Luzhou

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Luzhou
(泸州)
Location of Luzhou
Country China
Province Sichuan
Area
 - City 12,247 km²  (4,728.6 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 - City 4.8 million
Website: http://www.luzhou.gov.cn

Luzhou (Simplified Chinese: 泸州; Traditional Chinese: 瀘州; pinyin: Lúzhōu; Wade-Giles: Lu-chou), which is most famous by its Alcohol Beverages, is a prefecture-level city with 394,400 inhabitants in Sichuan province of the People's Republic of China.

[edit] Location

Luzhou is located in the southeast of Sichuan, borders with Chongqing, Guizhou and Yunnan. The Yangtze River and Tuojiang River run across the city.

[edit] History

[edit] Economy

Luzhou is an important agricultural and chemical production center in the area.


Prefecture-level divisions of Sichuan
Sub-provincial cities: Chengdu
Prefecture-level cities: Bazhong | Dazhou | Deyang | Guang'an | Guangyuan | Leshan | Luzhou | Meishan
Mianyang | Nanchong | Neijiang | Panzhihua | Suining | Ya'an | Yibin | Zigong | Ziyang
Autonomous prefectures: Ngawa | Garzê | Liangshan
List of Sichuan County-level divisions