Shangzhou District

Shangzhou District
Shangzhou District
District
Chinese transcription(s)
• Traditional	商州區
• Simplified	商州区
• Pinyin	Shāngzhōu Qū
	Shangzhou District Location in the People's Republic of China
	Coordinates: 33°49′32″N 109°59′52″E
Country	China
Province	Tongchuan
Prefecture	Shangluo
Area
• Total	1,032 sq mi (2,672 km2)
Population (2002)	5.4*105
Time zone	UTC+8 (China standard time)

Shangzhou District (Chinese: 商州区, pinyin:Shāngzhōu Qū), is a district of Shangluo Municipality, Shaanxi, China. The Shangluo Government is here.[1] It covers 2,645.62 square kilometres (1,021.48 square miles). As of November 2010, 531,646 people lived here[2] It was formerly known as Shangluo (上洛, meaning up Luo, not Shangluo Municipality), because it is in upstream of Luo River.[3]

References

"市情" (in Chinese). Shangluo Municipality Government. Archived from the original on June 25, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
"商洛市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Luonan Propaganda Net. June 27, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
Civil Affairs Department of Shaanxi Province (December 19, 2007). "商州区" (in Chinese). Shaanxi Place Name Informations Net. Retrieved June 30, 2012.

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[1] "市情" (in Chinese). Shangluo Municipality Government. Archived from the original on June 25, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2012.

[2] "商洛市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Luonan Propaganda Net. June 27, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2012.

[3] Civil Affairs Department of Shaanxi Province (December 19, 2007). "商州区" (in Chinese). Shaanxi Place Name Informations Net. Retrieved June 30, 2012.