Xinzhuang District

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Xinzhuang 新莊區 Shinshō, Sinjhuang, Hsien-Chung, Hsinchuang
District
Xinzhuang District
Xinzhuang District in New Taipei City
Coordinates: 25°02′N 121°27′E / 25.033°N 121.450°E / 25.033; 121.450Coordinates: 25°02′N 121°27′E / 25.033°N 121.450°E / 25.033; 121.450
Country	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Region	Northern Taiwan
Special municipality	New Taipei
Area
• Total	19.74 km2 (7.62 sq mi)
Population  (January 2016)
• Total	413,443
• Density	9,678.14/km2 (25,066.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
Postal code	242
Website	www.xinzhuang.ntpc.gov.tw (in Chinese)

Xinzhuang District office

Xinzhuang District (Chinese: 新莊區; Hanyu Pinyin: Xīnzhuāng Qū; Tongyong Pinyin: Sinjhuang Cyu) is an inner city 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 413,443 people (2016).

History[]

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[]

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[]

• Council of Indigenous Peoples
• Hakka Affairs Council
• Ministry of Culture

Educational institutions[]

Colleges[]

• Fu Jen Catholic University

Senior High Schools[]

• New Taipei Municipal DanFeng High School
• New Taipei Municipal Hsinchuang Senior High School
• (天主教恆毅中學)
• (國立新莊高級中學)

Infrastructures[]

• Taipei Hospital

Tourist attractions[]

• Losheng Sanatorium
• Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium
• Xinzhuang Culture and Arts Center

Transportation[]

Xinzhuang Station

Taipei Metro[]

• Danfeng metro station
• Fu Jen University metro station
• Huilong metro station
• Touqianzhuang metro station
• Xinzhuang metro station
• Xingfu metro station
• New Taipei Industrial Park metro station

Taoyuan Airport MRT[]

• Xinzhuang Fuduxin Station
• New Taipei Industrial Park metro station

Notable natives[]

• Bamboo Chen, actor, acting coach and producer
• Cheng Yu-cheng, member of Legislative Yuan (1981–1987, 1990–1993, 2002–2005)
• Guo Qiusen, former writer
• Jolin Tsai, singer-songwriter and actress
• Timi Zhuo, singer and actress

See also[]

• New Taipei

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Xinzhuang District, New Taipei.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Xinzhuang.

• Official website (in Chinese)