Luohu District
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Luohu 罗湖区 |
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Luohu viewed from the observatory of Shun Hing Square
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 Luohu District within Shenzhen |
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| Country | China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture | Shenzhen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 78.9 km2 (30.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | 936,400 |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 羅湖 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 罗湖 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Luóhú |
| Hakka | |
| Romanization | lo2 fu2 |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| IPA | [lɔ̏ː wȕː] |
| Jyutping | lo4 wu4 |
Luohu District (Simplified: 罗湖; Traditional: 羅湖; Pinyin: Luōhú, Hakka Chinese:lo2 fu2; Cantonese Jyutping: Lo4 Wu4 Keoi1) is a district of Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China.
The size of Luohu district is about 78.9 km2 (30 sq mi) and contains 10 subdistricts.
Luohu is located in the southern part of Shenzhen, with Futian district on its west, Yantian district on its east, and Longgang district on its north. The Shenzhen River, which separates the district from North District, Hong Kong forms its southern limits.
It is also one of the six administrative districts of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (SEZ) of Shenzhen City of the People's Republic of China.
Luohu has an uneven geography and contains a number of natural fresh water sources, including Donghu (東湖/东湖), Honghu (洪湖), and Xianhu (仙湖), among others. Shuiku (水庫/水库), or "Water Reservoir", is also located in Luohu and is an important source of water for both Shenzhen and Hong Kong.
Shenzhen's highest peak, Wutong Mountain (944m) (梧桐山) is in Luohu District.
The district's west boundary with Futian is Hongling Road, and its east boundary with Yantian is Wutong Mountain.
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