Shangzhou District facts for kids

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Quick facts for kids Shangzhou District
District
Chinese transcription(s)
• Traditional	商州區
• Simplified	商州区
• Pinyin	Shāngzhōu Qū
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 (which in Chinese is written as Chinese: 商州区, and pronounced Shāngzhōu Qū) is an important area in China. It's like a special part of a bigger city. This district is located within Shangluo Municipality, which is in the Shaanxi province of China. The main government offices for Shangluo Municipality are found right here in Shangzhou District.

This district covers a large area of about 2,645.62 square kilometers. That's a lot of land! Back in November 2010, there were 531,646 people living here.

Shangzhou District used to be called Shangluo (上洛). This old name meant "up Luo" because the district is located upstream of the Luo River.

Images for kids

This map from 1955 shows Shang County, which is now Shangzhou District. It's labeled as 商縣 SHANG-HSIEN (walled).

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