New Taipei City
| New Taipei 新北 |
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| New Taipei City · 新北市 | |||
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| Coordinates: 25°00′40″N 121°26′45″E / 25.01111°N 121.44583°ECoordinates: 25°00′40″N 121°26′45″E / 25.01111°N 121.44583°E | |||
| Country |  Republic of China (Taiwan) |
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| Region | Northern Taiwan | ||
| City seat | Banqiao District | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | New Taipei City Government | ||
| • Mayor | Eric Chu | ||
| Area | |||
| • Special municipality | 2,052.5667 km2 (792.5004 sq mi) | ||
| Population (October 2010) | |||
| • Special municipality | 3,893,740 | ||
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 6,870,357 | ||
| Population Ranked 1 of 22 | |||
| Time zone | CST (UTC+8) | ||
| Postal code | 207, 208, 220 – 224, 226 – 228, 231 – 239, 241 – 244, 247 – 249, 251 – 253 | ||
| Area code(s) | (0)2 | ||
| Districts | 29 | ||
| Website | English Chinese |
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| The metropolitan area (or tri-cities) of Taipei includes Taipei, New Taipei and Keelung | |||
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| Chinese | 新北市 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | New North City | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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New Taipei (Chinese: 新北市; pinyin: Xīnběi Shì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sin-pak-chhī) is the most populous city of Taiwan. The area includes a substantial stretch of the island's northern coastline and surrounds the Taipei Basin. New Taipei is bordered by Keelung to the northeast, Yilan County to the southeast, and Taoyuan County to the southwest; it surrounds Taipei.
New Taipei City had been administered as Taipei County (Chinese: 臺北縣 or 台北縣 Táiběixiàn) in Taiwan until it was designated a special municipality on December 25, 2010. It at once surpassed Yokohama as the world's most populated suburb.
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Name [edit]
The city's Chinese name literally means "new north city". County authorities at first rendered the name of the proposed municipality in English as "Xinbei", following the pinyin romanization of the characters for "new north".[1][2] The city's incoming inaugural mayor, Eric Chu, citing public opinion, requested and received approval from the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) to render the name in English as New Taipei.[3][4] This rendering became official on December 31, 2010. The English name of the city translates the word for "new" (新) literally while rendering the word for "north" (北) in a way that specifies the city's northern location to be in Taiwan.
Demographics [edit]
Over 80% of New Taipei's residents live in the 10 districts that were formerly county-controlled cities (Banqiao, Luzhou, Sanchong, Shulin, Tucheng, Xizhi, Xindian, Xinzhuang, Yonghe, and Zhonghe), which account for one-sixth of the area. 28.80% of the residents moved into the area from Taipei City (台北市).[clarification needed]
Government and infrastructure [edit]
Municipal administration [edit]
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New Taipei controls 29 districts (區).[5] The sub-city entities consists of 1,017 villages (里), which in turn are divided into 21,683 neighborhoods (鄰). (June 2008)
See also: Administrative divisions of the Republic of China
| Map of New Taipei |
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| Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Pe̍h-ōe-jī | Population | Area (km2) |
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| Bali | 八里區 | Bālǐ Qū | Pat-lí Khu | 34,590 | 39.4933 |
| Banqiao | 板橋區 | Bǎnqiáo Qū | Pang-kiô Khu | 554,697 | 23.1373 |
| Gongliao | 貢寮區 | Gòngliáo Qū | Kòng-liâu Khu | 13,775 | 99.9734 |
| Jinshan | 金山區 | Jīnshān Qū | Kim-san Khu | 22,360 | 49.2132 |
| Linkou | 林口區 | Línkǒu Qū | Nâ-khàu Khu | 82,532 | 54.1519 |
| Luzhou | 蘆洲區 | Lúzhōu Qū | Lô͘-chiu Khu | 197,795 | 8.321 |
| Pinglin | 坪林區 | Pínglín Qū | Pêⁿ-nâ Khu | 6,540 | 170.8350 |
| Pingxi | 平溪區 | Píngxī Qū | Pêng-khe Khu | 5,375 | 71.3382 |
| Ruifang | 瑞芳區 | Ruìfāng Qū | Sūi-hong Khu | 42,604 | 70.7336 |
| Sanchong | 三重區 | Sānchóng Qū | Sam-tiông Khu (Saⁿ-tēng-po͘) | 390,037 | 16.3170 |
| Sanxia | 三峽區 | Sānxiá Qū | Sam-kiap Khu | 103,046 | 191.4508 |
| Sanzhi | 三芝區 | Sānzhī Qū | Sam-chi Khu | 23,284 | 65.9909 |
| Shenkeng | 深坑區 | Shēnkēng Qū | Chhim-kheⁿ Khu | 23,248 | 20.5787 |
