Luzhu District, Taoyuan

Luzhu

蘆竹區
Lujhu, Luchu
Luzhu 蘆竹區 Lujhu, Luchu
District
	Coordinates: 25°02′N 121°17′E / 25.033°N 121.283°E
Country	Taiwan
Municipality	Taoyuan City
Government
• Mayor	Chu Chunlai
Area
• Total	75.5025 km2 (29.1517 sq mi)
Population (February 2023)
• Total	167,654
• Density	2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi)
Website	www.luzhu.tycg.gov.tw (in Chinese)

Luzhu District (Chinese: 蘆竹區; pinyin: Lúzhú Qū) is a district in Taoyuan City, Taiwan, home to 165,914 people.

The downtown district, known as Nankan, is now a high density, high-rise suburb for many who work in Taipei and Taoyuan City. The first opened shopping center in Taiwan, Taimall, located in Nankan, is a weekend destination for many Taoyuan regional residents.^[1] Taimall is located around 2 km (1.2 mi) north-northwest of the Nankan interchange, 25°03′15″N 121°17′18″E / 25.054083°N 121.288389°E / 25.054083; 121.288389, on National Freeway 1.

History

Luzhu was upgraded to a county-administered city from the former rural township of Taoyuan County on 3 June 2014. On 25 December 2014, it was upgraded again to a district named Luzhu District of Taoyuan City.

Administrative divisions of Luzhu District (then Luzhu Township)

The district is administered as 37 villages: Dazhu, Fuchang, Fulu, Fuxing, Fuzhu, Haihu, Hongzhu, Jinxing, Jinzhong, Jixiang, Kengkou, Kengzi, Luxing, Luzhu, Nankan, Nanrong, Nanxing, Neicuo, Shanbi, Shangxing, Shangzhu, Shanjiao, Shunxing, Waishe, Wayao, Wufu, Xiangchou, Xingrong, Xinxing, Xinzhuang, Yingfu, Yingpan, Zhangshou, Zhangxing, Zhongfu, Zhongshan and Zhongxing.

Industrial Area in Luzhu District

EVA Air maintains its headquarters in Luzhu.^[4]^[5] The headquarters of Evergreen Marine Corporation is also in Luzhu.^[6]

Luzhu is located at kilometer 49 of the Highway no. 1 (English highway signs: 'Nankan interchange' or 'Taoyuan interchange').

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