Lu County


Lu County or Luxian 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, was established in 135 BC during the Han Dynasty.

Administrative divisions

Lu County comprises 1 subdistrict and 19 towns:
;subdistrict:
  • Yuchan 玉蟾街道
;towns:
  • Fuji 福集镇
  • Jiaming 嘉明镇
  • Yusi 喻寺镇
  • Desheng 得胜镇
  • Niutan 牛滩镇
  • Zhaoya 兆雅镇
  • Xuantan 玄滩镇
  • Taifu 太伏镇
  • Yunlong 云龙镇
  • Shiqiao 石桥镇
  • Pilu 毗卢镇
  • Qifeng 奇峰镇
  • Chaohe 潮河镇
  • Yunjin 云锦镇
  • Lishi 立石镇
  • Baihe 百和镇
  • Tianxing 天兴镇
  • Fangdong 方洞镇
  • Haichao 海潮镇

    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 and north-south length of. The county has a total area of.

Population

As of 2006 the county had a population of 1,055,200.

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