32°26′02″N 105°50′43″E / 32.43389°N 105.84528°E / 32.43389; 105.84528

Lizhou 利州区
District
Country	China
Province	Sichuan
Prefecture-level city	Guangyuan
District seat	Dongba Subdistrict
Area
• Total	1,492 km2 (576 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	621,978
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	628000
Website	www.lzq.gov.cn

Lizhou District (Chinese: 利州区; pinyin: Lìzhōu Qū), formerly Shizhong District (市中区; Shìzhōng Qū), is a district of Guangyuan city, Sichuan Province, China. Lizhou is the former name of the city Guangyuan and encompasses the urban area of Guangyuan.^[2][3]

Administrative divisions

Lizhou District administers 7 subdistricts, 5 towns and 3 townships:^[4]

• Dongba Subdistrict (东坝街道)
• Jialing Subdistrict (嘉陵街道)
• Hexi Subdistrict (河西街道)
• Xuefeng Subdistrict (雪峰街道)
• Nanhe Subdistrict (南河街道)
• Shangxi Subdistrict (上西街道)
• Wanyuan Subdistrict (万缘街道)
• Rongshan Town (荣山镇)
• Dashi Town (大石镇)
• Panlong Town (盘龙镇)
• Baolun Town (宝轮镇)
• Sandui Town (三堆镇)
• Baichao Township (白朝乡)
• Jindong Township (金洞乡)
• Longtan Township (龙潭乡)

Education

The "micro school development alliance", which covers 14 schools in the district, was established by 14 school principals. In 2016 over 220 teachers work at those schools.^[5]