anciently as Jiangyang (江阳; 江陽), was established in 135 BC during the Han Dynasty.[1][permanent dead link]
Geography[]
Lu County is 105°10′50″ – 105°45′30″E,28°54′40″ – 29°20′00″N. This results in an east–west span of 56.23 km (34.94 mi) and north–south length of 46.8 km (29.1 mi). The county has a total area of 1,532 km2 (592 sq mi).
Population[]
As of 2006 the county had a population of 1,055,200.
Transport[]
Climate[]
showClimate data for Luxian (1981−2010) |
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ http://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/sichuan/admin/l%C3%BAzh%C5%8Du_sh%C3%AC/510521__l%C3%BA_xi%C3%A0n/
- ^ 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
External links[]
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