| Shiding | 石碇區 | Shídìng Qū | Chio̍h-tēng Khu | 7,963 | 144.3498 |
| Shimen | 石門區 | Shímén Qū | Chio̍h-mn̂g Khu | 12,492 | 51.2645 |
| Shuangxi | 雙溪區 | Shuāngxī Qū | Siang-khe Khu | 9,755 | 146.2484 |
| Shulin | 樹林區 | Shùlín Qū | Chhiū-nâ Khu | 175,598 | 33.1288 |
| Taishan | 泰山區 | Tàishān Qū | Thài-san Khu | 76,435 | 19.1603 |
| Tamsui | 淡水區 | Dànshuǐ Qū | Tām-chuí Khu | 143,439 | 70.6565 |
| Tucheng | 土城區 | Tǔchéng Qū | Thô͘-siâⁿ Khu | 238,601 | 29.5578 |
| Wanli | 萬里區 | Wànlǐ Qū | Bān-lí Khu | 21,892 | 63.3766 |
| Wugu | 五股區 | Wǔgǔ Qū | Gō͘-kó͘ Khu | 79,751 | 34.8632 |
| Wulai | 烏來區 | Wūlái Qū | U-lai Khu | 5,787 | 321.1306 |
| Xindian | 新店區 | Xīndiàn Qū | Sin-tiàm Khu | 295,673 | 120.2255 |
| Xinzhuang | 新莊區 | Xīnzhuāng Qū | Sin-chng Khu | 402,221 | 19.7383 |
| Xizhi | 汐止區 | Xìzhǐ Qū | Se̍k-chí Khu | 189,166 | 71.2354 |
| Yingge | 鶯歌區 | Yīnggē Qū | Eng-ko Khu | 86,677 | 21.1248 |
| Yonghe | 永和區 | Yǒnghé Qū | Éng-hô Khu | 234,762 | 5.7138 |
| Zhonghe | 中和區 | Zhōnghé Qū | Tiong-hô Khu | 414,488 | 20.1440 |
National government [edit]
The Aviation Safety Council, the aircraft accident investigation body of the ROC, is headquartered in Xindian District, New Taipei.[6]
Transportation [edit]
Rail [edit]
The area is served by Taiwan High Speed Rail through the Banqiao Station, which is an intermodal station with TRA and Taipei Metro.
The Taiwan Railway Administration's Yilan Line runs through Gongliao, Shuangxi and Ruifang. The Western Line runs through Xizhi, Banqiao, Shulin and Yingge. The Pingxi Line connects Pingxi to Ruifang.
Metro [edit]
The Taipei Metro serves the area through the Tamsui Line in Tamsui, the Zhonghe Line in Yonghe and Zhonghe, the Luzhou Line in Sanchong and Luzhou, the Xindian Line in Xindian, and the Bannan Line from Banqiao on out.
The under-construction Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Access MRT System will link Sanchong, Xinzhuang, Taishan, and Linkou.
Air [edit]
The area's air traffic is served by Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in neighboring Taoyuan County and Songshan Airport in Taipei.
Night markets [edit]
| Name | Feature | Location |
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| Xingnan Night Market (興南夜市) | This night market is primarily distinguished by its shaved ice desserts. | Zhonghe, near the Taipei Metro Nanshijiao Station. |
| Nanya Night Market (南雅夜市) | A 30-year-old ceremonial arch welcomes visitors to the entrance of the market, which is located near the Ben-Yuan Lin Family's Mansion and Garden, a historical monument in New Taipei. | Banqiao, near the Taipei Metro Fuzhong Station. |
| Xinzhuang Night Market (新莊夜市) | The well-regarded cuisine here includes mushroom-and-meatball stew, imagawayaki, Taiwanese meatballs, cake, oyster vermicelli, shrimp thick soup. | Xinzhuang |
Quoted from Tourism Bureau, MOTC, R.O.C.
Tourist attractions [edit]
New Taipei has a wide range of historical, natural and cultural attractions. Historical attractions include Fort Santo Domingo and Qing dynasty remnants in Tamsui and the old mining towns of Jiufen, Jinguashi and Jingtong in the east. The most famous temple is the Zushi Temple in Sanxia. Sanxia also contains the historic Minquan Street. There are numerous notable museums, such as Yingge's Ceramics Museum, Yonghe's Museum of World Religions, Bali's Shisanhang Museum of Archaeology, Pinglin's Pinglin Tea Museum and the Ju Ming Museum at Jinshan.
Natural attractions include the Wulai and Shifen waterfalls, Wulai hot springs, hoodoo geological formations at the Yehliu seacoast, and hiking in Guanyinshan, Wulai, Pingxi and the northeast coast. Popular beaches include Fulong and Baishawan.
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ "標準地名譯寫準則". 全國法規資料庫. 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
- ^ "中文譯音使用原則". 中華民國教育部. 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
- ^ "新北市譯名 朱立倫依多數民意". 中央社. 2010-12-20. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
- ^ "尊重新北市政府的意見，新北市譯寫為「New Taipei City」" (Press release). 中華民國內政部. 2010-12-31.
- ^ "臺灣地區鄉鎮市區級以上行政區域名稱中英對照表". Online Translation System of Geographiic Name (線上地名譯寫系統), 中華民國內政部. 2011-06-16.
- ^ "Contact ASC." Aviation Safety Council. Retrieved on June 10, 2009. "Address: 11th Floor, 200, Section 3, Beixin Road, Xindian District, New Taipei City 231, Taiwan (R.O.C.)"
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- Taipeipedia - a city wiki for foreigners
- New Taipei Government Official Website (Chinese) (English)
New Taipei City travel guide from Wikivoyage- Tourism Bureau of New Taipei City
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