Historically the former State-owned Dongfanghong Farm of Changsha (长沙国营东方红农场) was in the territory of today's Lugu Subdistrict.

The subdistrict is home and the core area of Changsha High-Tech Industrial Development Zone, it is dubbed "Luvalley" (Chinese: 麓谷; lit.

Lugu has an area of 21.6 square kilometres (8.3 sq mi) with a household population of 270,000.

[3] Lugu Subdistrict was formed by dividing four communities of the historic Dongfanghong Town in March, 2010.

Lugu has an area of 21.6 square kilometres (8.3 sq mi) with a population of about 270,000, it has 12 communities underisdiction.