Luzhou

Luzhou
泸州市
Luzhou in 2008
Luzhou in 2008
Location of Luzhou City jurisdiction in Sichuan
Location of Luzhou City jurisdiction in Sichuan
Luzhou is located in China
Luzhou
Luzhou
Location in China
Coordinates (Luzhou municipal government): 28°52′16″N 105°26′31″E / 28.871°N 105.442°E / 28.871; 105.442
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceSichuan
County-level divisions7
Established151 BC
Municipal seatJiangyang District
Government
 • TypePrefecture-level city
 • CPC Luzhou SecretaryJiang Fuyi (蒋辅义)
 • MayorLiu Qiang (刘强)
Area
 • Prefecture-level city12,233.58 km2 (4,723.41 sq mi)
 • Metro
981.7 km2 (379.0 sq mi)
Elevation
262 m (860 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Prefecture-level city4,254,149
 • Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,596,119
 • Metro
1,241,273
 • Metro density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
DemonymLuzhouese
Major ethnic groups
 • Han98.47%
 • Hmong[2][circular reference]1.26%
 • other ethnic groups0.27%
GDP[3]
 • Per capitaCN¥ 65,662
US$ 9,291
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
646000
Area code830
ISO 3166 codeCN-SC-05
City flowerOsmanthus fragrans
City treeLongan tree
Regional dialectChuan: Luzhou dialect (泸州话)
License plate prefix川E
Websiteluzhou.gov.cn

Luzhou (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: 瀘州; pinyin: Lúzhōu; Sichuanese Pinyin: Nu2zou1; Luzhou dialect: [nu˨˩tsəu˥]), formerly transliterated as Lu-chou or Luchow, is a prefecture-level city located in the southeast of Sichuan Province, China. It is also known as the "Liquor City" (酒城). It was named Jiangyang (simplified Chinese: 江阳; traditional Chinese: 江陽; pinyin: Jiāngyáng) until the Northern and Southern dynasties. Situated at the confluence of the Tuo River and the Yangtze River, Luzhou has been Sichuan province's largest port in both size and output since Chongqing's separation from Sichuan in 1997. As of the 2020 Chinese census, its population was 4,254,149. Of these, 1,241,273 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Jiangyang and Longmatan districts, as Naxi district is not conurbated yet. Luzhou borders Yunnan, Guizhou and Chongqing provinces. As the only geographic junction of the four provinces, it was an important port location in ancient China. After the PRC was founded in 1949, Luzhou became the capital of southern Sichuan province. In 1983, Luzhou was upgraded to prefecture-level city status.

Luzhou is best known for its alcoholic beverages, particularly baijiu.[5]

  1. ^ "China: Sìchuān (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ^ zh:苗族蒙人
  3. ^ 四川省统计局、国家统计局四川调查总队 (2016). 《四川统计年鉴-2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7871-1.
  4. ^ |demographics2_info1 = CN¥ 272.5 billion
    US$ 38.4 billion
  5. ^ "The Liquor from Luzhou".