Luwan, Shanghai Municipality, China
🇨🇳 Luwan District (卢湾区; 盧灣區; Lúwān Qū), formerly Lokawei, is a district located in central Shanghai merged with Huangpu District.
Geography: Location Luwan district was located directly south of People's Square. The northern part of Luwan included one of the best sections of Huaihai Road, famous for its international fashion shops and high-class restaurants.
History Luwan was a part of the old French Concession area, one of the most prestigious sections of the city. It was famous for its boulevards. The plane trees lining the main streets were imported from France over 100 years ago. The district included the historical residences of Sun Yat-sen, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Agnes Smedley and Mei Lanfang, among others. It was announced on June 8, 2011, that the proposed plan of merging Luwan and Huangpu districts had been approved by the State Council. Since the new district would still maintain the name Huangpu, Luwan as a district ceased to exist.
Name The district was named after "Lujia Wan" (盧家灣; pinyin: Lújiāwān; lit. 'Lu Family's Bay'), formerly a bend in a local river which had since been covered up. The name survived in bus stops located near the former location of the bay. Known as Lukawei during the French Concession period, this was the location of the main police depot and prison of the French Concession.
Shanghai, China
Luwan has a population of over 350,000 people. Luwan also forms part of the wider Shanghai metropolitan area which has a population of over 34,750,000 people.
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Twin Towns - Sister Cities Luwan has links with:
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🇨🇳 Qingpu District 31.151
🇮🇳 Nawanshahr 31.117
🇨🇳 Zhujiajiao 31.1
🇪🇬 Kafr ash Shaykh 31.1
🇪🇬 Kafr El Sheikh 31.1
🇪🇬 Al Mansurah 31.05
🇦🇺 Kalgoorlie 121.466
🇹🇼 New Taipei 121.433
🇹🇼 New Taipei City 121.433
🇵🇭 Candelaria 121.423
Locations Near: Luwan 121.467,31.1167
🇨🇳 Xuhui 121.433,31.183 d: 8.1
🇨🇳 Shanghai 121.467,31.217 d: 11.1
🇨🇳 Beicai 121.545,31.189 d: 10.9
🇨🇳 Changning 121.425,31.221 d: 12.2
🇨🇳 Huangpu 121.485,31.233 d: 13.1
🇨🇳 Pudong 121.5,31.233 d: 13.3
🇨🇳 Putuo 121.396,31.255 d: 16.8
🇨🇳 Hongkou 121.504,31.27 d: 17.4
Antipodal to: Luwan -58.533,-31.117
🇧🇷 Salto -57.963,-31.396 d: 19952.6
🇺🇾 Salto -57.95,-31.383 d: 19952.2
🇦🇷 Colón -58.133,-32.217 d: 19887.1
🇦🇷 Gualeguaychú -58.517,-33.017 d: 19803.8
🇧🇷 Uruguaiana -57.08,-29.772 d: 19810.7
🇦🇷 Paraná -60.533,-31.733 d: 19813.3
🇦🇷 Goya -59.25,-29.133 d: 19784
🇦🇷 Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz -60.7,-31.633 d: 19801.5
🇦🇷 Santa Fe -60.7,-31.633 d: 19801.5
🇦🇷 Reconquista -59.933,-29.233 d: 19766.1