Taipei County

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Taipei County 臺北縣 Abbreviation(s): North County (北縣)
County seat	Banqiao
Region	Northern Taiwan
County Magistrate	Chou Hsi-wei (周錫瑋)
Cities	10
Townships	19
Area
- Total	2,052.5667 km² (7 of 25)
- % water	0 %
Population
- Total	3,849,492 (Jun. 2009) (1 of 25)
- Density	1,872.67/km²
Symbols
- County flower	Azalea
- County tree	Camphor laurel (Cinnamomum camphora)
- County bird	n/a
Official websites	(Traditional Chinese)

Taipei County is located in northern Taiwan. The area borders Yilan to its east, Keelung on the north and Taoyuan on the south. The county surrounds but does not include Taipei City, which is a direct-controlled municipality.

Currently administered as a county of Taiwan Province of the Republic of China, Taipei County is due to become a direct-controlled municipality in its own right on December 25, 2010 ^[1]. County officials have chosen Hsinpei (Xinbei) (新北市 - literally "new north city") as the official Chinese name for this new entity. The official rendering of this name in English has not yet been decided, but Hsinpei City (Xinbei City) or New Taipei City represent likely possibilities.^{[2] [3]}

[edit] Demographics

Over 80% of the county residents live in the ten county-controlled cities, which accounts for one-sixth of the area. 28.80% of the residents moved into the area from Taipei City.

[edit] Administration

Taipei County controls ten county-controlled cities (縣轄市), four urban townships (鎮), and fifteen rural townships (鄉).

The sub-county 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

[edit] Sister Communities

• Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
• Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA

[edit] Transportation

The area is served by Taiwan High Speed Rail through the Banqiao station.

The Taiwan Railway Administration's Yilan Line runs through Gongliao, Shuangsi and Ruifang. The Western Line runs through Xizhi, Banqiao, Shulin and Yingge. The Pingxi Line connects Pingxi to Rueifang.

The Taipei Rapid Transit System serves the area through the Red Line in Danshui, the Orange Line in Yonghe and Zhonghe, the Green Line in Xindian, and the Blue Line from Banqiao on out.

The area's air travel needs are served by Taipei Taoyuan International Airport in neighboring Taoyuan County and Songshan Airport in Taipei City.

[edit] Night Market

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[edit] Tourist attractions

The area boasts a wide range of historical, natural and cultural attractions. Historical attractions include Fort Santo Domingo and Qing dynasty remnants in Danshui 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 Yeliu seacoast, and hiking in Guanyinshan, Wulai, Pingxi and the northeast coast. Popular beaches include Fulong and Baishawan.

[edit] See also

• Taipei
• List of cities in the Republic of China (Taiwan)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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