Luwan District (simplified Chinese: 卢湾区; traditional Chinese: 盧灣區; literally "Lu's Bay", Shanghainese: lu1uae1 chiu1, Mandarin pinyin: Lúwān Qū) was a district located in central Shanghai, China until its merger with Huangpu District, Shanghai in June 2011. It had an area of 8.05 km² and population of 350,000 as of 2001.
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