Lujiang County

Lujiang County 庐江县
County
Lujiang in Hefei
Hefei in Anhui
Coordinates: 31°15′20″N 117°17′16″E / 31.2556°N 117.2878°E / 31.2556; 117.2878Coordinates: 31°15′20″N 117°17′16″E / 31.2556°N 117.2878°E / 31.2556; 117.2878
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Anhui
Prefecture-level city	Hefei
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Lujiang County (simplified Chinese: 庐江县; traditional Chinese: 廬江縣; pinyin: Lújiāng Xiàn) is a county in the south-central part of Anhui Province, People's Republic of China. It is the southernmost county-level division under the jurisdiction of the provincial capital, Hefei. It has a population of 1,200,000 and an area of 2,352 km² (908 sq mi). The government of Lujiang County is located in Lucheng Town.

Lujiang County has jurisdiction over 17 towns.

One of the most famous Han Dynasty military strategist Zhou Yu was born in the Lujiang District of modern-day Lujiang County in 175 CE, and was buried there upon his death in 210 CE. People from all over the China come to Lujiang to look at with Zhou Yu's reverence.

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