Lucheng District, Wenzhou

Lucheng District (Chinese: 鹿城区; pinyin: Lùchéng Qū; Wenzhounese: luo zen) is a district of the city of Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, China. It is the central district and government seat of Wenzhou and its urban area by the same name (温州市区).

Lucheng

鹿城区
Lucheng
Lucheng
Location in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 28°01′11″N 120°39′18″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceZhejiang
Prefecture-level cityWenzhou
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

The literal meaning of the name Lucheng is the city of deer. It originated from a myth that a white deer was spotted in this area long time ago.

It has an area of 294.38 km2 (113.66 sq mi) and a population of 1,293,300 residents as of 2010. The other 2 districts of the Wenzhou urban area are Longwan and Ouhai.

Administrative divisions

Subdistricts:[1]

  • Wuma Subdistrict (五马街道), Lianchi Subdistrict (莲池街道), Shuixin Subdistrict (水心街道), Nanmen Subdistrict (南门街道), Jiangbin Subdistrict (江滨街道), Puxieshi Subdistrict (蒲鞋市街道), Guanghua Subdistrict (广化街道), Hongdian Subdistrict (洪殿街道), Nanpu Subdistrict (南浦街道), Liming Subdistrict (黎明街道), Xiushan Subdistrict (绣山街道), Huanglong Subdistrict (黄龙街道), Shuangyu Subdistrict (双屿街道), Qidu Subdistrict (七都街道), Yangyi Subdistrict (仰义街道), Nanjiao Subdistrict (南郊街道)

The only town is Tengqiao (藤桥镇)

References

  1. "温州市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.


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