Laocheng District

Laocheng (Chinese: 老城; pinyin: Lǎochéng; lit. 'old city') is a district of Luoyang in Henan, China.

Laocheng

老城区
District
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityLuoyang
Area
 • Total57 km2 (22 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[2]
185,000
 • Density3,500/km2 (9,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
471000

Laocheng District's history could be retrospect to BC 1042 the Xizhou Dynasty. Lao in Chinese means "old", and cheng means "city, downtown", so Laocheng''s original meaning is "old downtown". Laocheng is a historical district and a cultural and business center.

Administrative divisions

As 2012, this district is divided to 6 subdistricts.[3]

Subdistricts
  • Xibeiyu Subdistrict (西北隅街道)
  • Xinanyu Subdistrict (西南隅街道)
  • Dongbeiyu Subdistrict (东北隅街道)
  • Dongnanyu Subdistrict (东南隅街道),
  • Xiguan Subdistrict (西关街道)
  • Nanguanlu Subdistrict (南关路街道)

References
  1. 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  3. 洛阳市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.


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