Luquan District

Luquan (Chinese: 鹿泉; pinyin: Lùquán; lit. 'Deer Spring'), formerly Huailu County[note 1] (simplified Chinese: 获鹿县; traditional Chinese: 獲鹿縣; pinyin: Huáilù Xiàn) until 1994,[1] is one of the eight districts of the prefecture-level city of Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei Province, North China. Luquan lies in the foothills of the Taihang Mountains and is around 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of the provincial capital, Shijiazhuang, which administers Luquan. The town of Huolu, locally pronounced “Huailu”,[2] is the urban center of Luquan District.

Luquan
鹿泉区
Luquan is located in Hebei
Luquan
Luquan
Location in Hebei/Shijiazhuang
Luquan is located in Shijiazhuang
Luquan
Luquan
Luquan (Shijiazhuang)
Coordinates: 38°05′10″N 114°18′50″E
CountryChina
ProvinceHebei
Prefecture-level cityShijiazhuang
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
050200

Administrative divisions

There are nine towns and three townships.[3]

Towns:

Townships:

Notes

  1. The character 获/獲 has the pronunciation "huái" specific for this place name instead of "huò" in normal cases.

References

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