Xinzhuang District

Coordinates: 25°02′N 121°27′E / 25.033°N 121.450°E / 25.033; 121.450
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Xinzhuang
新莊區
Shinshō, Sinjhuang, Hsien-Chung, Hsinchuang
Xinzhuang District
Xinzhuang District in New Taipei City
Xinzhuang District in New Taipei City
Coordinates: 25°02′N 121°27′E / 25.033°N 121.450°E / 25.033; 121.450
Country(Taiwan)
RegionNorthern Taiwan
Special municipalityNew Taipei
Area
 • Total19.74 km2 (7.62 sq mi)
Population
 (February 2023)
 • Total421,248
 • Density9,678.14/km2 (25,066.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
242
Websitewww.xinzhuang.ntpc.gov.tw Edit this at Wikidata (in Chinese)
Xinzhuang District
Chinese新莊區
Xinzhuang District office

Xinzhuang District (Chinese: 新莊區; Hanyu Pinyin: Xīnzhuāng Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Sinjhuang Cyu) is a district in the western part of New Taipei in northern Taiwan. It has an area of 19.74 km2 (7.62 sq mi) and a population of 421,248 people (February 2023).

History[edit]

Map including Xinzhuang (labeled as Hsin-chuang-chieh (Shinshōgai) 新莊街) (1950)

A former name of the area is Pulauan (Chinese: 武溜灣; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bú-liu-oan).[1] On 15 January 1980, Xinzhuang was upgraded from an urban township to be a county-administered city of Taipei County. On 25 December 2010, Taipei County was upgraded to New Taipei City, and Xinzhuang City was upgraded to a district.[citation needed]

Overview[edit]

The district is bordered by Wugu and Taishan to the north, Sanchong to the east, Banqiao and Shulin to the south, and Taoyuan City to the west.[citation needed]

Government agencies[edit]

Educational institutions[edit]

Colleges[edit]

Senior High Schools[edit]

Infrastructures[edit]

Tourist attractions[edit]

Transportation[edit]

Xinzhuang Station

The TRA section between Fuzhou and Shulin passes through Xinzhuang District, but no station is currently planned.

Taipei Metro[edit]

Taoyuan Airport MRT[edit]

Notable natives[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Entry #40111 (武溜灣)". 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan]. (in Chinese and Hokkien). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011.

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