Luoyang is divided into several districts

As of 2019, Luoyang governs 1 city, 8 counties and 6 districts, 2 national-level development zones, 2 provincial-level development zones, and 18 provincial-level industrial clusters.

Luoyang is located in the west of Henan and the middle reaches of the Yellow River. It is named because it is located in the Yangtze River. It is one of the first batch of historical and cultural cities and famous ancient capitals announced by the State Council, a provincial sub-central city, and an important city in the central region. industrial city.

As of 2019, Luoyang governs 1 city, 8 counties and 6 districts, 2 national-level development zones, 2 provincial-level development zones, and 18 provincial-level industrial clusters. The total area is 15,200 square kilometers, of which the urban area is 803 square kilometers; the total population is 7.1367 million, of which the urban population is 2.2493 million, and the urbanization rate of the permanent population is 57.6.

Luoyang is a place where many ethnic groups live together. There are 45 ethnic groups in the city. Among them, the Han population accounts for about 98.8% of the city's total population, and other ethnic minorities account for about 1.2% of the city's total population. The distribution of ethnic minorities in Luoyang is characterized by large dispersion and small settlements. There is 1 city in the city Ethnic areas, 2 ethnic townships (towns), and 24 ethnic villages. The total area is 15,200 square kilometers, of which the urban area is 803 square kilometers.

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Luoyang is named after being located in the Yangtze River of Luoshui River. It is one of the first batch of historical and cultural cities announced by the State Council. The Heluo area centered on Luoyang is the birthplace of ancient Chinese civilization. As far back as the Paleolithic Age, 500,000 to 600,000 years ago, ancestors already lived and thrived here.

In the Neolithic Age (eight or nine thousand years ago to four or five thousand years ago), many clans and tribes were distributed on both sides of the middle reaches of the Yellow River and on the platforms of the Yi, Luo, Jian, and Jian rivers. Nearly 200 settlement sites were discovered in Luoyang after the founding of the People's Republic of China, including the Sunqitun Site, the Wangwan Site, and the Jili Site, where people lived and lived at that time.

In 1948, Luoyang was liberated and the Luoyang Municipal People's Democratic Government was established. The urban area of ??Luoyang County was analyzed as a city and was juxtaposed with Luoyang County. In December of the following year, the Luoyang Municipal People's Democratic Government was renamed the Luoyang Municipal People's Government.

In 1954, Luoyang City was upgraded to a municipality directly under the Central Government of Henan Province. The following year, Luoyang County was abolished, part of it was merged into Luoyang City, and the rest was included in Yanshi, Mengjin, Yiyang and other counties.

In 1956, the old city, Xigong District and suburbs of Luoyang City were built successively, and the following year, Xianhe District was established.

In 1982, with the approval of the State Council, Geely District was newly established. In 1983, Xin'an, Mengjin and Yanshi were transferred to Luoyang City. In 1986, the Luoyang region was abolished, and Luoning, Yiyang, Songxian, Luanchuan, Ruyang, and Yichuan also became part of Luoyang City.

In 1993, Yanshi County was changed to Yanshi City. In June 2000, with the approval of the State Council, the suburbs of Luoyang were renamed Luolong District, with jurisdiction over 8 towns and 1 office.

Luoyang Municipal People’s Government—District Population

Luoyang Municipal People’s Government—Basic Overview