Lu County or Luxian is a county in the southeast of Sichuan Province, China, bordering Chongqing Municipality to the northeast. It is the northernmost county-level division of Luzhou city.

History

Lu County has a history over 2100 years. The county, known anciently as Jiangyang, was established in 135 BC during the Han Dynasty.

Administrative divisions

Lu County comprises 1 subdistrict and 19 towns:

Geography

Lu County is 105°10′50″ – 105°45′30″E,28°54′40″ – 29°20′00″N. This results in an east–west span of 56.23 km and north–south length of 46.8 km. The county has a total area of 1532 km2.

Population

As of 2006 the county had a population of 1,055,200.

Transport

Climate