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Luoyi

Luoyang
洛阳市
Prefecture-level city
Top: Longmen Grottoes, Bottom left: White Horse Temple, Bottom right: Paeonia suffruticosa in Luoyang and Longmen Bridge
Top: Longmen Grottoes, Bottom left: White Horse Temple, Bottom right: Paeonia suffruticosa in Luoyang and Longmen Bridge
Luoyang in Henan
Luoyang in Henan
Luoyang is located in China
Luoyang
Luoyang
Location in China
Coordinates: 34°40′11″N 112°26′32″E / 34.66972°N 112.44222°E / 34.66972; 112.44222Coordinates: 34°40′11″N 112°26′32″E / 34.66972°N 112.44222°E / 34.66972; 112.44222
Country People's Republic of China
Province Henan
Government
 • Party Secretary Li Ya
 • Mayor Bao Changyong
Area
 • Prefecture-level city 15,229.15 km2 (5,880.01 sq mi)
 • Urban 810.4 km2 (312.9 sq mi)
 • Metro 733.7 km2 (283.3 sq mi)
Elevation 144 m (472 ft)
Population (2010 census)
 • Prefecture-level city 6,549,941
 • Density 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • Urban 1,926,079
 • Urban density 2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi)
 • Metro 1,857,003
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s) 379
GDP ¥52541 per capita (2015)
Ethnicities Han, Hui, Manchu, Mongolian
County-level divisions 15
Township-level divisions
License plate prefixes C
Website www.ly.gov.cn
Luoyang
Luoyang (Chinese characters).svg
"Luoyang" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
Simplified Chinese 洛阳
Traditional Chinese 洛陽
Literal meaning "Northern bank of the Luo [River]"

Luoyang, formerly romanized as Loyang, is a city located in the confluence area of Luo River and Yellow River in Central China. It is a prefecture-level city in western Henan province. It borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the east, Pingdingshan to the southeast, Nanyang to the south, Sanmenxia to the west, Jiyuan to the north, and Jiaozuo to the northeast. As of the final 2010 census, Luoyang had a population of 6,549,941 inhabitants with 1,857,003 people living in the built-up (or metro) area made of the city's five urban districts, all of which except the Jili District are not urbanized yet.

Situated on the central plain of China, Luoyang is one of the cradles of Chinese civilization, and is one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China.

The name "Luoyang" originates from the city's location on the north or sunny ("yang") side of the Luo River. Since the river flows from west to east and the sun is to the south of the river, the sun always shines on the north side of the river. Luoyang has had several names over the centuries, including "Luoyi" (洛邑) and "Luozhou (洛州)", though Luoyang has been its primary name. It has been called, during various periods, "Dongdu" (东都, meaning the Eastern Capital, during the Tang Dynasty), "Xijing" (西京, meaning the Western Capital, during the Song Dynasty), or "Jingluo" (京洛, meaning the general capital for China). During the rule of Wu Zetian, the city was known as Shendu (神都 divine capital)


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