Pingzhen District
Pingzhen
平鎮區 Pingjhen | |
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Pingzhen District | |
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Coordinates: 24°56′38″N 121°12′58″E / 24.94389°N 121.21611°ECoordinates: 24°56′38″N 121°12′58″E / 24.94389°N 121.21611°E | |
Country | Taiwan |
Municipality | Taoyuan City |
Area | |
• Total | 47.7532 km2 (18.4376 sq mi) |
Population (January 2016) | |
• Total | 218,290 |
• Density | 4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
Website | www![]() |
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Pingzhen District (Chinese: 平鎮區; pinyin: Píngzhèn Qū) is a district in the central part of Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
History[]
Pingzhen was originally established as Changluliao during the Qing Dynasty rule of Taiwan. In 1920 under the Japanese rule, the city was renamed to Pingzhen. On 1 March 1992, it was upgraded from a rural township as the third county-administered city of Taoyuan County named Pingzhen City. On 25 December 2014, it was upgraded to a district named Pingzhen District when Taoyuan County was upgraded from a county to a municipality.[1]
Geography[]
The district spans over 47.75 km2 of area. It is located in the middle part of a hilly plateau and the entire district is on a slope.
Demographics[]
Pingzhen District has a population of 212,328 people as of December 2014. Most of the people in Pingzhen are Hakka people.[2]
Administrative divisions[]
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Pingzeng, Zengxing, Nanshi, Jinxing, Pingan, Pingnan, Shanfeng, Fulin, Yongguang, Zhuangjing, Yongfeng, Yongan, Songwu, Pingxing, Guangxing, Guangda, Guangren, Fudan, Fuxing, Yimin, Yixing, Shuanglian, Gaoshuang, Beishi, Beihua, Xinshi, Beian, Xinrong, Xinfu, Xinying, Xingui, Beixing, Jinling, Beigui, Beifu, Jianan, Huaan, Tungan, Xinan, Tungshi, Longen, Tungshe, Zhongzhen, Maoyi, Longxing and Zhongzheng Village.
Politics[]
The district is part of Taoyuan City Constituency V electoral district for Legislative Yuan.
Transportation[]
- National Highway No. 1
- Provincial Highway No. 1
- Provincial Highway No. 66
Notable natives[]
- Alicia Liu, model and television personality
- Chu Mu-yen, taekwondo practitioner
See also[]
- Taoyuan City
References[]
- ^ http://www.tycg.gov.tw/site/index.aspx?site_id=123&site_content_sn=557
- ^ City, Taoyuan (29 August 2014). "Taoyuan City". www.tycg.gov.tw.
External links[]
Media related to Pingzhen District, Taoyuan at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
(in Chinese)
- Districts of Taoyuan City
- Taiwan geography stubs