Lu County

Luzhou's location in Sichuan.

Lu County or Luxian (Chinese: 泸县; pinyin: lúxìan,also called Long Cheng in Chinese:龙城 ) is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Luzhou city.

History

Lu County has a history over 2100 years. The county, known anciently as Jiangyang (江阳), was built in 135 BC during the Han Dynasty of China.

Geography

Lu County is 105°10′50″~105°45′30″E,28°54′40″~29°20′00″N.It makes Lu County 56.23km wide and 46.8km long.The county has a total area of 1,532 km².

Population

As of 2006 the county had a population of 1,055,200. But as of 2014, the population of Luxian is very small, because so many people want to go to another city to work.

Adjacent counties

• Yongchuan(永川市) - east
• Hejiang County(合江县) - east
• Longmatan District（龙马潭区） - south
• Jiangyang District（江阳区） - south
• Fushun County (富顺县)- west
• Longchang County (隆昌县)- north
• Rongchang County (荣昌县)- north

Transport

• China National Highway 321

See also

• Luzhou

External links

• Luxian Government website

Coordinates: 29°08′N 105°30′E / 29.133°N 105.500°E